Iván Fuentes
Chilean politician
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Iván Aladino Fuentes Castillo (born 24 July 1967) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy.[1][2]
Iván Fuentes | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2014 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | René Alinco |
| Succeeded by | District dissolved |
| Constituency | 59th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 July 1967 |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party (PDC) |
| Spouse | Andrea Chiguay |
| Children | Seven |
| Occupation | Politician |
Early life and education
Fuentes was born on July 24, 1967, in Longaví, Chile. He is the son of Luis Arturo Fuentes Muñoz and María Octavia Castillo Fuentes. In 1977, he was adopted by the teachers Misael Pinares and Lucía Aguilera, after which he moved to the city of Linares and later to Entre Lagos.[1]
He is married to Andrea Chiguay and is the father of seven children: Misael, Diego, Brandon, Alan, Gerald, Aracely, and Dalila.[1]
Fuentes completed his primary education at Escuela La Quinta in Longaví. He attended secondary school at the Liceo de Hombres de Linares between 1985 and 1986, and later at the Liceo de Entre Lagos between 1987 and 1988, where he completed his final year of secondary education.[1]
Professional career
In his early working life, Fuentes worked as a cook and baker in Maullín, Los Lagos Region. In 1988, he moved to the Las Guaitecas archipelago in the Aysén Region, where he worked as a boat assistant. That same year, he relocated to Santiago to work in the construction sector. In 1990, he returned to Las Guaitecas to resume work as an artisanal fisherman, eventually settling in Puerto Aguirre.[1]
Between 2000 and 2005, he was active as a fisheries union leader, playing a role in reorganizing artisanal fishing representation in the region. In 2006, he founded the “Los Eternos Navegantes” union in Puerto Aysén.[1]
In 2012, after gaining national visibility as one of the leaders of the Social Movement for Aysén, he toured Chile delivering lectures at universities, trade unions, business forums, and political gatherings.[1]
Political career
Fuentes began his public involvement as a student leader during his secondary education and participated in Scout movement organizations.[1]
In the early 1990s, while working in artisanal fishing in the Aysén Region, he served as leader of the Caleta Andrade Neighborhood Council. He later became president of Sindicato Nº 1 de Caleta Andrade and subsequently president of the Sindicato de Trabajadores Independientes de Pescadores Artesanales Francisco Andrade.[1]
In 1995, he joined as a social leader in the project “Racionalización y Control del Esfuerzo Pesquero Artesanal del Recurso Merluza del Sur” in the XI Region. In 2000, he participated in discussions surrounding the Fisheries Law, contributing to the incorporation of the artisanal amendment that led to Article 48, establishing the Regime of Artisanal Extraction (RAE).[1]
He later served as president of the Council of Artisanal Fishermen Organizations of the Fiords and Archipelagos of Aysén (Corpafa Aysén).[1]
In 2012, he became widely known as one of the leaders of the Social Movement for Aysén, which after 46 days of protests in the XI Region negotiated agreements with the national government to address regional social demands.[1]
On March 27, 2017, he formally joined the Christian Democratic Party of Chile.[1]
In the 2017 parliamentary elections, he ran as a candidate for the 13th District of the Santiago Metropolitan Region for the 2018–2022 term but was not elected.[1]