Esteban Velásquez
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Esteban Velásquez | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of the Senate | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2022 | |
| Constituency | 3rd Circunscription (Antofagasta Region) |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2022 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Creation of the District |
| Constituency | District 3 |
| Mayor of Calama | |
| In office 6 December 2008 – 17 November 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Arturo Molina Henríquez |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Augusto Pérez |
| Councilmen of Calama | |
| In office 6 December 2004 – 6 December 2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1962 |
| Party | |
| Spouse | Anabella Lizama |
| Children | Two |
| Parent(s) | Irineo Velásquez Marta Núñez Romero |
| Relatives | Hernán Velásquez (brother)[1] |
| Alma mater |
|
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Teacher |
Esteban Jorge Velásquez Núñez (born 26 December 1962) is a Chilean teacher and politician[2] who currently serves in the Senate of Chile.[3]
From 2011 to 2013, Velásquez led various strikes in Calama.[4][5] With this, he achieved the expansion of avenues, the construction of the Carlos Cisterna Hospital, and the new Cobreloa stadium: the Estadio Zorros del Desierto.
Esteban Jorge Velásquez Núñez was born in Calama on 26 December 1962, the son of Irineo Velázquez Alvarado and Marta Núñez Romero. He is the brother of Hernán Velásquez, former municipal councillor of Calama (2008–2016) and member of the Constitutional Convention. He is married and has three children.[2]
He completed his primary education at the Escuela de la Población O’Higgins in Calama and his secondary education at the Instituto Obispo Silva Lezaeta in the same city. He later studied Primary Education Teaching at the Arturo Prat University in Arica, graduating in 1985, and completed a postgraduate diploma in Educational Guidance at that institution in 1989. In 1996, he obtained a Master’s degree in Education from the University of Tarapacá, specializing in Educational Administration.[2]
Professional career
Following his graduation, Velásquez worked as a classroom teacher at the Liceo Domingo Santa María in Arica between 1986 and 1989. In 1990, he returned to Calama, where he served as both teacher and educational counsellor at Colegio Juan Pablo II until 1992.[2]
In 1993, he was appointed principal of Colegio Calama, a state-subsidized private school, a position he held until 2000. Between 2001 and 2004, he served as Regional Director of the National School Assistance and Scholarship Board (JUNAEB) in the Antofagasta Region, temporarily stepping away from classroom teaching.[2]
After an unsuccessful municipal candidacy, he returned to the education sector in 2005 as principal of Colegio Catherine Booth of the Salvation Army in Calama. This was the final stage of his professional career in education, as he was elected mayor of Calama in 2008. In January 2017, following his mayoral tenure, he assumed the role of Coordinator of Parent Associations at the Social Development Corporation of the Municipality of Antofagasta.[2]