María Victoria Ovalle

María Victoria Ovalle Ovalle (born 12 June 1947) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy.

Biography She was born in Santiago on 12 June 1947, the daughter of Augusto Ovalle Claro and Emma Ovalle Cruz. On 20 June 1965, she married former senator Francisco Javier Errázuriz Talavera, and they had seven children.

She studied at the Colegio de las Monjas Francesas and completed her Bachillerato with the highest score. She did not attend university, as she married shortly thereafter. Later, she became involved in business activities.

Political career In December 1997, she was elected deputy representing the Unión de Centro Centro Progresista (UCCP) for District No. 35 (Chépica, La Estrella, Litueche, Lolol, Marchigüe, Nancagua, Navidad, Palmilla, Paredones, Peralillo, Pichilemu, Placilla, Pumanque and Santa Cruz), VI Region, for the 1998–2002 term.

On 17 March 1998, she joined the Standing Committees on Education, Culture, Sports and Recreation, and on Health. On 13 October 1998, she became a member of the committee tasked with reporting on the constitutional accusation filed against the former Minister of Public Works, Ricardo Lagos.

On 21 June 1998, she joined the Investigative Committee responsible for examining alleged irregularities in the bidding process of the Empresa Metropolitana de Obras Sanitarias S.A. (EMOS).

She was also part of the parliamentary committee of National Renewal.