Andrea Parra was born in Temuco on 2 September 1967, the daughter of Víctor Hugo Parra Hormazábal and Irle Olga Sauterel Schilling. She completed her basic and secondary studies at the Liceo Pablo Neruda in Temuco, graduating in 1984. From 1985 to 1990, she studied at the University of La Frontera, obtaining a nursing degree. She worked professionally at Huequén Family Health Center in Malleco Province, La Araucanía Region. She is divorced and has three children.[1]
In the 2008 municipal elections, she won a seat as councilor for Angol, receiving 913 votes, equivalent to 3.90% of the total.[2]
On 14 March 2014, during the presidency of Michelle Bachelet, she was appointed governor of Malleco Province. On 10 November 2016, she resigned her position to stand as a candidate for deputy.[3]
