An election for the members of the Constitutional Convention was held in Chile between 15 and 16 May 2021. This election was called after 78% of voters in the 2020 national plebiscite voted to write a new Constitution through this method.
The Constitutional Convention was the constituent body of the Republic of Chile in charge of drafting a new Political Constitution of the Republic after the approval of the national plebiscite held in October 2020. Its creation and regulation were carried out through Law No. 21,200,published on 24 December 2019,which amended the Political Constitution of the Republic to include the process of drafting a new constitution. The body met for the first time on 4 July 2021. Chilean President Sebastian Piñera said,"This Constitutional Convention must,within a period of 9 months,extendable for an additional 3 months,draft and approve a new constitution for Chile,which must be ratified by the citizens through a plebiscite." It ended its functions and declared itself dissolved on 4 July 2022.
Francisca Linconao Huircapán,also known as Machi Linconao,is a machi and human rights activist in Chile. She became the first Indigenous rights defender in Chile to successfully invoke the 1989 Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention when she sued to stop a company from logging a forest adjacent to her community. In 2021,she was elected as a representative of the Mapuche people to the Chilean Constitutional Convention election.
Non-Neutral Independents is a loose coalition of independent candidates that was created in Chile to participate in the 2021 elections for members of the Constitutional Convention.
Apruebo Dignidad is a left-wing Chilean electoral coalition officially created on 11 January 2021,by the Broad Front and Chile Digno in preparation for the Constitutional Convention election.
Elisa Loncón Antileo is a Mapuche linguist and indigenous rights activist in Chile. In 2021,Loncón was elected as one of the representatives of the Mapuche people for the Chilean Constitutional Convention. Following in the inauguration of the body,Loncón was elected President of the Constitutional Convention.
Natividad Llanquileo Pilquimán is a Mapuche lawyer and human rights activist. Llanquileo was noted for her role as a spokesperson during the 2010 Mapuche hunger strike.
Isabel Selena Godoy Monárdez is a Qulla activist and politician in Chile. A former political prisoner during the Chilean military dictatorship,Godoy was elected in 2021 to represent the Qulla people at the Constitutional Convention.
Tiare Maeva Carolina Aguilera Hey is a Rapa Nui attorney and politician. In 2021,she was elected to represent the Rapa Nui people in the Chilean Constitutional Convention.
Teresa Margarita Natalia Marinovic Vial is a Chilean,columnist and politician of conservative-libertarian ideology who serves as member of the Constitutional Convention. She is known for her outspoken personality and confrontational approach to politics.
Rodrigo Ernesto Rojas Vade is a Chilean political activist who was elected as a member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention. He became an icon of the 2019 Chilean protests.
Tania Isabel Madriaga Flores is a Chilean politician and sociologist that is current member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention.
Daniel Alejandro Bravo Silva is a Chilean lawyer and university teacher who was elected as a member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention.
Marco Antonio Arellano Ortega is a Chilean public administrator who was elected as a member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention.
Natalia Esther Henríquez Carreño is a Chilean public administrator who was elected as a member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention.
Loreto Cristina Vallejos Dávila is a Chilean teacher who was elected as a member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention.
Francisca Marycarmen Arauna Urrutia is a Chilean lawyer who was elected as a member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention.
César Uribe Araya is a Chilean activist who was elected as a member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention.
Bernardo Fontaine Talavera is a Chilean economist who was a member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention.
