Hernán Palma

Luis Hugo Hernán Palma Pérez (born November 3, 1958) is a Chilean surgeon and politician, founding member of the Humanist Party of Chile. He is a deputy for the period 2022-2026, after being elected in the 2021 Chilean parliamentary elections.

Biography Hernán Palma grew up in the town of San Joaquín, in the commune of Pedro Aguirre Cerda. He studied medicine at the University of Chile, graduating in 1984 as a surgeon. He has trained in the rehabilitation of people, especially young people with problematic substance use. During the eighties, he moved to Puente Alto, a commune where he has resided since then. There he was one of the founding members of the Humanist Party, becoming a friend of Laura Rodríguez.

2021 elections In 2021, he participated in the conventional constituent elections for District 12, as the only candidate on his list, but was not elected. However, in the legislative elections of that same year, he was elected deputy for the same district with 0.24%, along with his colleagues on the Dignidad Ahora list, Pamela Jiles and Mónica Arce. He was the elected representative with the fewest votes in that election.

After the 2021 elections, the Humanist Party was dissolved for not achieving the minimum necessary vote. In this context, Hernán Palma was elected as General Secretary of the party, in a 6-month provisional directive, whose objective is to achieve the relegalization of the party and lead a refoundation process.

He assumed the position of deputy on March 11, 2022. He is currently part of the permanent commissions on Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples, and Health. At the beginning of the legislative period he joined the Communist, FREVS and independent benches.