Emilia Nuyado

Emilia Iris Nuyado Ancapichún is a Chilean politician of Mapuche-Huilliche descent. Since March 11, 2018 she has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies representing District 25 in the Los Lagos Region. She also became one of the first two Mapuche women elected to the Chilean Congress, together with her conservative counterpart Aracely Leuquén.

Political career

A member of the Socialist Party of Chile since 2000, she had been a council member in the commune of San Pablo for four terms. She is also an advisor to the National Corporation for Indigenous Development and has served three terms. In both positions, she was elected by popular vote obtaining majority vote.
She participated in parliamentary elections of 2017, running for the seat of deputy representing district 25. She was elected with 8,142 votes, equaling 6.3%.