Andrés_Fontecilla

Andrés Fontecilla

Andrés Fontecilla

Canadian politician (born 1967)


Andrés Fontecilla (born 20 September 1967) is a Canadian politician from Quebec. He was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election, representing the electoral district of Laurier-Dorion as a member of Québec solidaire.[1]

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He was co-spokesperson of the party, along with Françoise David, from 2013 to 2017.

Biography

Fontecilla was born in Chile but emigrated to Canada in 1981, having fled the authoritarian regime of Augusto Pinochet.[2]

He completed a degree in anthropology at the University of Montreal, and was elected president of the student association for his department.[2]

Political career

Fontecilla was a member of the Quebec provincial party Union des forces progressistes (UFP) since its foundation[2] and ran as the party's candidate in a 2004 by-election for the National Assembly of Quebec, but finished a distant third. In 2006 the UFP and Option citoyenne merged to form Québec solidaire. Fontecilla ran for Québec solidaire in the 2012 Quebec general election, finishing in third place. On 5 May 2013 he was chosen to be co-spokesperson of the party along with Françoise David.[3]

He was again defeated in the 2014 Quebec general election, but won in 2018.

Electoral record

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References

  1. "Andrés Fontecilla". Québec solidaire. Québec solidaire. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  2. Sioui, Marie-Michèle (5 May 2013). "Québec solidaire choisit Andrés Fontecilla comme porte-parole". La Presse. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

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