Diego Paulsen | |
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President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile | |
In office 7 April 2020 – 11 March 2022 | |
Vice President |
Francisco Undurraga Rodrigo González Torres |
Preceded by | Iván Flores |
Succeeded by | Raúl Soto |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile | |
Assumed office 11 March 2018 | |
Preceded by | District established |
Constituency | District 22 of Araucanía |
In office 11 March 2014 – 11 March 2018 | |
Preceded by | Enrique Estay |
Succeeded by | District dissolved |
Constituency | District 49 of Araucanía |
Personal details | |
Born | Temuco, Chile | 1 August 1987
Political party | National Renewal |
Spouse | María Valentina García |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater |
Adolfo Ibáñez University Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso ( PgD) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Law graduate |
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Diego Alfredo Paulsen Kehr [1] [2] (born 1 August 1987) is a Chilean politician who served as the President of the Chamber of Deputies [3] from 2020 to 2022, and as has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2020, representing District 22 of Araucanía. [4]
He is the youngest person to hold the position of President of the Chamber of Deputies, being elected in April 2020 at the age of 32. [5] As President of the Chamber of Deputies, Paulsen is third in the presidential line of succession, after the Minister of the Interior and Public Security and the President of the Senate. [6]
Paulsen was first elected to Congress in 2013 representing District 49 of Araucanía and then reelected in 2017 representing the newly created District 22. He is a member of the liberal conservative National Renewal Party.
Paulsen was born in Temuco to a family of Danish and German descent. He graduated from Adolfo Ibáñez University with a law degree and earned a postgraduate diploma in law and parliamentary administration at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso.
Paulsen worked as a legal consultant for various businesses from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he began working as a consultant for National Renewal's parliamentary committee. The following year, Paulsen won the primaries and became a congressional candidate for the 49th district of the Araucanía Region. Paulsen was elected with 26.26% of the votes and began his term as a member of the Chamber of Deputies in 2014.
Paulsen presided an investigative commission regarding the University of Art & Social Sciences (ARCIS) and its accreditation process. [7] He was also part of an investigative commission regarding public spending on primary health care and hospital infrastructure. [8]
In 2017, he was reelected to the Chamber of the Deputies representing the 22nd district of the Araucanía Region.
Paulsen is against abortion. In 2017, he voted against a bill that sought to legalize abortion under special circumstances. [9]
In 2016, Paulsen voted in favor of a bill that attempted to reinstate the death penalty in Chile. The bill was rejected in the Chamber of Deputies with 111 votes against and 13 votes in favor. [10]
In a 2014 interview with The Clinic, Paulsen stated that he was against same-sex marriage but in favor of civil unions. [11]
Candidate | List | Party | Votes | % | Result |
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Fuad Chahín | New Majority | DC | 26 586 | 43.69 | Deputy |
Diego Paulsen | Alliance | RN | 15 981 | 26.26 | Deputy |
Marcelo Segura | New Majority | PPD | 9141 | 15.02 | |
Enrique Estay | Alliance | UDI | 6738 | 11.07 | |
Marcelino Collio | If You Want It, Chile Changes | IND | 1349 | 2.21 | |
Gloria Mujica | Humanist Party | PH | 1050 | 1.72 |
Candidate | List | Party | Votes | % | Result |
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Diego Paulsen | Chile Vamos | RN | 24 385 | 22.6 | Deputy |
Jorge Rathgeb | Chile Vamos | RN | 21 468 | 19.9 | Deputy |
Mario Venegas | Democratic Convergence | DC | 14 978 | 13.9 | Deputy |
Andrea Parra | New Majority | PPD | 10 310 | 9.5 | Deputy |
Guillermo Jaramillo | New Majority | PPD | 7558 | 7.0 | |
Gregorio de la Maza | Chile Vamos | UDI | 6869 | 6.4 | |
Rayén Ingles | Democratic Convergence | DC | 4751 | 4.4 | |
Evaristo Curical | Broad Front | PH | 4404 | 4.1 |