Andrés Fontecilla
| Andrés Fontecilla | |
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| Spokesperson of Québec solidaire | |
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Assumed office 5 May 2013 |
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| President of Québec solidaire | |
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September 20, 1967 Chile |
| Political party | Québec solidaire |
| Residence | Montreal |
Andrés Fontecilla (born 20 September 1967 in Chile) is a Quebec politician. On 5 May 2013 he became co-spokesperson of Québec solidaire, along with Françoise David.
Fontecilla was born in Chile but emigrated to Quebec in 1981, having fled the authoritarian regime of Augusto Pinochet.
He completed a degree in anthropology at the University of Montreal, and was elected president of the student association for his department.
Fontecilla was a member of the Quebec provincial party Union des forces progressistes (UFP) since its foundation and ran as the party's candidate in a 2004 by-election for the National Assembly of Quebec, but finished a distant third. In 2006 the UFP and Option citoyenne merged to form Québec solidaire. Fontecilla ran for Québec solidaire in the 2012 Quebec general election, finishing in third place. On 5 May 2013 he was chosen to be co-spokesperson of the party along with Françoise David.
He was again defeated in the 2014 Quebec general election.
* Result compared to Action démocratique
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