Hernán Velásquez
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Hernán Velásquez | |
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| Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | 3rd District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 October 1965 |
| Party | |
| Children | Three |
| Relatives | Esteban Velásquez (brother) |
| Alma mater | University of Antofagasta (B.Sc) |
| Occupation | Constituent |
| Profession | Sociologist |
Hernán Velásquez Núñez (born 29 October 1965) is a Chilean sociologist and politician of the Regionalist Green Social Federation (Federación Regionalista Verde Social).
He was elected as a member of the Constitutional Convention in 2021, representing the 3rd District of the Antofagasta Region.[1] He previously served as a municipal councillor of Calama between 2008 and 2016.
In 2013, he helped in the presidential campaign of Marco Enríquez-Ominami.[2]
He was born in Calama on 29 October 1965.[3] He is the son of Irineo Velásquez Alvarado and Marta Núñez Romero.[3]
He is the brother of Esteban Velásquez, former mayor of Calama and deputy for the Antofagasta Region, also affiliated with the Regionalist Green Social Federation.[4]
Velásquez completed his primary and secondary education at Colegio Obispo Lezaeta in Calama.[3] He later obtained a degree in Sociology.[5]