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Emilia Schneider | |
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Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile | |
Assumed office 11 March 2022 | |
Constituency | District 10 |
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Born | Santiago,Chile | 23 October 1996
Political party | Commons Social Convergence |
Emilia Schneider (born 23 October 1996) is a Chilean feminist,activist,and politician. In the 2021 Chilean general election,she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Chile with the left-wing Commons party. She is the first openly transgender person to be elected to the Chamber of Deputies. [1]
She previously served as president of the University of Chile Student Federation,where she was a local leader in the 2019–2021 Chilean protests. [2]
She is the great-granddaughter of RenéSchneider,the former Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army and opponent of a coup d'état against Salvador Allende until his assassination. [3]