Paz Charpentier
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Paz Charpentier Rajcevich (born 2 May 1989) is a Chilean lawyer, university professor and politician who serves as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.[1]
2 May 1989
Paz Charpentier | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2026 | |
| Constituency | 20th District |
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| Born | Paz Charpentier Rajcevich 2 May 1989 |
| Party | Republican Party |
| Alma mater | University of Development (LL.B) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Charpentier graduated in law from the Universidad del Desarrollo and has postgraduate training in economic regulation and competition law.[2] Her campaign emphasised security, rule of law and family values.[3]
Biography
She was born in Concepción on 2 May 1989, the daughter of Jorge Charpentier Merino and María Rajcevich Cortés. She is married.[4]
Between 2008 and 2012, she studied law at the University of Development (UDD). In 2015, she completed a master's degree in International Strategy and Trade Policy, International Economic Law, and Trade Policy at the University of Chile. In 2017, she returned to the Universidad del Desarrollo to obtain a diploma in taxation.[4]
Two years later, in 2019, she completed a postgraduate program in competition law at the University of Chile. Continuing her academic training, between 2022 and 2024 she pursued a master's degree in political thought at the San Sebastián University.[4]
She has developed her professional career primarily in law firms and universities. Between 2016 and 2021, she worked as an associate lawyer at Morales & Besa and Backers Law & Consulting. Since 2019, she has served as a lecturer in Economic Regulation at the UDD. In parallel, since 2021, she has been the executive director of the Juntos + Libres Foundation.[4]
Political career
She began her political career in 2021 as an independent candidate, running on a quota of the Independent Democratic Union for the Constitutional Convention, but was not elected.[4] In the 2021 parliamentary elections, she ran as a candidate for deputy for the 20th District, also unsuccessfully.[4]
On 16 November 2025, she was elected deputy for the 20th District of the Biobío Region (Chiguayante, Concepción, Coronel, Florida, Hualpén, Hualqui, Penco, San Pedro de la Paz, Santa Juana, Talcahuano, and Tomé), representing the Republican Party within the Change for Chile coalition, for the 2026–2030 term. She obtained 44,943 votes, corresponding to 7.66% of the valid votes cast.[4]