Marco Sulantay | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2022 –11 March 2030 | |
| Constituency | District 5 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 March 1973 |
| Party | Independent Democratic Union (UDI) |
| Spouse | Tania Barraza |
| Children | Three |
| Parent(s) | JoséSulantay [1] [2] Marcia Olivares |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of the North |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Journalist |
Marco Antonio Sulantay Olivares (born 31 March 1973) is a Chilean politician who currently serves as deputy. [3]
He was born in Coquimbo on 31 March 1973. He is the son of former footballer and coach JoséSulantay and Marcia Olivares Rojas. [4]
He is married to Tania Barraza Álvarez and is the father of three daughters. [4]
He completed his secondary education at Colegio Andrés Bello de La Serena. He later studied Journalism at the Universidad Católica del Norte in Antofagasta,graduating in 1994. His thesis was titled Media and regionalization:qualitative and quantitative analysis of editorials and news related to economy,education,and culture published by "El Mercurio de Antofagasta" between October 1992 and March 1993. [4]
In his professional career,he worked in various local media outlets and independent initiatives. He served as a correspondent for El Mercurio of Santiago and as director of Diario El Ovallino in the city of Ovalle. [4]
His political career began in March 2011,when he was appointed Regional Director of the National Sports Institute (IND) in the Coquimbo Region during the first government of President Sebastián Piñera. He remained in the position until 2014. [4]
After leaving the regional directorship of the IND,he announced in mid-2016 his intention to run for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile. However,in 2017 he ran as a candidate for Regional Councillor representing the Independent Democratic Union (UDI) for the Elqui Province in the Coquimbo Region for the 2018–2022 term. He was elected with 8,111 votes,equivalent to 5.64% of the valid votes cast. Within the Regional Council of Coquimbo,he served as a member and President of the Health and Sports Commission. [4]
On 16 November 2020,he resigned from his position as Regional Councillor in order to run as a candidate for Governor of Coquimbo Region. [4]
On 14 March 2020,the Regional Council of the Independent Democratic Union proclaimed him as the party’s candidate for the Chile Vamos primaries for regional governors in the Coquimbo Region. On 29 November 2020,he defeated the candidate of National Renewal,becoming the Chile Vamos candidate for the first regional governor election in Chilean history. In the election held on 15 and 16 May 2021,he obtained 62,630 votes,equivalent to 26.10% of the total votes cast,advancing to the runoff election held on 13 June 2021,in which he obtained 38.04% of the votes and was not elected. [4]
In August 2021,he registered his candidacy for the Chamber of Deputies representing the Independent Democratic Union within the Chile Podemos Más pact for the 5th District of the Coquimbo Region for the 2022–2026 term. He was elected with 18,248 votes,equivalent to 7.71% of the valid votes cast. [4]