Diego Paulsen
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Diego Paulsen | |
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 Official portrait, 2014 | |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile | |
| In office 7 April 2020 – 11 March 2022 | |
| Vice President | Francisco Undurraga Rodrigo González Torres |
| Preceded by | Iván Flores |
| Succeeded by | Raúl Soto |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Constituency | District 22 |
| In office 11 March 2014 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Enrique Estay |
| Succeeded by | District dissolved |
| Constituency | District 49 of Araucanía |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1987 Temuco, Chile |
| Party | National Renewal |
| Spouse | María Valentina García |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Adolfo Ibáñez University Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (PgD) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Law graduate |
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Diego Alfredo Paulsen Kehr[1][2] (born 1 August 1987) is a Chilean politician who served as the President of the Chamber of Deputies[3] from 2020 to 2022, and as has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2020, representing District 22 of Araucanía.[4]
He is the youngest person to hold the position of President of the Chamber of Deputies, being elected in April 2020 at the age of 32.[5] As President of the Chamber of Deputies, Paulsen is third in the presidential line of succession, after the Minister of the Interior and Public Security and the President of the Senate.[6]
Paulsen was first elected to Congress in 2013 representing District 49 of Araucanía and then reelected in 2017 representing the newly created District 22. He is a member of the liberal conservative National Renewal Party.
Paulsen was born in Temuco to a family of Danish and German descent. He graduated from Adolfo Ibáñez University with a law degree and earned a postgraduate diploma in law and parliamentary administration at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso.
Career
Paulsen worked as a legal consultant for various businesses from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he began working as a consultant for National Renewal's parliamentary committee. The following year, Paulsen won the primaries and became a congressional candidate for the 49th district of the Araucanía Region. Paulsen was elected with 26.26% of the votes and began his term as a member of the Chamber of Deputies in 2014.
Paulsen presided an investigative commission regarding the University of Art & Social Sciences (ARCIS) and its accreditation process.[7] He was also part of an investigative commission regarding public spending on primary health care and hospital infrastructure.[8]
In 2017, he was reelected to the Chamber of the Deputies representing District 22 of the Araucanía Region.
