María Luisa Cordero

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cordero and the second or maternal family name is Velásquez.
María Luisa Cordero
Deputy of the Republic
In office
11 March 2022 – 11 March 2026
Constituency10th District
Personal details
Born (1943-01-23) 23 January 1943 (age 81)
Puerto Montt, Chile
Political partyChristian Democracy
(1964−1983)
Close to Unión Demócrata Independiente[1]
(2020−21)
Close to National Renewal[2][3]
(2021−)
SpouseJaime Laso (1969−1980)
ChildrenTwo
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPsychiatrist

María Luisa Cordero Velásquez (born 23 January 1943) is a Chilean psychiatrist, writer, television commentator and politician.

Political career

In 2012, she defined herself as an anti-communist.[4][5] In 2013 she was criticized for saying that her vote “is worth 10 times more than [my] maid's”. During the 2021 political campaign she was asked if she had changed her mind on the subject, and she replied that “I still think the same”. In 2021, she failed to gain a seat for the Chilean Constitutional Convention.[6]

As congresswoman

In November 2021, she was elected to the House of Representatives.

References

  1. ^ "María Luisa Cordero (Ind-UDI): "Me cargan las discriminaciones positivas"". 24 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Doctora Cordero anuncia candidatura a diputada por RN, entre roces internos del partido" (in Spanish). The Clinic. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Doctora Cordero irá como candidata a diputada en un cupo de RN" (in Spanish). 24 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Dra. Cordero: "Soy anticomunista"". Mentiras Verdaderas (in Spanish). 18 October 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ^ "La Doctora Cordero en Mentiras Verdaderas le empató a Las Argandoña con 7 puntos de rating" (in Spanish). Soy Chile. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Doctora Cordero pierde y no logra llegar a la Convención Constituyente" (in Spanish). Megavisión. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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