María Francisca Bello Campos (born 17 September 1987) is a

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an politician and feminist activist. Since 2021, she has served, as a representative from

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. She is one of the first openly bisexual Chilean representatives.

Early life

Born in

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, she grew up in the San Felipe commune, where she completed her primary education at the "Colegio Alemán de San Felipe" and her secondary education at the "Liceo Bicentenario Corina Urbina Villanueva". Later, she pursued a degree in

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Political career

From a young age, she has been an adherent of the

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and actively participated in the Student Federation at Andrés Bello National University. In the 2021 municipal elections, she ran for mayor of San Felipe representing the Broad Front but was not elected. In the parliamentary elections held in November 2021, Bello was elected as a representative of

with the

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coalition along with

Diego Ibáñez Diego Eduardo Ibáñez Cotroneo (born 25 January 1989) is a Chilean politician, lawyer, and environmental activist. He is a law graduate from the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso. He is a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Distric ...

. She is openly bisexual, and is one of a group of LGBT representatives with Camila Musante, Marcela Riquelme, Emilia Schneider.

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BCN Profile
1987 births Living people Andrés Bello National University alumni Social Convergence politicians Frente Amplio (Chile) politicians Deputies of the LVI Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile 21st-century Chilean women politicians Politicians from Santiago, Chile Chilean LGBTQ politicians Chilean bisexual people Bisexual women politicians {{Chile-Deputy-stub