Marco Antonio Núñez

Marco Antonio Núñez Lozano (born 2 September 1966) is a Chilean politician. He was President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile between 17 March 2015 and 22 March 2016. Núñez is member of the Party for Democracy and was a member of the Chamber of Deputies between 2006 and 2018.

Marco Antonio Núñez
Núñez in 2013
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
17 March 2015 – 22 March 2016
Preceded byAldo Cornejo
Succeeded byOsvaldo Andrade
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
2006–2018
Intendant of Valparaíso Region
In office
2001–2003
Personal details
Born (1966-09-02) 2 September 1966
Viña del Mar, Chile
Political partyParty for Democracy

Career

Núñez was born in Viña del Mar.[1] He lived a period in exile in Venezuela and returned to Chile in 1981. While studying at the University of Chile he was President of the University of Chile Student Federation in 1989. In 1992 he obtained his degree. He subsequently went to the United States and obtained a Master in Public Health from Harvard University in 1998. Four years later he obtained a PhD in Public Health Politics from Johns Hopkins University.[2]

Between 2001 and 2003 Núñez was intendant of Valparaíso Region. The next year he ran for mayor in San Felipe but was not elected. In the parliamentary elections of 2005, 2009 and 2013 Núñez was elected for District 11 of the Valparaíso Region.[1][2] On 17 March 2015 Núñez became President of the Chamber of Deputies.[3] He succeeded Aldo Cornejo of the Christian Democratic Party.[4]

Regarding a receipts scandal of parliamentarians Núñez stated that there were likely to be several politicians who should step down from office.[5] Later during his presidency of the Chamber of Deputies Núñez stated he wanted Chile to have one of the five most transparent parliaments worldwide.[6] Núñez was succeeded as President of the Chamber of Deputies by Osvaldo Andrade on 22 March 2016.[7] During the 2017 Chilean general election he ran as candidate for the Senate of Chile for constituency 6 Valparaíso, but was not elected.[8] His term in the Chamber of Deputies ended in 2018.[1]

Núñez is married and has two children.[1]

References
  1. "Reseña Biográfica Parlamentaria Marco Antonio Núñez Lozano" (in Spanish). Historia Política Legislativa del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. "Diputado Marco Antonio Núñez Lozano" (in Spanish). Chamber of Deputies of Chile. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  3. Carolina Mascareño (17 March 2015). "Marco Antonio Núñez (PPD) asume como nuevo presidente de la Cámara" (in Spanish). T13. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  4. Carlos Vega (17 March 2015). "Marco Antonio Nuñez asume como nuevo presidente de la Cámara de Diputados" (in Spanish). BioBio.cl. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  5. Héctor Areyuna (2 April 2015). "Marco Antonio Núñez: Hay parlamentarios que deberán dejar sus cargos" (in Spanish). diarioUChile. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  6. "Marco Antonio Núñez: "Queremos estar entre los cinco congresos más transparentes"" (in Spanish). 24horas.cl. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  7. María Paz Núñez (22 March 2016). "Osvaldo Andrade es ratificado como presidente de la Cámara de Diputados hasta 2017" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  8. "Elecciones 2017" (in Spanish). EMOL. Archived from the original on 7 October 2020.
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