Diego Paulsen | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2014 | |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile | |
| In office 7 April 2020 – 11 March 2022 | |
| Vice President | Francisco Undurraga Rodrigo González Torres |
| Preceded by | Iván Flores |
| Succeeded by | Raúl Soto |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Constituency | District 22 of Araucanía |
| In office 11 March 2014 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Enrique Estay |
| Succeeded by | District dissolved |
| Constituency | District 49 of Araucanía |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1987 Temuco, Chile |
| Political party | National Renewal |
| Spouse | María Valentina García |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Adolfo Ibáñez University Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (PgD) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Law graduate |
| Signature |  |
Diego Alfredo Paulsen Kehr[1][2] (born 1 August 1987) is a Chilean politician who served as the President of the Chamber of Deputies[3] from 2020 to 2022, and as has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2020, representing District 22 of Araucanía.[4]
He is the youngest person to hold the position of President of the Chamber of Deputies, being elected in April 2020 at the age of 32.[5] As President of the Chamber of Deputies, Paulsen is third in the presidential line of succession, after the Minister of the Interior and Public Security and the President of the Senate.[6]
Paulsen was first elected to Congress in 2013 representing District 49 of Araucanía and then reelected in 2017 representing the newly created District 22. He is a member of the liberal conservative National Renewal Party.
- ^ "Diego Paulsen Kehr – Cámara de Diputados". www.camara.cl. 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Diego Alfredo Paulsen Kehr – Reseñas Biográficas". www.bcn.cl. 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Diego Paulsen, nuevo líder de la Cámara: "El Presidente Piñera ha tenido algunos errores en el tono y en la forma en que se ha dirigido al Congreso"". www.latercera.com. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Diputado Diego Paulsen asume como nuevo presidente de la Cámara de Diputados". araucanianoticias.cl. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Amante del campo, deportista y alegre: Diego Paulsen, el inesperado nuevo pdte. de la Cámara que tiene 32 años". www.chvnoticias.cl. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Constitución Política de Chile Artículo 29". leyes-cl.com/. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.