Jeniffer Mella
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Jeniffer Mella | |
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| Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | 5th District |
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| Born | 10 January 1980 |
| Alma mater | University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Jeniffer Mella Escobar (born 10 January 1981) is a Chilean lawyer, feminist activist, and independent politician. She served as a member of the Constitutional Convention between 2021 and 2022, representing the 5th District of the Coquimbo Region.[1]
During her tenure, she coordinated the commission on State Structure, Territorial Organization, Autonomy, Decentralization, Territorial Equity, Local Governments, and Fiscal Organization, and also served as coordinator of Subcommission No. 1 on State Structure.[2][3]
Mella was born on 10 January 1981 in Santiago, Chile.[4] She is the daughter of Osvaldo Mella Lorca and María Escobar Galaz.[4]
She completed her secondary education at Colegio Inmaculada Concepción in San Fernando in 1998.[4] In 1999, she entered the University of Chile, where she studied law and obtained a licentiate degree in Legal Sciences in 2011.[4] She was admitted to the Chilean Bar by the Supreme Court on 25 April 2012.[4]
She holds postgraduate diplomas in Human Rights and Women (2012) and in Family and Child Law (2019), both awarded by the University of Chile.[4]
Mella has practiced law independently, providing legal advice to territorial advocacy collectives.[4] She has worked as an official within the Chilean Judicial Branch and served at the Women's Center of San Bernardo.[4]