Marco Antonio Núñez Lozano (born 2 September 1966) is a Chilean politician. He was

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of the

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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

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. He lived a period in exile in

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and returned to Chile in 1981. While studying at the

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he was President of the

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in 1989. In 1992 he obtained his degree. He subsequently went to the United States and obtained a Master in Public Health from

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in 1998. Four years later he obtained a PhD in Public Health Politics from

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Political career

Between 2001 and 2003 Núñez was

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. The next year he ran for mayor in San Felipe but was not elected. In the parliamentary elections of 2005,

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and

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Núñez was elected for

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of the

. On 17 March 2015 Núñez became President of the Chamber of Deputies. He succeeded

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of the

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. Regarding a receipts scandal of parliamentarians Núñez stated that there were likely to be several politicians who should step down from office. Later during his presidency of the Chamber of Deputies Núñez stated he wanted Chile to have one of the five most transparent parliaments worldwide. Núñez was succeeded as President of the Chamber of Deputies by Osvaldo Andrade on 22 March 2016. During the

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he ran as candidate for the

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for constituency 6 Valparaíso, but was not elected. His term in the Chamber of Deputies ended in 2018. Núñez is married and has two children.

References

External links

BCN Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nunez, Marco Antonio 1966 births Living people Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health alumni Intendants of Valparaíso Region Johns Hopkins University alumni Party for Democracy (Chile) politicians People from Viña del Mar Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile Presidents of the University of Chile Student Federation University of Chile alumni Deputies of the LII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Deputies of the LIII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Deputies of the LIV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile