Evelyn Matthei
| Evelyn Matthei | |
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| Secretary of Labor and Social Security | |
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In office 16 January 2011 – 22 July 2013 |
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| President | Sebastián Piñera |
| Preceded by | Camila Merino |
| Succeeded by | Juan Carlos Jobet |
| Senator for Coquimbo | |
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In office 11 March 1998 – 16 January 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Alberto Cooper Valencia |
| Succeeded by | Gonzalo Uriarte Herrera |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Evelyn Rose Matthei Fornet 11 November 1953 Santiago, Chile |
| Political party |
National Renewal (Before 1997) Independent Democratic Union (1997–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Alliance for Chile (Before 2009) Coalition for Change (2009–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Jorge Desormeaux Jiménez |
| Children | Jorge Roberto Antonia |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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Evelyn Rose Matthei Fornet (born November 11, 1953) is a Chilean politician who served as Minister of Labor and Social Security under Chilean President Sebastián Piñera until July 2013. She was the Independent Democrat Union Party's nominee for President of Chile in the 2013 elections. Today she is the mayor of Providencia, her term being 2016-2020.
Matthei began her career as a lecturer at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, before working in management in the private sector. Following Chile's return to democracy in 1989, she successfully ran for Deputy of the 23rd Electoral District the year after. Matthei remained in Congress, serving another term as Deputy and being elected Senator twice before she was appointed to the Cabinet in 2011.
Matthei has just announced her return to politics and that she will run for major of Providencia in the municipal elections of 2016. Besides her political career, Matthei is also an accomplished pianist.
Matthei was born in Santiago de Chile, the second child of Elda Fornet Fernández and Fernando Matthei Aubel, a military officer. Her father was Minister of Health during Augusto Pinochet’s government; later becoming Commander-in-chief of the Air Force, and in this capacity, a member of the Military Junta until Chile’s return to democracy.
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