Fernando Meza Moncada
Fernando Meza Moncada (born 14 June 1946) is a Chilean politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.
In 2019 he resigned to the Radical Party alongside Carlos Abel Jarpa.
Early life and education
Meza was born in Temuco, Chile, on July 14, 1946. He is the son of Esteban Meza and Margarita Moncada.
He is married to Raquel Marqués and has two children, María Antonieta and Fernando Esteban.
He completed his primary and secondary education at the Liceo de Hombres Nº 1 of Temuco. He obtained a degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Bilbao, Spain. He also holds certification as a Family Physician from the European Community and earned a Doctorate in Medicine from the University of Havana, Cuba.
Medical career
Between 1985 and 1990, Meza served as medical director of the Anti-Drug and Anti-AIDS Program of the Community of Madrid, Spain.
After returning to Chile, he worked primarily in rural areas of the Araucanía Region. From 1997 onward, he served as a physician for the Municipality and the Hospital of Gorbea.
Political career
Meza joined the Radical Party in 1964. In 1997, he was elected Regional President of the Radical Social Democratic Party (PRSD) in the Araucanía Region and later served on several occasions as National Vice President of the party.
Following the resignation of party president José Antonio Guzmán, he assumed the presidency of the PRSD on an interim basis between December 30, 2009, and January 21, 2010.
On June 10, 2014, he was appointed by President Michelle Bachelet as a member of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Urban Mobility.
On December 19, 2019, he resigned from the Radical Social Democratic Party.
He did not seek re-election in the 2021 parliamentary elections, following the enactment of Law No. 21,238 of 2020, which limits consecutive re-election for members of the Chamber of Deputies to two terms.
Honors
On July 18, 2018, upon the conclusion of his term as President of the Andean Parliament, Meza was honored for his leadership and his role in Chile’s accession as a full member of the organization.