Irle Andrea Parra Sauterel (born 2 September 1967) is a Chilean nurse and politician of the Party for Democracy (PPD). She has served as councilor of the municipality of

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, governor of

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, and in March 2018 became the first woman to represent her region in the

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for

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Biography

Andrea Parra was born in

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on 2 September 1967, the daughter of Víctor Hugo Parra Hormazábal and Irle Olga Sauterel Schilling. She completed her basic and secondary studies at the Liceo Pablo Neruda in Temuco, graduating in 1984. From 1985 to 1990, she studied at the

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, obtaining a nursing degree. She worked professionally at Huequén Family Health Center in

, La Araucanía Region. She is divorced and has three children.

Political career

Since 2003, she has been a member of the PPD. Previously, she belonged to the

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. In the 2008 municipal elections, she won a seat as councilor for

, receiving 913 votes, equivalent to 3.90% of the total. On 14 March 2014, during the presidency of

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, she was appointed governor of Malleco Province. On 10 November 2016, she resigned her position to stand as a candidate for deputy. She was successful in the

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, becoming a member of the

for

for the term 2018–2022 as part of the New Majority coalition. She received 10,312 votes, corresponding to 9.54% of the total votes cast.

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