Tomás Fuentes
Chilean politician
Tomás Andrés Fuentes Barros (born 10 March 1985) is a Chilean politician.
Early life and education
Fuentes was born in Santiago, Chile, on March 10, 1985. He is the son of Gregorio Fernando Fuentes Cánovas and María Alicia Barros Von Holt.
He is married to commercial engineer María Fernanda Frías Bravo and is the father of three children.
He completed his primary and secondary education at Colegio Antártica Chilena in Vitacura, Santiago, graduating in 2002.
He later entered the Central University of Chile, where he earned a degree in Political Science on January 14, 2008.
He subsequently completed a Master’s degree in Strategic Communication and Branding at Universidad Mayor. His master’s thesis was titled Importancia del marketing político en el sistema de voto voluntario. He has professional experience in political strategy and electoral intelligence, electoral studies, data management and analysis, and microtargeting.
Political career
Fuentes began his political activism in the Youth wing of National Renewal, later serving as its president between 2007 and 2009.
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