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 Laurier-Dorion 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. Following his election in the 2022 provincial election, he was chosen to lead the issues of Housing and Dwelling, Immigration, Francisation and Integration, Fight against Racism, and Public Safety.

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

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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

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, but won in

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Electoral record

* Result compared to Action démocratique

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