| Birth date | 26 May 1980 (age 46) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Curepto, Maule Region |
| Office | Minister of the Constitutional Court of Chile |
| Term start | 10 January 2024 |
| Office 1 | Expert Commissioner for the Constitutional Council |
| Term start 1 | 24 January 2023 |
| Term end 1 | 7 November 2023 |
| Party | Independent (endorsed by Chile Vamos) |
| Alma mater |
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| Profession | Lawyer |
| Occupation | Academic Judge |
Marcela Inés Peredo Rojas (born 26 May 1980) is a Chilean lawyer, academic and university professor. Independent with the sponsorship of Chile Vamos, she was a member of the Expert Commission that drafted the preliminary text for the 2023 Chilean constitutional process.
Since January 2024, she has served as a minister of the Constitutional Court of Chile, designated by the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.[1]
Biography
Early life and education
She was born in Curepto, Maule Region, in 1980. She studied law at the University of Talca, qualifying as a lawyer. She later earned a master’s degree in Public Law with a specialization in Constitutional Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (2009), and a master’s in Legal Research at the University of the Andes (2013).[2]
On 21 December 2016, she received her PhD in Law from the University of the Andes with a thesis entitled El margen de apreciación del legislador en las sentencias del Tribunal Constitucional chileno: test de margen proporcionado.[2][3][4]
Professional career
Between 2016 and 2021, she was a research academic at the Autonomous University of Chile, where she also coordinated the PhD program in Law (2018–2019).[3]
She has worked as legal advisor to the Ministry of Justice and as a trademark examiner at the Ministry of Economy.[2]
Since 2021, she has been a professor at the University of the Andes, teaching courses in legal theory and constitutional law. At this university, she has also served as a researcher at POLIS, Constitutional Observatory.[2]
Between January and February 2023, she was a visiting researcher at the University of Notre Dame (United States) as a Fulbright Visiting Fellow.[2]
On 23 January 2023, she was confirmed by the Chamber of Deputies of Chile as an independent nominee supported by Chile Vamos, particularly the social Christian caucus, to serve on the Expert Commission of the 2023 Chilean constitutional process.[5]
In January 2024, she was appointed minister of the Constitutional Court of Chile, in one of the seats designated by the Chamber of Deputies.[1]
References
- ^ "Senado ratifica a 4 nuevos integrantes del Tribunal Constitucional". Senado de Chile. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Marcela Peredo Rojas". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Universidad Autónoma de Chile: Plebiscito en Chile y sus implicancias Sociales". Corporación de Universidades Privadas. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Doctores en Derecho - Defensa - Título de Tesis". Universidad de los Andes. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Comisión estará encargada de redactar el anteproyecto de nueva Constitución". El Mercurio. Retrieved 7 March 2023.