Sara Concha
Official portrait, 2022
President of the Christian Social Party
Assumed office
4 May 2023
Preceded byÁngel Roa
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
Assumed office
11 March 2022
ConstituencyDistrict 19 of the Ñuble
Personal details
Born
Sara Nicol Concha Smith

(1995-09-09) 9 September 1995
Chillán, Chile
Political partyChristian Social Party (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations		Christian Conservative (2020–2021)
Alma materUniversidad del Alba
OccupationPro-life activist

Sara Nicol Concha Smith (born 9 September 1995) is a Chilean speech therapist and politician currently serving as Deputy from District 19 of Nuble Region since 2022.[1] She was elected to the Chamber of Deputies from Christian Conservative Party she cofounded in January 2020.[2]

Background and career

Sara Concha was born in Chillan in 1995 to an evangelical Christian family. She had her primary education at Colliguay and Quinchamalí Basic School and secondary education at Darío Salas Multipurpose School in Chillan commune finishing in 2013. She began her university education at University of Bío-Bío and later transferred to the University of Alba where she earned her bachelor's degree in speech therapy.[3][4]

Concha started her political career while in the university and cofounded with fellow students, Christian Conservative Party (PCC). She ran in the May 2021 conventional constituent elections for the Ñuble Region under the coalition of Social Christian Front (FSC) but lost after securing only 2,239 or 1.43 per cent of the votes cast. Same year, she ran under same coalition for the Chamber of Deputies to represent District 19 in the Nuble Region.[5] She was elected with 5,303 or 3.15 per cent of the votes cast in her fourth year in the university and at 26 years of age, she became the youngest Deputy. After the dissolution of the Christian Conservative Party she joined the National Renewal party.[6] Her political view is pro-life and she actively participates in anti-abortion movements. She is against explicit sexual education.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Honorable Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados - Chile". www.camara.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  2. ↑ "Diputada Sara Concha inscribe partido político | CHILLANONLINE" (in Spanish). 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  3. ↑ "Sara Nicol Concha Smith - Candidata constituyente Distrito 19". interactivo.latercera.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  4. ↑ katherine_valenzuela@tecnowork.cl, TecnoWork SPA Sitios web, diseño y programación, Escríbenos a. "Diputada Sara Concha emplazó al Gobierno a priorizar a estudiantes de comunas rurales en Sistema de Admisión Escolar | El Resumen". chillanciudadanos.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ Chile, C. N. N. "Sara Concha y los fundamentos de la AC contra Ávila: "Ha infringido el derecho preferente de educación de los padres"". CNN Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  6. ↑ "Nuevo revés del Partido Republicano: Diputada electa Sara Concha se sumará a bancada RN". El Desconcierto / Periodismo digital independiente (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  7. ↑ "Los siete capítulos de la acusación constitucional contra el ministro de Educación Marco Antonio Ávila « Diario y Radio Universidad Chile". radio.uchile.cl (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  8. ↑ "Litoralpress - Texto de la Noticia". www.litoralpress.cl. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
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