Gael Yeomans

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Gael Yeomans
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Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
11 March 2018 –11 March 2030
Other political
affiliations		 Libertarian Left (2011-2019)
Alma mater University of Chile
OccupationLawyer, politician
Website www.gaelyeomans.cl OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Gael Fernanda Yeomans Araya (born 4 December 1988) is a Chilean lawyer and politician. She was secretary general of the Libertarian Left movement (Spanish: Izquierda Libertaria).

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She was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for District 13 in 2017, and again in 2019.

Biography

She was born in Rancagua on 4 December 1988. She is the daughter of Esteban Yeomans Solís and Rosana Araya Rodríguez. [1]

She completed her primary education at Colegio Javiera Carrera in Rancagua in 2002. She later completed her secondary education at the Instituto Sagrado Corazón in the same city, graduating in 2006. [1]

She subsequently entered the School of Law of the University of Chile to study Law. In 2018, she obtained a licentiate degree in Legal and Social Sciences with a thesis titled Comparative analysis of the ways in which citizen participation is contemplated in constitutional reform mechanisms in Latin America. She was admitted to practice law on 29 March 2019. [1]

Political career

She began her political activity during her secondary school years as a member of the Communist Youth of Chile. [2] In 2012, she participated in the formation of the Frente de Estudiantes Libertarios (FEL) and was also a member of the Colectivo Arrebol. [3]

In early 2017, she took part in the founding of the Broad Front and served as a national leader of the coalition as Secretary General of Izquierda Libertaria. [4] [5] [6]

In the parliamentary elections held in November 2017, she was elected Deputy for the 13th District of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago—comprising the communes of El Bosque, La Cisterna, Lo Espejo, Pedro Aguirre Cerda, San Miguel, and San Ramón—representing Democratic Revolution for the 2018–2022 term. She obtained 13,721 votes, equivalent to 5.60% of the valid votes cast. [1]

On 15 April 2019, she submitted her resignation from Democratic Revolution to the Electoral Service of Chile. In May of the same year, she was elected President of the Social Convergence party. [7] [8] [9]

In August 2021, she ran for re-election in the same district for the 2022–2026 term. In November 2021, she was re-elected representing Convergence Social as part of the Apruebo Dignidad pact, obtaining 31,440 votes, corresponding to 13.12% of the valid votes cast. [1]

Since July 2024, she has been a member of the Frente Amplio party. [1] On 7 April 2025, she was appointed campaign manager of the Frente Amplio presidential candidate Gonzalo Winter. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Gael Fernanda Yeomans Araya — BCN". Library of the National Congress of Chile. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Muñoz, César (2017-11-13). "Candidata a diputada del Frente Amplio: 'Necesitamos una Ley Integral de Género que entienda la violencia desde múltiples espacios'" [Candidate for Deputy for the Broad Front: 'We Need a Comprehensive Gender Law That Understands Violence From Multiple Quarters']. Nueva Mujer (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  3. ↑ Hugo Moreno, Víctor (2017-12-01). "Anatomía de un Frente" [Anatomy of a Front]. Qué Pasa (in Spanish).
  4. ↑ Said, Carlos (2017-11-30). "Frente Amplio se inclina a ser oposición a Guillier para abrir disputa por rol de la izquierda" [Broad Front is Inclined to Oppose Guillier Opening Dispute Over Left's Role]. Pulso (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-09-09– via PressReader.
  5. ↑ Aninat, Catalina (2018-02-14). "Gael Yeomans, diputada electa de Izquierda Libertaria: 'La bancada no se manda sola, tiene que responder a lo que discuta el FA'" [Gael Yeomans, Deputy Elect of the Libertarian Left: 'The Bench Does Not Lead Itself; It Has to Respond to What the FA Discusses']. La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  6. ↑ Boletin público y solemne de resultados preliminares de las elecciones para diputados 2017 [Public and Solemn Bulletin of Preliminary Results of the 2017 Elections for Deputies](PDF) (in Spanish). Electoral Service of Chile. 2017-11-19. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  7. ↑ "Diputada Gael Yeomans anuncia su candidatura para la presidencia de Convergencia Social, el nuevo partido del Frente Amplio" [Deputy Gael Yeomans Announces Her Candidacy for the Presidency of Social Convergence, the Broad Front's New Party]. Crónica Digital. 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  8. ↑ "Organización y Autoridades Parlamentarias periodo legislativo 2018–2022" [Parliamentary Organization and Authorities Legislative Period 2018–2022] (in Spanish). Chamber of Deputies of Chile. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  9. ↑ "Diputada Gael Yeomans es la primera presidenta de Convergencia Social" [Deputy Gael Yeomans is the First President of Social Convergence]. El Desconcierto (in Spanish). 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
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