Chile Ministers

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Female Ministers of the Republic of Chile/ República de Chile (Female Suffrage: Local 1934, Central 1949) Under Spanish rule till 1810 a war of independence lasted till 1818, when the republic became fully independent

1952 Minister of Justice Adriana Olguín de Baltra
1981 Councillor of State (Consejero de Estado)
Secretary of the Municipality of Valparaíso 1937-40, Chief of the Women's Office 1946-52, Advisor of the General Controller of the Republic 1962-66, and lived (1915-83).

1952-53 Minister of Health Maréa Teresa del Canto Molina
From 1917 Professor in English at the University of Santiago de Chile. (b. 1898-?)

1972-73 Secretary of State Inés Vargas
Later married the Leader of the Norwegian Labour Party Reiulf Steen and in 2000 her son-in-law, Raymond Johansen became Norwegian State Secretary of Foreign Affairs and her daughter, Carolina Maira, is a TV-journalist.

1977-83 Minister of Justice Monica Madrige Gotierez
1982-83 Minister of Education
Ambassador to the Organization of American States, OAS 1983-85, she is niece of dictator General Augosto Pinochet. (b. 1942-)

1982 Secretary of The Family Carmen Grez
Later she became Mayor of the Province of Cerro San Cristóbal

1990-94 Minister for the National Women Service Soledad Alvear Valenzuela
1994-99 Minister of Justice
2000-04 Minister of Foreign Affairs
Leader of the Election Campaign of President Ricardo Lagos Escobar in 1999. She was chosen as the Christian Democratic Party's candidate for the primary of the centre-left Concertacion coalition, but she quit the race in May 2005 to pave the way for Michelle Barchelet's nomination as the coalition's candidate. President of the Democracia Cristiana from 2006-09 and declared herself as candidate for the PDC Primary in 2008 for the 2009-elections, but withdrew from the race in October 2008 after disappointing result in municipal election. (b. 1951-).

1990-94 Subsecretary of Labour Paulina Veloso Valenzuela
1994-97 Subdirector of the National Service of Women
2006-07 Minister-Secretary General of the Presidency
Afterwards Professor in Civil Right at the Universidad de Chile. (b. 1958-).

1994-99 Minister of Natural Assets Adriana del Piano Puelma
2000-03 Minister Women’s Affairs
2003-2005 Subsecretary of Regional Development
2005-06 Minister of Interior Affairs
Deputy Leader of the Election Campaign of President Lagos in 1999. And from 2007 Intendent of the Región Metropolitana de Santiago. (b. 1947-)

1994-2000 Minister of Women's Affairs Josefina Bilbao Mendoza
In 2000 she became Regional Intendant of Region V of Valparadìso (Including Easter Island) (b. 1936-)

1994-2000 Subsecretary of Housing and Urban Development Berta Belma Ruiz
Intendent of Region IX (Araucanía) from 2000.

1994-97 Subsecretary of Regional Development Carolina Echeverría
2006-10 Subsecretary of Defence in charge of the Navy

1999-2004 Subsecretary of Housing and National Assets Paulina Saball Astaburuaga
2006-10 Subsecretary of Housing and Urban Affairs
2014- Minister of Housing and Urban Development
(b. 1953-).

2000-03 Minister of Education Prof. Mariana Aylwin Gyarzún
Member of Parliament 1994-99 She is daughter of former President Aylwin. (b. 1950-)

2000-02 Minister of Health Dr. Michelle Bachelet Jeria
2002-04 Minister of Defence
2006-10 President and Head of the Cabinet
2014- President and Head of the Cabinet
Chosen as the Socialist Party's candidate for the primary of the centre-left Concertacion coalition, but when the Christian Democrat candidate, Soledad Alvear, quit the race in May 2005, she became the coalition's sole candidate for the 2005 elections and the second round in January 2006. Presidential candidate in 2013. (b. 1952-).

2000-02 Minister of Planning and Cooperation Alejandra Krauss Valle
Also in charge of Mideplan – the Poverty and Youth programs

2000-05 Subsecretary of Economy, Mines and Energy in charge of Mines Jacqueline Saintard Vera
National Vice-President of Partido Demócratica Cristiano 1990-92 and Member of the Congress from 1997.

2000-05 Subsecretary of Economy, Mines and Energy and Executive Secretary of the National Energy Commission Vianne Blanlot Soza

2000-02 Subsecretary of of Housing and Urbanism Sonia Tschorne Berestesky
2004-06 Minister of Housing, Urbanism and National Assets

2000-03 Subsecretary of Labour and Social Security Marigen Adriana Hornkohl Venegas
2003-05 Subesecretary of Education
2005-06 Minister of Education
2008-10 Minister of Agriculture
Ambassador to Germany 2006-08.

2000-01 Subsecretary of the Secretary General of the Government Carolina Tohá Morales
2009-10 Minister and Secretary General of the Government and Government Spokesperson

2001-05 Subsecretary of the Secretary General of the Government María Eliana Arntz
(b. 1965-)

2002-03 Minister of Planning and Cooperation Cecilia Pérez Díaz
2003-06 Minister of Women's Affairs

2002-04 Subdirector of Women's Affairs Pilar Romaguera Gracia
2006-08 Subsecretary of Education

2003-05 Subdirector of Women's Affairs Lisette García Bustamante
2006-08 Subsecretary of Social Provision

2003-06 Subsecretary of National Assets in the Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and National Assets
2010 Minister of National Assets Jacqueline Weinstein Levy

2003-05 Subsecretary of Social Provision Macarena de los Ángeles Carvallo Silva
2005-06 Subsecretary of Sports
Governor of Provincia Cordillera 2002-03. (b. 1973-).

2004-06 Minister of Planning and Cooperation Yasna Provoste Campillay
2006-08 Minister of Education
Provincial Governor of Huasco 2000-02, and Intendent of Region III, Atacama 2002-04, impeached for financial irregularities by both chambers of parliament in 2008. (b. 1970-).

2005-06 Subsecretary of Social Provision Marisol Aravena Puelma
2006-08 Subsecretary of Mines

2005-08 Subsecretary of Public Health Cecilia Villavicencio
Regional Secretary of the Ministry of Health in the Region of Bío Bío 2000-05.

2005-06 Subsecretary of Housing in the Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and National Assets Teresa Rey Carrasco

2006 Minister of Economy, Development and Reconstruction Ingrid Antonijevic Hanh
(b. 1953-).

2006-08 Minister of Health María Soledad Barría
(b. 1954-).

2006- Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Patricia Poblete Bennett
(b. 1947-).

2006-09 Minister and Director of the Women's Directorate Laura Albornoz Pollmann
(b. 1970-).

2006-10 Minister in charge of the National Council for Culture and Arts Paulina Urrutia Fernández
Actress (b. 1970-).

2006-10 Subsecretary of Defence in Charge of the Army Javiera Blanco Suárez
2014-15 Minister of Labour
2015- Minister of Justice

2006-08 Subsecretary of Regional Development Claudia Serrano Madrid
2008-10 Minister of Labour and Social Welfare
(b. 1957-).

2007-08 Subsecretary of Culture Paula Quintana Meléndez
2008-10 Minister of Planning

2010-11 Minister and Secretary General of the Government Ena von Baer Jahn
Conservative candidate for the Senate 2009. (b. 1974-).

2010-13 Minister of Women Carolina Schmidt Zaldívar
2013-14 Minister of Education

2010-14 Subsecretary of the National Police Force and Gendarmerie Carol Bown Sepúlveda

2010-14 Subsecretary of the Ministry of the Secretary General of the Government María Eugenia De la Fuente

2010-12 Subsecretary of Justice Patricia Pérez Goldberg
2012-14 Minister of Justice

2011-13 Subsecretary of Social Development Loreto Seguel King
2013-14 Minister of Women's Affairs

2012-14 Secretary General of the Government and Government Spokesperson Cecilia Pérez Jara
Subsecretary of Women's Affairs 2008-11, Secretary General and Vicepresident of the Renovación Nacional party in 2011, 2011-12 Intendent of Region Metropolitana de Santiago. (b. 1974-)

Until 2014 Subsecretary of the Interior María Claudia Alemparte

2014-15 Minister Secretary General of the Presidency Ximena Rincón González
2015- Minister of Labour and Social Security
Intendent of the Metropolitian Region of Santiago 2005-06 and Senator 2010-14 (1968-)

2014- Minister of Mining Aurora Williams

2014-15 Minister of Social Development Maria Fernanda Villegas

2014-15 Minister of Health Helia Molina

2014-15 Minister of Culture Claudia Barattini

2014- Minister of Sports Natalia Riffo

2014- Minister of Women Claudia Pascual
The first communist member of he government since 1973.

2014- Deputy Secretary General of the Presidency Patricia Silva

2014- Subsecretary of Economy, Development and Tourism for Economy and Small and Medium-sized Entreprises Katia Truich

2014- Subsecretary of Economy, Development and Tourism for Tourism Javiera Montes

2014- Subsecretary of Energy Jimena Jara

2014- Subsecretary of Health Heidi Berener

2014- Subsecretary of Health Angélica Verdugo

2014- Subsecreaty of Sports Nicole Sáez

2014- Subsecretary of Educaiton Valentina Quiroga

2014- Subdirector of Women Gloria Maira

2014- Subdirector of the National Council of Culture and Arts Lilia Concha

2015- Minister of Health Carmen Castillo