| Emilia Schneider | |
| Birth Date: | 1996 10, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile |
| Party: | Commons Social Convergence |
| Constituency2: | Santiago |
| Office2: | Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile |
| Term Start2: | 11 March 2022 |
Emilia Schneider (born 23 October 1996) is a Chilean feminist, activist, and politician. In the 2021 Chilean general election, she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Chile with the left-wing Commons party. She is the first openly transgender person to be elected to the Chamber of Deputies.[1]
She previously served as president of the University of Chile Student Federation, where she was a local leader in the 2019–2021 Chilean protests.[2]
She is the great-granddaughter of René Schneider, the former Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army and opponent of a coup d'état against Salvador Allende until his assassination. [3]