Elisa Loncón
Elisa Loncón | |
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President of the Constitutional Convention | |
In office 4 July 2021 – 5 January 2022 | |
Vice President | Jaime Bassa |
Preceded by | Carmen Gloria Valladares (acting) |
Succeeded by | María Elisa Quinteros |
Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
In office 4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022 | |
Constituency | Mapuche people in the Coquimbo, Valparaíso, Santiago, O'Higgins and Maule Regions |
Personal details | |
Born | Elisa Loncón Antileo 23 January 1963 Lefweluan Community, Santiago, Chile |
Alma mater | University of La Frontera Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Leiden University |
Elisa Loncón Antileo (born 23 January 1963) is a
Background and early life
Elisa Loncón was born in Lefweluan, a
Loncón grew up in poverty and food insecurity.
Her brother Lautaro Loncón is a prominent Mapuche activist and political figure who served as indigenous secretary of the Party for Democracy.[6]
University education and academic career
Loncón had originally intended to study history, but was denied entry as she did not achieve the necessary score on the
Loncón then pursued
After graduating, Loncón became a professor at the University of Santiago, focusing her research and writing several books on the teaching of the Mapuche language.[9] She worked as an interpreter for VTR during Pope John Paul II's 1987 visit to Chile.
Activism and political involvement
While at university in 1983, Loncón joined the
She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2021.[12]
Constitutional Convention
In 2021, Loncón was a candidate for the Chilean Constitutional Convention, running to represent the Mapuche of the Coquimbo, Valparaíso, Santiago, O'Higgins and Maule regions, and was elected.[1]
Constitutional Convention presidential election
Early reports suggested Machi Francisca Linconao was seen as "the natural candidate" for indigenous members of the Constitutional Convention to support for president of the body. However, Linconao declined to run, instead proposing that Loncón stand for the presidency of the convention during a Winter solstice meeting held in her house in Padre Las Casas.[13]
Loncón agreed to run for the presidency and was elected on 4 July 2021 after the convention was inaugurated. Loncón received 96 votes in the second round, mainly from the left (Apruebo Dignidad, The List of the People) and center-left coalitions (part of Constituent Unity).[1]
Pundits interpreted her victory over Isabel Godoy in the first round as a victory of the Broad Front coalition over the Communist Party, both of whom are part of Apruebo Dignidad.[13][14] Fellow Mapuche activist and convention member Natividad Llanquileo chose to cast a blank vote instead of supporting Loncón, alleging that Loncón is too closely affiliated with the former Concertación.[15] Loncón pushed back against allegations that her support from the Concertación was a result of her brother Lautaro Loncón's position within the Party for Democracy,[6] which she deemed racist and patriarchal.[16]
Loncón's victory was greeted as a historic victory for Chile's indigenous peoples and received international attention.[17][18][19] Communist Party nominee Daniel Jadue was the first 2021 presidential candidate to congratulate Loncón on her victory.[20] Following Loncón's election, President of Chile Sebastián Piñera stated: "I wish you wisdom, prudence and strength to guide the Convention towards a new Constitution".[21]
Presidential tenure
Shortly after being elected President of the Constitutional Convention, Loncón declared her aim to discuss terms for the release of the
Having denounced harassment and
She was criticized by right-wing members of the Constitutional Convention for her recurrent use of Mapudungun when speaking in the convention.[25]
Loncón has helped to build a "plurinational library" in the Constitutional Convention and bought for that purpose books by
References
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- ^ "Loncon acusa "persecución" y "escarnio público" por solicitud de sus datos académicos y descarta "ocultar información"".
- ^ a b c "Quién es Elisa Loncon, la profesora mapuche elegida presidenta de la Convención Constituyente de Chile". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 4 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Pero Con Respeto - Elisa Loncón" (in Spanish). Chilevisión. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Elisa Loncon: "Nuestras profesoras a veces nos pegaban por ser indias" « Diario y Radio U Chile" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Quién es Elisa Loncón, la profesora mapuche que fue elegida presidenta de la Convención Constitucional | Ex-Ante". www.ex-ante.cl (in Spanish). 4 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Elisa Loncon Antileo". Department of Education - University of Santiago. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Elisa Loncon". Aula Intercultural (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Elisa Loncon: The decolonization of language". Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ Loncón, Elisa (6 January 2021). "Presentación". Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Elisa Loncón: "Se habla tanto del racismo en Estados Unidos, pero no se habla del de Chile" – Palabra Pública". Palabra Pública (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2021: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ a b Wilson, José Miguel (4 July 2021). "Cómo se gestó el triunfo de Loncón y la medición de fuerzas entre la alianza FA-PS y el bloque PC-Lista del Pueblo". Ex-Ante (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ Ferrer, Consuelo (6 July 2021). ""Geometría variable" se avizora en la Convención: Cómo se ordenaron las fuerzas políticas en el arranque". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Constituyente Natividad Llanquileo tras voto en blanco en Convención: "Actuamos en consecuencia"". 24horas.cl. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ Resumen.cl. "Elisa Loncon ante críticas por rol de su hermano en el PPD: "Son patriarcales, colonialistas y racistas"". Resumen.cl. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Mapuche woman to lead body drafting Chile's new constitution". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Mapuche woman picked to lead architects of Chile's new constitution". Reuters. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ Bell, Carole Concha. "Chile: election of progressive indigenous academic to oversee constitutional reform is a blow to right-wing establishment". The Conversation. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ publimetro. "Daniel Jadue fue el primer candidato que valoró elección de Elisa Loncon en la CC". Publimetro (in European Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ Gallardo, Rosario (4 July 2021). "Piñera tras victoria de Elisa Loncón: "Le deseo sabiduría, prudencia y fortaleza para guiar la Convención hacia una nueva Constitución"". La Tercera. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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- ^ Nash Rojas, Claudio (17 December 2020). "Prisión política en el Chile democrático: un nuevo debate incómodo". Ciper. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Designan a dos carabineras como escoltas de Elisa Loncon tras denuncia de amenazas". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 20 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d Santander M., Pedro (25 August 2021). ""La Convención Constitucional está bajo ataque", ¿verdad o fake news?". Ciper. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Las cuentas detrás del hashtag que pide la destitución de Elisa Loncón". contexto. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Retamal N., Pablo (3 August 2021). "Los libros que mostró Elisa Loncon en la Convención y que apuntan a una "biblioteca plurinacional"". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2021.