Rocío Cifuentes
Rocío Cifuentes | |
|---|---|
Cifuentes in 2022 | |
| Children's Commissioner for Wales | |
| Preceded by | Sally Holland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1976 |
| Education | University of Cambridge University of Swansea |
Rocio Cifuentes MBE is a Welsh social worker and academic, serving as the Children's Commissioner for Wales since 2022. Born to political dissidents in Chile under the dictatorship of Pinochet, Cifuentes spent her childhood years as a refugee in Swansea. After studying at Cambridge and Swansea universities, she worked in social work, charity and academia. In 2022, she was appointed as Children's Commissioner for Wales by Mark Drakeford.