Camila Vallejo
Camila Vallejo | |
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Vallejo in 2024 | |
| Minister General Secretariat of Government | |
| In office 9 July 2025 – 11 March 2026 | |
| President | Gabriel Boric |
| Preceded by | Aisén Etcheverry |
| Succeeded by | Mara Sedini |
| In office 11 March 2022 – 23 December 2024 | |
| President | Gabriel Boric |
| Preceded by | Jaime Bellolio |
| Succeeded by | Aisén Etcheverry (acting) |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile | |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 11 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Daniela Serrano |
| Constituency | District 12 |
| In office 11 March 2014 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Montes Cisternas |
| Succeeded by | District dissolved |
| Constituency | District 26 of the Santiago Metropolitan Region |
| President of the University of Chile Student Federation | |
| In office 24 November 2010 – 16 November 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Julio Sarmiento |
| Succeeded by | Scarlett Mac-Ginty (acting) Gabriel Boric |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 April 1988 Santiago, Chile |
| Party | Communist |
| Spouse |
Abel Zicavo (m. 2023) |
| Domestic partner | Julio Sarmiento (2011–2016) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Profession | Geographer |
Camila Antonia Amaranta Vallejo Dowling (Spanish: [kaˈmila anˈtonja amaˈɾanta βaˈʝexo ˈðawlin]; born 28 April 1988) is a Chilean geographer, politician, and former student leader. A prominent member of the Communist Party of Chile, she serves as the Minister General Secretariat of Government under President Gabriel Boric, a role she has held since March 2022, making her the government's chief spokesperson. She previously served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for District 26 (2014–2018) and later District 12 (2018–2022).
Vallejo rose to national prominence as a leading figure in the 2011 student protests, during which she served as president of the University of Chile Student Federation (FECh) and spokesperson for the Confederation of Chilean Students (Confech). Her role in the protests earned her international recognition, with The New York Times Magazine dubbing her "the world's most glamorous revolutionary". She is widely regarded as one of the most influential communist figures in 21st-century Chile and is often seen as the symbolic successor to the late communist leader Gladys Marín.