Gael Yeomans

Gael Yeomans
Gael Yeomans
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 March 2018
Constituency	District 13
Personal details
Born	Gael Fernanda Yeomans Araya; 4 December 1988 (age 35); Rancagua, Chile
Political party	Social Convergence (2019–present);
Other political; affiliations	Libertarian Left (2011-2019)
Alma mater	University of Chile
Occupation	Lawyer, politician
Website	www.gaelyeomans.cl

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). She is currently a member of the Chamber of Deputies for District 13.

Biography

Gael Yeomans graduated from primary school at the Colegio Javiera Carrera in Rancagua in 2002. Her secondary education took place at the Sacred Heart Institute in the same city, and she graduated in 2006. She later entered the Law School of the University of Chile, obtaining a law degree in March 2019.

Her political career began as a member of the Communist Youth,^[1] and she then joined the Libertarian Students' Front [es] (FEL) and the Arrebol Collective.^[2] As secretary general of the Libertarian Left, she was one of the founders of the Broad Front.^[3]

In the 2017 parliamentary elections, she was a candidate for national deputy representing District 13, which includes the communes El Bosque, La Cisterna, Lo Espejo, Pedro Aguirre Cerda, San Miguel, and San Ramón. She was elected after receiving 13,718 votes, corresponding to 5.60% of the total votes cast.^[4] She assumed the position on 11 March 2018 and joined the Citizen Security and Labor and Social Security Commissions. In February 2018 she characterized herself as representing a feminist voting bloc.^[5]

In May 2019 she presented her candidacy for president of the newly founded Social Convergence party,^[6]^[7] winning with a 54% majority.^[8]

References

^ Muñoz, César (13 November 2017). "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 9 September 2019.
^ Hugo Moreno, Víctor (1 December 2017). "Anatomía de un Frente" [Anatomy of a Front]. Qué Pasa (in Spanish).
^ Said, Carlos (30 November 2017). "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 9 September 2019 – via PressReader.
^ 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. 19 November 2017. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
^ Aninat, Catalina (14 February 2018). "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 9 September 2019.
^ "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. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
^ "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 9 September 2019.
^ "Diputada Gael Yeomans es la primera presidenta de Convergencia Social" [Deputy Gael Yeomans is the First President of Social Convergence]. El Desconcierto (in Spanish). 16 May 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.

External links

Official website

[1] Muñoz, César (13 November 2017). "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 9 September 2019.

[2] Hugo Moreno, Víctor (1 December 2017). "Anatomía de un Frente" [Anatomy of a Front]. Qué Pasa (in Spanish).

[3] Said, Carlos (30 November 2017). "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 9 September 2019 – via PressReader.

[4] 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. 19 November 2017. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2019.

[5] Aninat, Catalina (14 February 2018). "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 9 September 2019.

[6] "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. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.

[7] "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 9 September 2019.

[8] "Diputada Gael Yeomans es la primera presidenta de Convergencia Social" [Deputy Gael Yeomans is the First President of Social Convergence]. El Desconcierto (in Spanish). 16 May 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.

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