Andrés Fontecilla (born 20 September 1967) is a

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politician from

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. He was elected to the

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in the 2018 provincial election, representing the electoral district of

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as a member of

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. He was co-spokesperson of the party, along with

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, from 2013 to 2017.

Biography

Fontecilla was born in Chile but emigrated to Canada in 1981, having fled the authoritarian regime of

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. He completed a degree in

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at the

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, and was elected president of the student association for his department.

Political career

Fontecilla was a member of the Quebec provincial party

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(UFP) since its foundation and ran as the party's candidate in a 2004 by-election for the

, but finished a distant third. In 2006 the UFP and

Option citoyenne Option citoyenne was an alterglobalization, sovereigntist and feminist political organization in the Canadian province of Quebec. The group was created by Françoise David in 2004; David and François Saillant were its official spokespersons. O ...

merged to form

. Fontecilla ran for Québec solidaire in the

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, finishing in third place. On 5 May 2013 he was chosen to be co-spokesperson of the party along with Françoise David. He was again defeated in the 2014 Quebec general election, but won in

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Electoral record

* Result compared to Action démocratique

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fontecilla, Andres 1967 births Chilean emigrants to Canada Living people Politicians from Montreal People from Québec solidaire MNAs Quebec political party leaders Université de Montréal alumni 21st-century Canadian politicians Place of birth missing (living people)