Paraguay's bicameral Congress (Congreso) consists of a 45-member Senate and an 80-member Chamber of Deputies. It serves as the legislative branch of the Paraguayan state.
The National Congress of Chile is the legislative branch of the Republic of Chile. According to the current Constitution,it is a bicameral organ made up of a Chamber of Deputies and a Senate. Established by law No. 18678,the city of Valparaíso is its official headquarters.
María Isabel Allende Bussi is a Chilean politician and the youngest daughter of former Chilean president Salvador Allende Gossens.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Chile since 10 March 2022. The path to legalization began in June 2021 when President Sebastián Piñera announced his administration's intention to sponsor a bill for this cause. The Chilean Senate passed the legislation on 21 July 2021,followed by the Chamber of Deputies on 23 November 2021. Due to disagreements between the two chambers of the National Congress on certain aspects of the bill,a mixed commission was formed to resolve these issues. A unified version of the bill was approved on 7 December 2021. President Piñera signed it into law on 9 December,and it was published in the country's official gazette on 10 December. The law took effect 90 days later,and the first same-sex marriages occurred on 10 March 2022. Chile was the sixth country in South America,the seventh in Latin America and the 29th in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.
Ricardo Andrés Lagos Weber,son of former Chilean president Ricardo Lagos,is a politician who served as the Ministry General Secretariat of Government of Chile in the administration of former President Michelle Bachelet after having worked for Bachelet's 2005-2006 campaign. He is trained in law and economics,and has served the majority of his government career in economic positions. He was also an organizer and the senior representative for Chile at the Annual Meeting of APEC held in Chile in 2004,in addition to being one of the architects of the free trade agreements that Chile signed with the United States and the European Union as the head of the Foreign Ministry's Department of Trade Policy. He is a member of the Party for Democracy (PPD). Between March 2016 and March 2017 he was President of the Senate of Chile.
Ignacio Gil Lázaro,MP is a Spanish politician who belongs to the Vox Party.
The president of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile is the highest authority of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile. The office was established in 1811 by the First National Congress of Chile.
Cabildo is a Chilean city and commune located in the Petorca Province,Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of 1,455.3 km2 (562 sq mi).
Andrés Pío Bernardino Chadwick Piñera is a Chilean right-wing politician and lawyer,member of the Independent Democrat Union (UDI) party. He began his political career as a supporter of the Pinochet dictatorship,and was present at the Acto de Chacarillas in 1977.
Ignacio Walker Prieto is a Chilean lawyer,politician,and,author who was Foreign Minister of Chile (2004–2006).
Emilio María Juan Crisostomo Drake y de la Cerda,1st Marquess of Cañada Honda,was a Spanish aristocrat and politician,member of the Congress of Deputies as well as senator for the province of Puerto Rico,a Spanish colony at the time. Closely linked to the Liberal Party,Drake became senator in 1891 and deputy in 1898,being an active member of the Senate's and the Congress' committees regarding public works and infrastructure in Puerto Rico and Peninsular Spain. He was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic and made Maestrante of Seville.
Adriana Salvatierra Arriaza is a Bolivian political scientist and politician who served as president of the Senate in 2019. A member of the Movement for Socialism,she served as senator for Santa Cruz from 2015 to 2020 and was a substitute senator for Santa Cruz under Carlos Romero in 2015. At age twenty-nine,Salvatierra was the youngest legislator and third woman to hold the presidency of the Senate and was the youngest individual to ever exert presidential authority,albeit briefly in an acting capacity.
Adriana Blanca Cristina Muñoz d'Albora is a Chilean sociologist and politician who serves as a member of the Senate of Chile,representing the 4th constituency of the Coquimbo Region. She previously served as president of the Senate of Chile.
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.
Maya Alejandra Fernández Allende is a Chilean biologist,veterinarian and politician,a member of the Socialist Party of Chile (PS) who has been serving as Minister of National Defense of Chile since 11 March 2022. Since March 2018,she has served as a deputy of the Republic,representing the 10th district,Metropolitan Region. In her first legislative year,she presided over the Chamber of Deputies between March 2018 and March 2019.
Rojo Edwards Silva is a Chilean politician and civil engineer serving as senator for the Santiago Metropolitan Region. A member of the Christian Social Party,he previously served in the Chamber of Deputies.
Ignacio Agustín "Nacho" Torres is an Argentine politician,currently serving as Governor of Chubut of Chubut Province since 2023. He previously served as a National Senator for Chubut. A member of Republican Proposal (PRO),Torres was elected in 2021 and sits in the Juntos por el Cambio parliamentary inter-bloc. He also served as a National Deputy from 2019 to 2021.
Laura Elena Rodríguez Machado is an Argentine politician who has been a National Deputy elected in Córdoba Province since 2021,and served as a National Senator for Córdoba from 2015 to 2021. A member of Republican Proposal (PRO),Rodríguez Machado previously served as a provincial legislator of Córdoba from 1991 to 1995 for the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCEDE). In the National Congress,she sits in the Juntos por el Cambio parliamentary inter-bloc. She is also the second vice president of PRO.
Carlos Alberto Caserio is an Argentine politician,who was a National Senator for Córdoba Province from 2015 to 2021 and a National Deputy from 2013 to 2015. A member of the Justicialist Party,Caserio formed part of the Union for Córdoba regional alliance from 1998 to 2019. In the Senate,he sat with the Frente de Todos parliamentary bloc from 2019 to 2021.
Matías Vicente Walker Prieto is a Chilean politician who currently serves as a member of the Senate of Chile. Similarly,he served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.
