Paulina Núñez
Paulina Núñez | |
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| Member of the Senate | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2022 | |
| Constituency | 3rd Circunscription (Antofagasta Region) |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 11 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Creation of the District |
| Constituency | District 3 |
| In office 11 March 2014 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Manuel Rojas Molina |
| Succeeded by | Dissolution of the District |
| Constituency | 4th District (Antofagasta, Mejillones, Sierra Gorda and Taltal) |
| Ministry Regional Secretary of Antofagasta | |
| In office 19 April 2010 – 31 May 2013 | |
| President | Sebastián Piñera |
| Preceded by | Paula Baltra |
| Succeeded by | Juan Pablo Arriagada |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 December 1982 |
| Party | Renovación Nacional |
| Spouse | Cristián Monckeberg (2018–) |
| Children | Three |
| Parent(s) | Guillermo Núñez Ernestina Urrutia |
| Alma mater |
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| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Paulina Andrea Núñez Urrutia (born 30 December 1982) is a Chilean lawyer, academic and politician affiliated with the National Renewal (RN) party.
Since 2022, she has served as a member of the Senate of Chile, representing the Antofagasta Region. She previously sat in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile for two consecutive terms, from 2014 to 2022, during which she became noted for her work on transparency, probity and civic participation in public administration.
Born in Antofagasta, Núñez read law at the Catholic University of the North (UCN), where she later lectured on civil society and citizen participation. Prior to entering national politics, she served as Regional Ministerial Secretary ―Seremi― of Government for the Antofagasta Region during the first administration of President Sebastián Piñera, becoming one of the youngest regional officials in Chile at the time.
Within National Renewal, she has held several leadership positions, including vice-president and head of the party’s women’s wing. Over the course of her parliamentary career, she has sat on key legislative committees such as Constitution, Legislation, Justice and Rules; National Defence; and Environment and National Assets. Núñez is married to former minister and deputy Cristián Monckeberg, with whom she has one daughter, Matilde.