Diego Paulsen
Diego Paulsen | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2014 | |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile | |
| In office 7 April 2020 – 11 March 2022 | |
| Vice President | Francisco Undurraga Rodrigo González Torres |
| Preceded by | Iván Flores |
| Succeeded by | Raúl Soto |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Constituency | District 22 of Araucanía |
| In office 11 March 2014 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Enrique Estay |
| Succeeded by | District dissolved |
| Constituency | District 49 of Araucanía |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1987 Temuco, Chile |
| Political party | National Renewal |
| Spouse | María Valentina García |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Adolfo Ibáñez University Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (PgD) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Law graduate |
| Signature |  |
Diego Alfredo Paulsen Kehr[1][2] (born 1 August 1987) is a Chilean politician who served as the President of the Chamber of Deputies[3] from 2020 to 2022, and as has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2020, representing District 22 of Araucanía.[4]
He is the youngest person to hold the position of President of the Chamber of Deputies, being elected in April 2020 at the age of 32.[5] As President of the Chamber of Deputies, Paulsen is third in the presidential line of succession, after the Minister of the Interior and Public Security and the President of the Senate.[6]
Paulsen was first elected to Congress in 2013 representing District 49 of Araucanía and then reelected in 2017 representing the newly created District 22. He is a member of the liberal conservative National Renewal Party.
Early life and education
[edit]Paulsen was born in Temuco to a family of Danish and German descent. He graduated from Adolfo Ibáñez University with a law degree and earned a postgraduate diploma in law and parliamentary administration at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso.
Career
[edit]Paulsen worked as a legal consultant for various businesses from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he began working as a consultant for National Renewal's parliamentary committee. The following year, Paulsen won the primaries and became a congressional candidate for the 49th district of the Araucanía Region. Paulsen was elected with 26.26% of the votes and began his term as a member of the Chamber of Deputies in 2014.
Paulsen presided an investigative commission regarding the University of Art & Social Sciences (ARCIS) and its accreditation process.[7] He was also part of an investigative commission regarding public spending on primary health care and hospital infrastructure.[8]
In 2017, he was reelected to the Chamber of the Deputies representing the 22nd district of the Araucanía Region.
Political positions
[edit]Abortion
[edit]Paulsen is against abortion. In 2017, he voted against a bill that sought to legalize abortion under special circumstances.[9]
Death penalty
[edit]In 2016, Paulsen voted in favor of a bill that attempted to reinstate the death penalty in Chile. The bill was rejected in the Chamber of Deputies with 111 votes against and 13 votes in favor.[10]
Same-sex marriage
[edit]In a 2014 interview with The Clinic, Paulsen stated that he was against same-sex marriage but in favor of civil unions.[11]
Electoral history
[edit]2013 Parliamentary Elections
[edit]- 2013 parliamentary elections for deputy of District 49 (Curacautín, Galvarino, Lautaro, Lonquimay, Melipeuco, Perquenco, Victoria and Vilcún)[12]
| Candidate | List | Party | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuad Chahín | New Majority | DC | 26 586 | 43.69 | Deputy |
| Diego Paulsen | Alliance | RN | 15 981 | 26.26 | Deputy |
| Marcelo Segura | New Majority | PPD | 9141 | 15.02 | |
| Enrique Estay | Alliance | UDI | 6738 | 11.07 | |
| Marcelino Collio | If You Want It, Chile Changes | IND | 1349 | 2.21 | |
| Gloria Mujica | Humanist Party | PH | 1050 | 1.72 |
2017 Parliamentary Elections
[edit]- 2017 parliamentary elections for deputy of District 22 (Angol, Collipulli, Curacautín, Ercilla, Galvarino, Lautaro, Lonquimay, Los Sauces, Melipeuco, Perquenco, Purén, Renaico, Traiguén, Victoria and Vilcún)[13]
| Candidate | List | Party | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Paulsen | Chile Vamos | RN | 24 385 | 22.6 | Deputy |
| Jorge Rathgeb | Chile Vamos | RN | 21 468 | 19.9 | Deputy |
| Mario Venegas | Democratic Convergence | DC | 14 978 | 13.9 | Deputy |
| Andrea Parra | New Majority | PPD | 10 310 | 9.5 | Deputy |
| Guillermo Jaramillo | New Majority | PPD | 7558 | 7.0 | |
| Gregorio de la Maza | Chile Vamos | UDI | 6869 | 6.4 | |
| Rayén Ingles | Democratic Convergence | DC | 4751 | 4.4 | |
| Evaristo Curical | Broad Front | PH | 4404 | 4.1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Diego Paulsen Kehr – Cámara de Diputados". www.camara.cl. 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Diego Alfredo Paulsen Kehr – Reseñas Biográficas". www.bcn.cl. 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Diego Paulsen, nuevo líder de la Cámara: "El Presidente Piñera ha tenido algunos errores en el tono y en la forma en que se ha dirigido al Congreso"". www.latercera.com. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Diputado Diego Paulsen asume como nuevo presidente de la Cámara de Diputados". araucanianoticias.cl. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Amante del campo, deportista y alegre: Diego Paulsen, el inesperado nuevo pdte. de la Cámara que tiene 32 años". www.chvnoticias.cl. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Constitución Política de Chile Artículo 29". leyes-cl.com/. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Comisión Investigadora de Universidad Arcis despachó informe a la Sala". www.camara.cl/. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Investigadora del estado actual de la inversión pública en infraestructura de la red de atención primaria y hospitalaria". www.camara.cl/. 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Despenalización de aborto a comisión mixta: Así votaron los diputados". www.t13.cl/. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Rechazo rotundo a la pena de muerte en la Cámara de Diputados: 13 a favor y 111 en contra". www.cnnchile.com/. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ Toro Agurto, Ivonne (3 July 2014). "Diego Paulsen, el RN que va a dar el voto para legislar sobre el aborto aunque se define como "un conservador"". The Clinic (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Elecciones Parlamentarias: Resultados Elección de Diputados". www.servel.cl/. 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Resultados elecciones 2017". www.emol.com/. 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Temuco
- National Renewal (Chile) politicians
- Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
- Chilean people of Danish descent
- Chilean people of German descent
- Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso alumni
- 21st-century Chilean lawyers
- 21st-century Chilean politicians
- Adolfo Ibáñez University alumni
- Chilean anti-abortion activists
- Deputies of the LIV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
- Deputies of the LV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile