Jenny Álvarez

Jenny Paola Álvarez Vera (born 30 March 1974) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy.

Early life and education Álvarez was born in Castro on March 30, 1974. She is originally from Chonchi, in the Los Lagos Region. She is the daughter of Ciariaco Álvarez Pérez and Nircia Vera Gómez.

She completed her primary education at Escuela F-985 of Chonchi and her secondary education at Liceo Galvarino Riveros Cárdenas in the commune of Castro.

In 1994, she studied Banking Administration and Accounting at ICCE Santiago.

Political career Álvarez has been a member of the Socialist Party of Chile since the age of 14.

In 2004, she was elected city councilor of the commune of Chonchi, representing the Socialist Party of Chile.

In March 2006, she was appointed Governor of the Chiloé Province, in the Los Lagos Region, a position she held until 2007.

In December 2009, she ran as a candidate for the Chamber of Deputies for the former 58th electoral district of the Los Lagos Region, without being elected.

In August 2013, she won the Socialist Party primary elections, securing the party’s nomination to compete in the November parliamentary elections of that year.

She did not seek re-election to the Chamber of Deputies in the parliamentary elections held on November 21, 2021.