Teresa Mercedes del Carmen Núñez Cornejo (born 10 September 1965) is a

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an public administrator and

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. Núñez was the

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

of Cardenal Caro Province from 2014 to 2018.

Biography

Núñez was born in Rancagua, on 10 September 1965; the daughter of Luis Enrique Núñez Baeza and Lucy Mercedes Cornejo Barahona. She married in that same city, with Emilio José Ramírez Cáceres, on 6 January 1990. She is an engineer in public administration, of the

Academy of Christian Humanism University The Academy of Christian Humanism University (UAHC) ( es, Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano) is a Chilean non-profit private university, founded in 1988 but whose origins date back to 1975 when establishing the Academy of Christian Hum ...

. Teresa Núñez has worked in the social area of several municipalities in the O'Higgins Region, and has been in charge of programmes created by public organisations like Fosis, and in NGOs related to women and families.Conozca a la Gobernadora (Meet the Governor)
/ref> She was the provincial director of Prodemu, in

Cachapoal Province Cachapoal Province ( es, Provincia de Cachapoal) is one of three provinces of the central Chilean region of O'Higgins (VI). Its capital is the city of Rancagua (pop. 214,344). Geography and demography According to the 2002 census by the National ...

; provincial director of Integra Foundation in

Colchagua Province Colchagua Province ( es, Provincia de Colchagua) is one of three Provinces of Chile, provinces of the central Chilean Regions of Chile, region of Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region, O'Higgins (VI). Its capital (political), capital is S ...

; councilor of the commune of

Peumo Peumo is a Chilean city and commune in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. It is believed that Peumo was named for the vast amount of Cryptocarya alba, or Peumo trees, that grow there. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the Nation ...

between 2000 and 2004. On 11 March 2014, President Michelle Bachelet appointed Núñez as the governor of Cardenal Caro Province, succeeding Julio Ibarra Maldonado.

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Biography
on the Provincial Government website {{DEFAULTSORT:Nunez, Teresa 1965 births Living people Socialist Party of Chile politicians Academy of Christian Humanism University alumni Governors of provinces of Chile Cardenal Caro Province People from Rancagua Women governors of provinces of Chile Intendants of O'Higgins Region