Javiera Morales
Chilean politician
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Javiera Ignacia Morales Alvarado (born 16 November 1983) is a Chilean politician who serves as deputy.[2][3][4] She is a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile since 2022.[5]
Javiera Morales | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Gabriel Boric[1] |
| Constituency | District 28 |
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| Born | 16 November 1983 |
| Party | Social Convergence Broad Front |
| Spouse | Andrés González |
| Children | Two |
| Parent(s) | Galmier Morales Virginia Alvarado |
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| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Family and early life
She was born in Punta Arenas on 16 November 1983 and is from a family originally from Natales.[6]
She is the daughter of Galmier Roberto Morales Delgado and Virginia Patricia Alvarado Arteaga.[6]
She married Andrés Nicolás González Atala on 24 February 2018 and is the mother of twins.[6]
Professional life
She completed her secondary education in 2001 at Charles Darwin School in the commune of Punta Arenas.[6]
She qualified as a lawyer at the University of Chile in 2008, graduating with highest honours.[6] Between 2013 and 2015, she obtained a Master of Science in Political Theory from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and a Master of Science in Democracy and Comparative Politics from University College London (UCL).[6]
Between May 2008 and June 2013, she worked as an associate at the law firm Correa Gubbins. During this period, she also served as an unpaid teaching assistant in Constitutional Law and Introduction to Law at the University of Chile.[6]
Political career
Between May 2016 and March 2018, she worked as a legislative advisor at the Ministry of Education, specifically contributing to the drafting and implementation of the University Tuition-Free Law.[6]
From 2019 onwards, she has served as a lecturer in Constitutional Law at the University of Magallanes.[6]
She ran as a candidate for the Constitutional Convention in the elections held in May 2021 for the 28th electoral district of the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica Region, but was not elected. She obtained 3,029 votes, representing 5.56% of the valid votes cast.[6]
In the parliamentary elections held on 21 November 2021, she was elected deputy for the 28th electoral district of the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica Region, comprising the communes of Antártica, Cabo de Hornos, Laguna Blanca, Natales, Porvenir, Primavera, Punta Arenas, Río Verde, San Gregorio, Timaukel and Torres del Paine. She was elected on the Apruebo Dignidad list as an independent candidate under a Social Convergence quota, obtaining 4,563 votes, equivalent to 7.02% of the valid votes cast.[6]
Since July 2024, she has been a member of the Broad Front.[6]