Mónica Beatriz Zalaquett Said (born May 4, 1962 in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean business and political communicator.[1]

Mónica Zalaquett Said
Minister of Women and Gender Equality
In office
9 June 2020 – 11 March 2022
PresidentSebastián Piñera
Preceded byMacarena Santelices
Succeeded byAntonia Orellana
Deputy of the Republic
In office
11 March 2010 – 11 March 2014
Preceded byRoberto Sepúlveda
Succeeded byJoaquín Lavín León
Constituency20th District
Personal details
Born (1962-05-04) 4 May 1962 (age 62)
Santiago, Chile
Political partyUnión Demócrata Independiente (UDI)
RelativesPablo Zalaquett (brother)
Alma mater
ProfessionJournalist

Between 2010 and 2014 she was a deputy of the district N ° 20 by the Independent Democratic Union (UDI).

Between 2020 and 2022, she served as Minister of Women and Gender Equity under the second government of Sebastián Piñera, replacing Macarena Santelices.[2][3]

Education

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She has degrees in journalism studies from the Bolivian Catholic University and political science from Universidad de Los Andes and Universidad del Desarrollo. She also has a Diploma in Management for Political Campaign from the American University of the United States.

Political career

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She has been a member of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI) since 2000. [4] That same year, she worked in the campaign of Pablo Zalaquett, who was elected mayor of the Municipality of Florida and in 2005 was part of the command of Pablo Longueira, who was elected senator for Santiago Oriente.

Personal life

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She is the daughter of the Chilean with Lebanese descent Antonio Zalaquett and the Peruvian of Palestinian descent Beatriz Said. Her brother is the former mayor of Santiago, Pablo Zalaquett.

She is married to Bolivian businessman Dieter Garafulic and is the mother of four children: Nicole, Diego, Tomás and Matías.

References

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  1. ^ Nacional, Biblioteca del Congreso. "Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional | Historia Política". bcn.cl. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  2. ^ "Gob.cl - Ministry of Women and Gender Equity". Government of Chile. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  3. ^ Editor, Web (2020-06-09). "Mónica Zalaquett takes oath as Chile's new Women & Gender Equality minister". Chile News | Breaking News, Views, Analysis. Retrieved 2020-06-11. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Chile's women's minister, Pinochet's great niece, resigns a month into post". Reuters. 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
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