Kinturay Melín
Kinturay Melín | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Constitutional Council | |
| In office 7 June 2023 – 7 November 2023 | |
| Constituency | Los Ríos Region |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 May 1994 |
| Party | Democratic Revolution (RD) |
| Alma mater | University of the Frontier |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Kinturay Carlina Melin Rapimán (born 24 May 1994) is a Chilean politician who served in the Constitutional Council.[1]
In her professional career, she has worked as a legal adviser to various Mapuche and environmental organizations.[2] Between May and July 2019, she worked as a support professional at Technical Cooperation Service (SERCOTEC).[2] From February to March 2022, she served as a moderator for the Secretariat for Indigenous Participation and Consultation in the communes of Cholchol and Lumaco.[2]
Since January 2022, she has been part of the legal team of the environmental foundation Karükeche and has also worked as an adviser and legal representative in private legal cases.[2]
Biography
She was born on 24 May 1994 in Temuco.[2] She is the daughter of Juan José Melín Colihuinca and Rosa Rapimán Morales.[2] She is of Mapuche descent and is the mother of one child.[2]
She completed her primary education at the Marcela Paz Municipal School and at Sun Flower School, graduating in 2007.[2] She completed her secondary education at the Instituto Claret de Temuco, graduating in 2011.[2] Beginning in 2012, she studied law at the University of La Frontera, where she obtained a licentiate degree in Legal Sciences.[2]
Political career
She is a member of the Democratic Revolution (RD) party and has served as a territorial coordinator, as well as a member of the Ecosocial Front of RD and the Feminist Front of Araucanía.[2] She is also a member of the José Melín Indigenous Community of the commune of Nueva Imperial.[2]
In the elections held on 7 May 2023, she ran as a candidate for the Constitutional Council representing the 11th electoral district of the Araucanía Region, as a member of the Democratic Revolution party within the Unidad para Chile electoral pact.[2] According to the Electoral Qualification Court (TRICEL), she was elected with 19,059 votes.[2]
References
- ↑ "Consejera Kinturay Melin (RD): Hay un grupo político que ha desarrollado enmiendas que restringen el alcance de los tratados de derechos fundamentales". Radio Universidad de Chile. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Biographical profile". Library of the National Congress of Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2026.