Francisca Bello
{{Short description|Chilean politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Francisca Bello
| image = María_Francisca_Bello_Campos.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1987|9|17}}
| birth_place = Santiago, Chile
| office = Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
| constituency = District 6
| term_start = 11 March 2022
| term_end = 11 March 2026
| party = Social Convergence (CS)
| occupation =
| profession = Psychologist
| parents =
| alma_mater = Andrés Bello National University
| spouse =
| children =
| footnotes =
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María Francisca Bello Campos (born 17 September 1987) is a Chilean politician and feminist activist.{{Cite web |date=24 October 2023 |title=Diputada María Francisca Bello (CS): Históricamente han querido que las mujeres estemos en el lugar de lo privado y no de lo público |url=https://laneta.cl/diputada-maria-francisca-bello-cs-historicamente-han-querido-que-las-mujeres-estemos-en-el-lugar-de-lo-privado-y-no-de-lo-publico/ |accessdate=22 January 2024 |publisher=La Neta |language=es}}{{Cite web |date=5 April 2022 |title=Diputada Francisca Bello firmó carta en apoyo a la Región de Aconcagua que será presentada en la Convención |url=https://diarioaldia.cl/inicio/2022/04/05/diputada-francisca-bello-firmo-carta-en-apoyo-a-la-region-de-aconcagua-que-sera-presentada-en-la-convencion/ |accessdate=23 January 2024 |publisher=Al Día |language=es}} Since 2021, she has served, as a representative from District 6. She is one of the first openly bisexual Chilean representatives.{{Cite web |date=26 November 2021 |title=Nace una "bancada disidente" en el Congreso: quiénes son las 4 diputadas electas LGTBIQ+ |url=https://www.theclinic.cl/2021/11/26/bancada-disidente-en-el-congreso-diputadas-lgtb/ |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=The Clinic |language=es}}
Early life
Born in Santiago, Chile, she grew up in the San Felipe commune, where she completed her primary education at the "Colegio Alemán de San Felipe" and her secondary education at the "Liceo Bicentenario Corina Urbina Villanueva". Later, she pursued a degree in Psychology at Andrés Bello University.{{Cite web |title=Honorable Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados |url=https://www.camara.cl/diputados/detalle/biografia.aspx?prmId=1107#ficha-diputados |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=www.camara.cl |language=es-CL}}
Political career
From a young age, she has been an adherent of the Socialist Party and actively participated in the Student Federation at Andrés Bello National University. In the 2021 municipal elections, she ran for mayor of San Felipe representing the Broad Front but was not elected.{{Cite web |date=22 December 2020 |title=Francisca Bello Campos será la representante del Frente Amplio en la municipal de San Felipe - Diario La Quinta |url=https://diariolaquinta.cl/2020/12/22/francisca-bello-campos-sera-la-representante-del-frente-amplio-en-la-municipal-de-san-felipe/ |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=Diario La Quinta |language=es}}{{Cite web |date=11 January 2021 |title=María Francisca Bello Campos busca ser alcaldesa de San Felipe |url=https://eltrabajo.cl/portal/maria-francisca-bello-campos-busca-ser-alcaldesa-de-san-felipe/ |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=El Trabajo |language=es}} In the parliamentary elections held in November 2021, Bello was elected as a representative of District 6 with the Apruebo Dignidad coalition along with Diego Ibáñez. She is openly bisexual,{{Cite web |date=21 December 2021 |title=Latam 2021: Diputadas y funcionarias LGBT+ que llegaron a la política |url=https://www.homosensual.com/lgbt/latam-2021-diputadas-y-funcionarias-lgbt-que-llegaron-a-la-politica/ |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=Homosensual |language=es}} and is one of a group of LGBT representatives with Camila Musante, Marcela Riquelme, Emilia Schneider.
References
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External links
- [https://www.bcn.cl/historiapolitica/resenas_biograficas/wiki/Francisca_Bello_Campos BCN Profile]
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Category:Andrés Bello National University alumni
Category:Social Convergence politicians
Category:Frente Amplio (Chile) politicians
Category:Deputies of the LVI Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
Category:21st-century Chilean women politicians
Category:Politicians from Santiago, Chile
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