After graduating as a commercial engineer,Astudillo began her professional career in public service,working in various state institutions,including the Housing Service,the Ministry of National Assets,and the National Youth Institute (INJUV).[4]
Early life and education
Astudillo was born on 3 May 1975 in the former Oficina Salitrera Victoria,near Iquique. She is the daughter of Luis Astudillo Ardiles and Luz Peiretti Peña,and the sister of Luis Astudillo Peiretti,who served as a municipal councillor (2016–2021) and later as mayor of Pedro Aguirre Cerda (2021–2025).
She completed her primary education up to fourth grade at Trinity College. In 1985,after her family moved to France,she continued her studies at Lycée Champlain in Chennevières-sur-Marne. She later returned to Chile and studied commercial engineering at the Catholic University of the North in Antofagasta,graduating in 2000. Her undergraduate thesis focused on sustainability models for economies based on non-renewable resources,with a case study on nitrate extraction in northern Chile.
She also holds postgraduate diplomas in human resources and entrepreneurial leadership,as well as a master’s degree in public management.[4]
Political career
Astudillo began her political involvement as president of the student council of the commercial engineering program at the Catholic University of the North.
On 3 October 2007,during the first administration of President Michelle Bachelet,she was appointed Regional Ministerial Secretary (Seremi) of Planning and Coordination for the TarapacáRegion. Due to maternity protections,she remained in office during the subsequent administration of President Sebastián Piñera,resigning on 20 February 2012;her resignation was formally accepted on 5 March 2012.[4]
In the 2012 Chilean municipal election,Astudillo was elected as a municipal councillor of Iquique representing the Socialist Party,obtaining 2,351 votes (31.23% of the valid votes cast).
During the 2013 Chilean presidential election,she led the citizen campaign organization in Iquique in support of Michelle Bachelet’s presidential candidacy.
In April 2014,she assumed office as regional director of the Solidarity and Social Investment Fund (FOSIS) for the TarapacáRegion.
In July 2017,the Regional Council of the Socialist Party in Tarapacáunanimously proclaimed her as a candidate for the Chamber of Deputies for the 2nd District under the La Fuerza de la Mayoría coalition. In the 2017 Chilean general election,she obtained 8,435 votes (9.33%) but was not elected.
In 2019,she was elected as a member of the Central Committee of the Socialist Party for the 2019–2021 term.
In August 2021,she registered her candidacy for the Chamber of Deputies for the 2nd District of the TarapacáRegion under the Nuevo Pacto Social coalition,representing the Socialist Party. Running under the campaign slogan “Chile Deserves More,”she was elected in the 2021 Chilean general election with 7,582 votes,corresponding to 7.57% of the valid votes cast,beginning her parliamentary term in 2022.[4]
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