Emilia Schneider

Emilia Schneider
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
Assumed office
11 March 2022
ConstituencySantiago
Personal details
Born (1996-10-23) 23 October 1996 (age 28)
Santiago, Chile
Political partyCommons
Social Convergence

Emilia Schneider (born 23 October 1996) is a Chilean feminist, activist, and politician. In the 2021 Chilean general election, she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Chile with the left-wing Commons party. She is the first openly transgender person to be elected to the Chamber of Deputies.[1]

  1. ^ Zhang, SJ (29 November 2021). "Chile elects first trans woman to congress as presidential election putos LGBT+ rights 'at stake'". Pink News. Retrieved 30 November 2021.