Gabriel Ascencio

{{Short description|Chilean politician (born 1953)}}

{{Expand Spanish|topic=bio|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Gabriel Ascencio

| image = 180px

| caption = Official portrait (2018)

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1953|10|25}}

| birth_place = Coyhaique, Chile

| office1 = Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile

| constituency1 = 26th District

| term_start1 = 11 March 2018

| term_end1 = 11 March 2022

| predecessor1 = Creation of the district

| successor1 =

| office2 = Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile

| constituency2 = 58th District (Ancud, Castro, Chaitén, Chonchi, Curaco de Vélez, Dalcahue, Futaleufú, Hualaihué, Palena, Puqueldón, Queilén, Quellón, Quemchi and Quinchao)

| term_start2 = 11 March 1994

| term_end2 = 11 March 2014

| predecessor2 = Dionisio Faulbaum

| successor2 = Jenny Álvarez

| party = Christian Democracy

| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list|University of Chile (BA)}}

| occupation = Politician

| profession = Lawyer

| spouse = Martha Bayona

| footnotes =

}}

Gabriel Héctor Ascencio Mansilla (born 8 July 1953) is a Chilean politician and lawyer who served as deputy of his country.{{Cite web|url=https://cooperativa.cl/noticias/pais/politica/democracia-cristiana/diputado-gabriel-ascencio-informo-que-no-postulara-nuevamente-al-congreso/2021-08-21/133428.html|title=Diputado Gabriel Ascencio informó que no postulará nuevamente al Congreso|publisher=Radio Cooperativa|date=21 August 2021|accessdate=27 December 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.adprensa.cl/politica/gabriel-ascencio-anuncio-su-decision-de-no-postular-en-el-siguiente-periodo-al-parlamento/|title=Gabriel Ascencio anunció su decisión de no postular en el siguiente periodo al Parlamento|publisher=AD Prensa|date=21 August 2021|accessdate=27 December 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.eldesconcierto.cl/nacional/2021/08/21/gabriel-ascencio-pone-fin-a-su-carrera-parlamentaria-tras-casi-30-anos-en-el-congreso.html|title=Gabriel Ascencio anunció su decisión de no postular en el siguiente periodo al Parlamento|publisher=El Desconcierto|date=21 August 2021|accessdate=27 December 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnnchile.com/lodijeronencnn/gabriel-ascencio-carabineros-descontrol-alguien-se-lo-permite_20201004/|title=Diputado Ascencio (DC): «Es obvio que cuando Carabineros actúa con este descontrol es porque se lo permite alguien»|publisher=CNN Chile|date=4 October 2021|accessdate=27 December 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnnchile.com/pais/ascencio-denuncia-fiscalia-acusacion-celis-extorsiones_20200715/|title=Diputado Ascencio presentará denuncia ante Fiscalía por acusación de Celis sobre extorsiones|publisher=CNN Chile|date=15 July 2020|accessdate=27 December 2021}}

In 2021, he announced his retirement of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.