Marco Antonio Núñez Lozano (born 2 September 1966) is a Chilean politician. He was President of the

Chamber of Deputies of Chile The Chamber of Deputies ( es, Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados, links=no) is the lower house of Chile's bicameral Congress. Its organisation and its powers and duties are defined in articles 42 to 59 of Chile's current constitution. Eligibil ...

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.

Biography

Núñez was born in

Viña del Mar Viña del Mar (; meaning "Vineyard of the Sea") is a city and commune on central Chile's Pacific coast. Often referred to as ("The Garden City"), Viña del Mar is located within the Valparaíso Region, and it is Chile's fourth largest city w ...

. 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.

Political career

Between 2001 and 2003 Núñez was

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of Valparaíso Region. The next year he ran for mayor in San Felipe but was not elected. In the parliamentary elections of 2005,

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and

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Núñez was elected for District 11 of the Valparaíso Region. On 17 March 2015 Núñez became President of the Chamber of Deputies. He succeeded

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of the Christian Democratic Party. Regarding a receipts scandal of parliamentarians Núñez stated that there were likely to be several politicians who should step down from office. Later during his presidency of the Chamber of Deputies Núñez stated he wanted Chile to have one of the five most transparent parliaments worldwide. Núñez was succeeded as President of the Chamber of Deputies by

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on 22 March 2016. During the

2017 Chilean general election General elections were held in Chile on 19 November 2017, including presidential, parliamentary and regional elections. Voters went to the polls to elect: * A President of the Republic to serve a four-year term. * Twenty three of 43 members of ...

he ran as candidate for the Senate of Chile for constituency 6 Valparaíso, but was not elected. His term in the Chamber of Deputies ended in 2018. Núñez is married and has two children.

References

External links

BCN Profile
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