Benito Baranda
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affiliationsNon-Neutral Independents
(2021–2022)
Benito Baranda | |
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| Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | 12th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1959 |
| Other political affiliations | Non-Neutral Independents (2021–2022) |
| Spouse | Lorena Cornejo |
| Children | Six |
| Relatives | Bruno Baranda (brother) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Constituent |
| Profession | Psychologist |
Benito Baranda Ferrán (born 1 January 1959) is a Chilean psychologist, sociologist, and independent politician.[1][2][3][4]
He served as a member of the Constitutional Convention, representing the 12th District of the Metropolitan Region.[5]
Baranda was born on 1 January 1959 in Santiago, Chile.[5] He is the son of Guillermo Baranda López and María Teresa Ferrán Ferrer.[5]
He completed his primary and secondary education at Colegio San Ignacio El Bosque, graduating in 1976.[5] In 1977, he entered the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC), where he earned a degree in Psychology.[5]
He later obtained a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Studies from the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, Italy, and a PhD in Sociology with a specialization in Social Exclusion from Comillas Pontifical University in Madrid, Spain.[5]
Professionally, Baranda worked as a psychologist at the Faculty of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and as a teacher at Colegio San Ignacio and the Pontifical Seminary.[5] He joined Hogar de Cristo in 1981 and served as its Social Director between 1991 and 2011.[5] He is currently the international director of the organization América Solidaria.[5]