Paula Quintana
Chilean sociologist
Paula Ximena Quintana Meléndez (26 June 1956 – 6 January 2023) was a Chilean sociologist, academic and politician. She was a professor at the University of Valparaíso. She was a member of the Socialist Party (PS). From 2012 to 2016, she served as a councillor for Valparaíso. She was minister of planning under president Michelle Bachelet from 2008 to 2010. Quintana was born in Valparaíso
Paula Quintana | |
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| Councilor of Valparaíso | |
| In office 6 December 2012 – 6 December 2016 | |
| Minister of Planning of Chile | |
| In office 8 January 2008 – 11 March 2010 | |
| President | Michelle Bachelet |
| Preceded by | Clarisa Hardy |
| Succeeded by | Felipe Kast |
| Regional Ministerial Secretary of National Assets for Valparaíso Region | |
| In office 6 October 2003 – 2006 | |
| President | Ricardo Lagos |
| Preceded by | Edmundo Bustos Azócar |
| Regional Ministerial Secretary of Planning and Cooperation for Valparaíso Region | |
| President | Ricardo Lagos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paula Ximena Quintana Meléndez 26 June 1956 Valparaíso, Chile |
| Died | 6 January 2023 (aged 66) |
| Political party | Socialist |
| Education | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Sociologist, academic, politician |
Quintana died following a long illness on 6 January 2023 in Valparaíso. She was 66.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Fallece Paula Quintana, exministra de Michelle Bachelet" (in Spanish). University of Valparaíso Radio. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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