Alejandro Javier Maldonado Bernales (born 2 February 1979) is a Chilean

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and politician who serves as a parliamentary in the

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. In the early-2010s, Bernales was a member of Sebastián Piñera's first government (2010−2014). However, then he joined to the Liberal Party ( centre-left), which in 2017 joined the leftist coalition Broad Front (FA). Three years later, his party left the FA.

Biography

Early life

Bernales did a BA in

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at the Andrés Bello National University (UNAB). Later, he completed two

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s in Digital Photography and in Cultural Management at the University of Chile. From April 2010 to March 2014, Bernales was part of the first government of Sebastián Piñera and served as Regional Director of the National Council for Culture and the Arts in Los Lagos Region. In 2011, he was chosen among the 100 young leaders of the magazine Saturday from El Mercurio newspaper. Similarly, Bernales also was ranked among these 100 leaders by The Network of Leaders of the Adolfo Ibáñez University.

Political career

Period as deputy

In the mid-2010s, Bernales joined the Vlado Mirosevic's

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, a center-left party that later was a founding member of the Broad Front. In November 2017, for the

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, Bernales was elected deputy for the 2018−2022 period representing the 26th District of Calbuco, Cochamó, Maullín,

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, Ancud,

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, Chaitén, Chonchi,

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, Dalcahue, Futaleufú,

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, Palena,

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, Queilén, Quellón, Quemchi, Quinchao. He obtained 6.194 votes, corresponding to a 4.50% of the total. Despite being part of a mostly leftist coalition, Bernales claimed to represent

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. During the 2018−2022 period, Bernales integrated the following permanent commissions: 1) Culture, Arts and Communications; 2) Economy, Development, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; and 3) Consumer Protection and Tourism. On the other hand, he was a member of the Special Investigative Commission on the ANFP frauds during Sergio Jadue's spell.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernales, Alejandro 1979 births Living people 21st-century Chilean politicians Liberal Party of Chile (2013) politicians Andrés Bello National University alumni University of Chile alumni Chilean social liberals People from Valdivia Deputies of the LV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Deputies of the LVI Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile