Carla Andrea Amtmann Fecci (born 27 July 1987) is a
Chilean politician
A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...
. She is the current mayor of
Valdivia
Valdivia (; Mapuche: Ainil) is a city and commune in southern Chile, administered by the Municipality of Valdivia. The city is named after its founder Pedro de Valdivia and is located at the confluence of the Calle-Calle, Valdivia, and Cau-Cau ...
and also was president of the
Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso
The Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso ( es, link=no, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso) (PUCV), also known as ''Universidad Católica de Valparaíso'' (UCV), is one of six Catholic university, Catholic universities i ...
Students Federation.
Early life
Born in
Valdivia
Valdivia (; Mapuche: Ainil) is a city and commune in southern Chile, administered by the Municipality of Valdivia. The city is named after its founder Pedro de Valdivia and is located at the confluence of the Calle-Calle, Valdivia, and Cau-Cau ...
, Amtmann is the daughter of the scholar Ester Aurora Fecci Pérez and of Carlos Alberto Amtmann Moyano, also a scholar and former head of the
Austral University of Chile
Austral University of Chile ( es, Universidad Austral de Chile or UACh) is a Chilean research university based primarily in Valdivia, with a satellite campus in Puerto Montt. Founded on September 7, 1954, it is one of the eight original Chilean Tr ...
. She finished her secondary education at Colegio Domus-Mater de Valdivia.
In 2012, Amtmann finished his
BA and received herself as a Professor of History, Geography, and Social Sciences at his alma
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV). Similarly, she has a
master in Applied Economics in Public Policy at the
Alberto Hurtado University as well as an International Policy and Economic Development at the
Fordham University
Fordham University () is a Private university, private Jesuit universities, Jesuit research university in New York City. Established in 1841 and named after the Fordham, Bronx, Fordham neighborhood of the The Bronx, Bronx in which its origina ...
.
Political career
From 2008 to 2009, Amtmann was president of the
Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso Students Federation.
In the
2017 Chilean general election
General elections were held in Chile on 19 November 2017, including presidential, parliamentary and regional elections.
Voters went to the polls to elect:
* A President of the Republic to serve a four-year term.
* Twenty three of 43 members of ...
, she ran for a seat in the
deputy for the 24th District. Nevertheless, she wasn't elected.
Four years later, in the
2021 Chilean municipal elections
Municipal elections were held in Chile on 15 and 16 May 2021, in conjunction with elections of members for the Constitutional Convention and regional governors. The process included the direct election of mayors and the members of the council of ...
, she ran for mayor of the
Valdivia
Valdivia (; Mapuche: Ainil) is a city and commune in southern Chile, administered by the Municipality of Valdivia. The city is named after its founder Pedro de Valdivia and is located at the confluence of the Calle-Calle, Valdivia, and Cau-Cau ...
municipality. In the elections, she obtained 49% of the votes.
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
People from Valdivia
Chilean historians
Chilean people of German descent
Presidents of the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso Student Federation
Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso alumni
Alberto Hurtado University alumni
Fordham University alumni
Mayors of places in Chile
Women mayors of places in Chile
Democratic Revolution politicians
21st-century Chilean politicians
21st-century Chilean women politicians