Gael Yeomans

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 and is president of the Social Convergence party.

Gael Yeomans
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
Assumed office
11 March 2018
ConstituencyDistrict 13
Personal details
Born
Gael Fernanda Yeomans Araya

(1988-12-04) 4 December 1988
Rancagua, Chile
Political party
Other political
affiliations		Libertarian Left
Alma materUniversity of Chile
OccupationLawyer, politician
Websitewww.gaeldiputada.cl

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 (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]

Yeomans registered as a member of the Democratic Revolution and presented herself as a deputy of that party in District 13.[6][7] In April 2019 she informed the Chamber of Deputies of her separation from the party.[8] In May 2019 she presented her candidacy for president of the newly founded Social Convergence party,[9] winning with a 54% majority.[10]

References
  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. 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. "Resolución 3965" (in Spanish). Electoral Service of Chile. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2019 – via Library of Congress of Chile.
  7. "Organización y Autoridades Parlamentarias periodo legislativo 2018–2022" [Parliamentary Organization and Authorities Legislative Period 2018–2022] (in Spanish). Chamber of Deputies of Chile. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  8. "Maya Fernández debió presidir sesión de Sala de la Cámara por atraso de nueva mesa" [Maya Fernández Has to Preside Over the Chamber Due to the Delay of a New Board] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  9. "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.
  10. "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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