Marcia Raphael
Chilean politician
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Marcia Cecilia Andrea Raphael Mora (born 6 December 1963) is a Chilean politician who serves as deputy.[1][2][3]
Marcia Raphael | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2022 – 11 March 2026 | |
| Constituency | District 27 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 March 1960 |
| Party | National Renewal |
| Spouse | Pablo Galilea |
| Children | Three |
| Parent(s) | Hans Raphael Luisa Mora |
| Alma mater | Austral University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Economist |
Family and early life
She was born in Coyhaique, in the Aysén Region, on 6 December 1963, the daughter of Hans Aniceto Raphael Veras and Luisa Mora Cruces.[4]
She married former deputy Pablo Galilea on 8 February 1991. Galilea served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile between 1998 and 2010. They have three children.[4]
Professional life
She completed her secondary education at San Felipe Benicio High School in the commune of Coyhaique, graduating in 1980. She later obtained a degree in business administration from the Austral University of Chile.[4]
Political career
She served as Regional Ministerial Secretary of Government (SEREMI) for the Aysén Region during the first administration of President Sebastián Piñera.[4]
In 2013, she was elected as a regional councillor for Aysén, obtaining 1,822 votes, equivalent to 9.45% of the valid votes cast. She was re-elected in 2017 with an increased vote share (1,995 votes, representing 10.22%), but resigned from the position on 19 November 2020.[4]
After the approval of the National Cancer Law in August 2020—a disease she herself had experienced—she publicly stated that the legislation “does justice to those who suffer from it today and to all who will suffer from it in the future,” calling on the population to take preventive care measures.[4]
In mid-August 2021, the Regional Council of the National Renewal party ratified her candidacy for the Chamber of Deputies, following the announcement by deputy Aracely Leuquén that she would not seek re-election due to health reasons.[4]
In the parliamentary elections held on 21 November 2021, she was elected deputy for the 27th electoral district of the Aysén Region, comprising the communes of Aisén, Chile Chico, Cisnes, Cochrane, Coyhaique, Guaitecas, Lago Verde, O'Higgins, Río Ibáñez, and Tortel, representing the National Renewal party within the Chile Podemos Más coalition. She obtained 3,902 votes, equivalent to 10.30% of the valid votes cast.[4]
She sought re-election in the same district in the parliamentary elections held on 16 November 2025, representing National Renewal within the Chile Grande y Unido pact. She was not elected, obtaining 6,361 votes, equivalent to 10.20% of the total votes cast.[4]