Marco Antonio Núñez
{{short description|Chilean politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Family name hatnote|Núñez|Lozano|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Marco Antonio Núñez
|image = File:Marco Antonio Núñez Lozano.jpg
|alt =
|caption = Núñez in 2013
|office = President of the Chamber of Deputies
|term_start = 17 March 2015
|term_end = 22 March 2016
|successor = Osvaldo Andrade
|predecessor = Aldo Cornejo
|office2 = Member of the Chamber of Deputies
|term_start2 = 2006
|term_end2 = 2018
|office3 = Intendant of Valparaíso Region
|term_start3 = 2001
|term_end3 = 2003
| predecessor3 = Raúl Allard Neumann
| successor3 = Luis Guastavino
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|09|02|df=y}}
|birth_place = Viña del Mar, Chile
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Party for Democracy
|alma_mater =
|website =
|}}
Marco Antonio Núñez Lozano (born 2 September 1966) is a Chilean politician. He was President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile between 17 March 2015 and 22 March 2016. Núñez is member of the Party for Democracy and was a member of the Chamber of Deputies between 2006 and 2018.
Biography
Núñez was born in Viña del Mar.{{cite web|author= |url=http://historiapolitica.bcn.cl/resenas_parlamentarias/wiki/Marco_Antonio_N%C3%BA%C3%B1ez_Lozano |title=Reseña Biográfica Parlamentaria Marco Antonio Núñez Lozano |language=Spanish |publisher=Historia Política Legislativa del Congreso Nacional de Chile |date= |accessdate=11 October 2020}} He lived a period in exile in Venezuela and returned to Chile in 1981. While studying at the University of Chile he was President of the University of Chile Student Federation in 1989. In 1992 he obtained his degree. He subsequently went to the United States and obtained a Master in Public Health from Harvard University in 1998. Four years later he obtained a PhD in Public Health Politics from Johns Hopkins University.{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.camara.cl/camara/diputado_detalle.aspx?prmid=876 |title=Diputado Marco Antonio Núñez Lozano |language=Spanish |publisher=Chamber of Deputies of Chile |date= |accessdate=19 December 2015}}
Political career
Between 2001 and 2003 Núñez was intendant of Valparaíso Region. The next year he ran for mayor in San Felipe but was not elected. In the parliamentary elections of 2005, 2009 and 2013 Núñez was elected for District 11 of the Valparaíso Region. On 17 March 2015 Núñez became President of the Chamber of Deputies.{{cite web|author=Carolina Mascareño |url=http://www.t13.cl/noticia/politica/marco-antonio-nunez-ppd-asume-como-nuevo-presidente-de-la-camara-de-diputados |title=Marco Antonio Núñez (PPD) asume como nuevo presidente de la Cámara |language=Spanish |publisher=T13 |date=17 March 2015 |accessdate=20 December 2015}} He succeeded Aldo Cornejo of the Christian Democratic Party.{{cite web|author=Carlos Vega |url=http://www.biobiochile.cl/2015/03/17/este-martes-se-define-al-nuevo-presidente-de-la-camara-baja-tras-renuncia-de-aldo-cornejo-dc.shtml |title=Marco Antonio Nuñez asume como nuevo presidente de la Cámara de Diputados |language=Spanish |publisher=BioBio.cl |date=17 March 2015 |accessdate=20 December 2015}}
Regarding a receipts scandal of parliamentarians Núñez stated that there were likely to be several politicians who should step down from office.{{cite web|author=Héctor Areyuna |url=http://radio.uchile.cl/2015/04/02/marco-antonio-nunez-hay-parlamentarios-que-deberan-dejar-sus-cargos |title=Marco Antonio Núñez: Hay parlamentarios que deberán dejar sus cargos |language=Spanish |publisher=diarioUChile |date=2 April 2015 |accessdate=20 December 2015}} Later during his presidency of the Chamber of Deputies Núñez stated he wanted Chile to have one of the five most transparent parliaments worldwide.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.24horas.cl/politica/marco-antonio-nunez-queremos-estar-entre-los-cinco-congresos-mas-transparentes-1761465 |title=Marco Antonio Núñez: "Queremos estar entre los cinco congresos más transparentes" |language=Spanish |publisher=24horas.cl |date=20 August 2015 |accessdate=20 December 2015}} Núñez was succeeded as President of the Chamber of Deputies by Osvaldo Andrade on 22 March 2016.{{cite web|author=María Paz Núñez |url=http://www.latercera.com/noticia/politica/2016/03/674-673380-9-osvaldo-andrade-es-ratificado-como-presidente-de-la-camara-de-diputados-hasta.shtml |title=Osvaldo Andrade es ratificado como presidente de la Cámara de Diputados hasta 2017 |language=Spanish |publisher=La Tercera |date=22 March 2016 |accessdate=25 March 2016}} During the 2017 Chilean general election he ran as candidate for the Senate of Chile for constituency 6 Valparaíso, but was not elected.{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.emol.com/especiales/2017/actualidad/nacional/elecciones/resultados.asp#s5006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007032827/https://www.emol.com/especiales/2017/actualidad/nacional/elecciones/resultados.asp#v19001 |title=Elecciones 2017 |language=es |publisher=EMOL |date= |archive-date=7 October 2020}} His term in the Chamber of Deputies ended in 2018.
References
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External links
- [https://www.bcn.cl/historiapolitica/resenas_parlamentarias/wiki/Marco_Antonio_N%C3%BA%C3%B1ez_Lozano BCN Profile]
- {{Twitter|marconunez}}
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Category:Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health alumni
Category:Intendants of Valparaíso Region
Category:Johns Hopkins University alumni
Category:Party for Democracy (Chile) politicians
Category:People from Viña del Mar
Category:Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
Category:Presidents of the University of Chile Student Federation
Category:University of Chile alumni
Category:Deputies of the LII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
Category:Deputies of the LIII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
Category:Deputies of the LIV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile