Alejandra Valdebenito
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Alejandra Valdebenito | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2026 | |
| Constituency | 27th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 December 1975 |
| Party | Unión Demócrata Independiente |
| Alma mater | University of Concepción |
Yesenia Alejandra Valdebenito Torres (born 9 December 1975) is a Chilean midwife and politician from the Unión Demócrata Independiente (UDI).
She was elected as a Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile for the 2026–2030 legislative term, representing the 27th District (Aysén Region).[1][2]
She was born in Concepción on December 9, 1975. Her parents are Héctor Valdebenito Pereira and Magdoli del Tránsito Torres Díaz. She is the mother of two children.[3] She studied Obstetrics and Childcare at the University of Concepción, graduating as a midwife in 1999.[3]
Riquelme holds several diploma certificates, including Human Sexuality at the Diego Portales University, Family Health Center Management and Public Health at the University of Chile, Management for supervising midwives in self-managed networked establishments at the Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Care Management at Medwave Chile, Social Leadership at BiblioRedes, and Gender Equality and Work–Life Balance at the Institute of Arts and Communication Sciences (IACC).[3]
She also completed a master's degree in Hospital Administration at the Universidad Autónoma de Chile.[3] She has worked professionally at the Regional Hospital of Coyhaique and served as president of the Aysén Regional Council of the College of Midwives.[3]
She is currently a student of Public Administration, a field she pursued to strengthen her contribution to the management and development of the Aysén Region.[3]