Rocío Faúndez

Rocío del Pilar Faúndez García (Santiago, December 18, 1975) is a Chilean social worker, university professor and politician, member of Democratic Revolution (RD). She was Undersecretary of Children (Chile), between March and September 2022, in the government of Gabriel Boric.

Education and Professional career She completed her higher education in social work and then pursued a degree in political science at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC). She also completed a master's degree in Latin American social and political studies at Alberto Hurtado University, and a master's degree in political and social sciences at the Pompeu Fabra University, Spain.

Political career Rocío Faúndez García is a feminist and a member of the Democratic Revolution (RD) party. In the 2021 parliamentary elections, she ran for a seat as deputy representing District No. 8 – composed of the municipalities of Cerrillos, Colina, Estación Central, Lampa, Maipú, Pudahuel, Quilicura, Til Tili – in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago, without being elected.