Matías Walker

Matías Walker
Matías Walker
Member of the Senate of Chile
	In office; 11 March 2022 – 11 March 2030
Preceded by	Jorge Pizarro
Constituency	Coquimbo Region
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
	In office; 11 March 2018 – 11 March 2022
Preceded by	Creation of the district
Constituency	5th District (Andacollo, Canela, Combarbalá, Coquimbo, Illapel, La Higuera, La Serena, Los Vilos, Monte Patria, Ovalle, Paihuano, Punitaqui, Río Hurtado, Salamanca and Vicuña)
	In office; 11 March 2010 – 11 March 2018
Preceded by	Patricio Walker
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Constituency	8th District (Coquimbo, Ovalle and Río Hurtado)
Governor of the Cordillera Province
	In office; 29 November 2000 – 28 December 2001
President	Ricardo Lagos
Preceded by	Teresa Montrone Plá
Succeeded by	Macarena Carvallo Silva
Councilmen of Lo Barnechea
	In office; 6 December 1996 – 6 December 2000
Personal details
Born	19 July 1973 (age 51); Santiago, Chile
Political party	Democrats (2022); Christian Democratic Party (1993−2022);
Spouse	Manuela Fanjul
Children	Two
Parent(s)	Ignacio Walker Concha; Isabel Prieto
Alma mater	Diego Portales University (BA); University for Development (MA);
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer

Matías Vicente Walker Prieto (born 19 July 1973) is a Chilean politician who currently serves as a member of the Senate of Chile.^[1] Similarly, he served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.^[2]^[3]

On 27 October 2022, Walker resigned from the Christian Democratic Party after being a member for nearly 30 years.^[4] This stemmed from Walker's decision to support the Reject option in the 2022 Chilean national plebiscite, contrary to his party which decided to support the Approve option.

References

^ "29.11.2021 –El senador electo Matías Walker por el programa de José Antonio Kast: 'Lo que él representa es puro sectarismo, exclusión, creo que no es la opción de Chile'". La Tercera. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ "Diputado Matías Walker: 'Acá lo que falta es entender por parte del Frente Amplio, por parte de Apruebo Dignidad y por parte del propio PS, que sin la DC no se puede'". El Mostrador. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ "Matías Walker, diputado DC: 'Mi voto está más cerca de Gabriel Boric, pero para eso tiene que dar señales a nuestro electorado'". Radio Duna. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ "Se separan las dos almas de la DC: Ximena Rincón y Matías Walker se divorcian de la falange y renuncian al partido". 27 October 2022.

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[1] "29.11.2021 –El senador electo Matías Walker por el programa de José Antonio Kast: 'Lo que él representa es puro sectarismo, exclusión, creo que no es la opción de Chile'". La Tercera. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[2] "Diputado Matías Walker: 'Acá lo que falta es entender por parte del Frente Amplio, por parte de Apruebo Dignidad y por parte del propio PS, que sin la DC no se puede'". El Mostrador. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[3] "Matías Walker, diputado DC: 'Mi voto está más cerca de Gabriel Boric, pero para eso tiene que dar señales a nuestro electorado'". Radio Duna. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[4] "Se separan las dos almas de la DC: Ximena Rincón y Matías Walker se divorcian de la falange y renuncian al partido". 27 October 2022.

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