Luis Sánchez Ossa
Chilean politician
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Luis Fernando Sánchez Ossa (born 4 October 1988) is a Chilean politician who serves as deputy.[2][3][4]
affiliations
Luis Sánchez Ossa | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2022 | |
| Constituency | District 7 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 August 1988 Punta Arenas, Chile |
| Party | Republican (since 2019) |
Other political affiliations | Independent Democratic Union (2006–2016) |
| Spouse | María Carvallo |
| Children | Three |
| Parent(s) | Luis Fernando Sánchez Pérez[1] María Ossa[1] |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Educated in Chile and the United States, he later completed a master's degree in Regulatory Law and has worked in both the public and private sectors.[5]
He was a founding member of the Republican Party in 2019 and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the 2021 parliamentary election, representing the 7th District for the 2022–2026 legislative term. In 2025, he was re-elected.[5]
Early life and family
He was born in Punta Arenas on 4 October 1988. He is married to María del Pilar, with whom he has one daughter and three sons.[5]
Education and professional career
He completed his primary and secondary schooling in various institutions, including Colegio Lirima in Iquique and Princess Anne High School in Virginia, United States, from which he graduated in 2006.[5]
He later studied law at the Adolfo Ibáñez University and qualified as a lawyer on 23 January 2014. He subsequently completed a master's degree in Regulatory Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.[5]
In his professional practice, he has worked in the public sector as Regional Prosecutor (Santiago Metropolitan Region) for the Legal Department of the Ministry of Public Works between 2018 and 2022, and in the private sector as a legal adviser to various companies.[5]
He has also contributed opinion columns to El Mercurio de Valparaíso and the digital outlet El Líbero.[5]
Political career
His political involvement has focused on projects aimed at civic education and public engagement. He is the founder and director of the civic-education platform Charlas Constitucionales.[5]
In June 2019, he took part in the founding of the Republican Party of Chile (REP). The following year, he announced a pre-candidacy for the Constitutional Convention in the 7th District, which did not ultimately materialise.[5]
In the 2021 parliamentary election, he ran for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies representing REP within the Christian Social Front coalition, standing for the 7th District, which comprises the communes of Viña del Mar, Algarrobo, Valparaíso, Cartagena, Casablanca, Concón, San Antonio, El Quisco, El Tabo, Rapa Nui, Juan Fernández and Santo Domingo in the Valparaíso Region.[5]
He was elected in November with 16,376 votes, equivalent to 4.59% of the valid ballots cast.[5]