Nora Cuevas

Nora Cuevas was born in Santiago on 4 January 1959, the daughter of Nora Hilda Contreras Quiroz and Raúl Alfredo Cuevas Palma.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bcn.cl/historiapolitica/resenas_parlamentarias/wiki/Nora_Cuevas_Contreras |title=Nora Cuevas Contreras |publisher=Library of Congress of Chile |language=Spanish |access-date=2021-09-07}} Her father was a politician of the Liberal Party (PL), who served as the mayor of San Bernardo from 1963 to 1967, and a councilor there from 1992 to 1996.{{Cite news |url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/Nacional/2018/09/27/921948/Nora-Cuevas-quien-es-la-alcaldesa-de-San-Bernardo.html |title=Ex vocera de J. A. Kast y 10 años en San Bernardo: La alcaldesa UDI que se enfrenta al Gobierno por proyecto de Walmart |trans-title=Ex-Spokesperson for J. A. Kast and 10 Years in San Bernardo: The UDI Mayor Confronting the Government Over Walmart Project |first=Fernanda |last=Villalobos D. |newspaper=El Mercurio |location=Santiago |language=Spanish |date=2018-09-27 |access-date=2021-09-07}}

She attended the Colegio Inmaculada Concepción de San Bernardo, and later studied pedagogy in biology at the University of Chile. She graduated as a public relations officer from the National School of Public Relations.{{Cite web |url=https://www.sanbernardo.cl/contenidos/municipio/alcaldesa.html |title=Biografía Alcaldesa Nora Cuevas Contreras |publisher=Municipality of San Bernardo, Chile |language=Spanish |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119183908/https://www.sanbernardo.cl/contenidos/municipio/alcaldesa.html |archive-date=2010-01-19 |url-status=dead |access-date=2021-09-07}}

She worked at the Central University of Chile for 16 years as its head of wellness.

She is married to Jean-Yves Gautier, and has two children from a previous marriage.

Cuevas began her political career with an unsuccessful run for councilor of San Bernardo commune in the 1996 municipal elections. She ran again in 2000 and was elected, repeating the result in 2004.{{Cite web |url=https://www.servel.cl/elecciones-municipales-resultados-alcaldes-y-concejales-1992-2000/ |title=Elecciones Municipales: Resultados Alcaldes y Concejales 1992–2000 |trans-title=Municipal Elections: Mayor and Councilor Results 1992–2000 |publisher=Electoral Service of Chile |language=Spanish |access-date=2021-09-07}}

In 2008, she ran for mayor of San Bernardo, and was elected with 41.6% of the votes. She was reelected twice, serving until 2020.{{Cite web |url=https://www.servel.cl/elecciones-municipales-resultados-concejales-2004-2012-2/ |title=Elecciones Municipales: Resultados Alcaldes 2004–2012 |trans-title=Municipal Elections: Mayor Results 2004–2012 |publisher=Electoral Service of Chile |language=Spanish |access-date=2021-09-07}} As mayor, she promoted the establishment of San Bernardo as a center of Chilean folklore.{{Cite news |url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/magazine/2009/01/30/342502/san-bernardo-se-transforma-en-la-sede-del-folclor-chileno-este-fin-de-semana.html |title=San Bernardo se transforma en la sede del folclor chileno este fin de semana |trans-title=San Bernardo Becomes the Headquarters of Chilean Folklore This Weekend |first=David |last=Ponce |newspaper=El Mercurio |location=Santiago |language=Spanish |date=2009-01-30 |access-date=2021-09-07}}

During the 2017 general election, Cuevas was a spokesperson for presidential candidate José Antonio Kast, a former member of the UDI, dealing with social, municipal, and housing issues for his campaign.

On 31 July 2020, she was designated by the UDI's board to fill the vacancy left by Jaime Bellolio in the Chamber of Deputies when he was named Minister Secretary General of Government.{{Cite web |url=https://www.radioagricultura.cl/politica/2020/07/31/udi-designa-a-claudio-alvarado-y-nora-cuevas-como-los-reemplazos-de-victor-perez-y-jaime-bellolio.html/amp/ |title=UDI designa a Nora Cuevas y Claudio Alvarado como los reemplazos de Jaime Bellolio y Víctor Pérez en el Congreso |trans-title=UDI Designates Nora Cuevas and Claudio Alvarado as the Replacements of Jaime Bellolio and Víctor Pérez in Congress |first=Gloria |last=Tapia |publisher=Radio Agricultura |language=Spanish |date=2020-07-31 |access-date=2021-09-07}}

Cuevas was sworn in on 5 August, becoming a member of the permanent commissions on human rights and indigenous peoples, family, sports and recreation, and women and gender equity.

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