Marcela Cubillos

Marcela Cubillos
Official portrait (2018)
Member of the Constitutional Convention
In office
4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022
Constituency11th District
Minister of Education
In office
9 August 2018 – 28 February 2020
Preceded byGerardo Varela
Succeeded byRaúl Figueroa
Minister for the Environment
In office
11 March 2018 – 9 August 2018
Preceded byMarcelo Mena
Succeeded byCarolina Schmidt
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
In office
11 March 2002 – 11 March 2010
Preceded byAlberto Espina
Succeeded byMarcela Sabat
Constituency21st District
Personal details
Born (1967-02-02) 2 February 1967 (age 57)
Santiago, Chile
Political partyUnión Demócrata Independiente (UDI)
Spouse(s)José Antonio Silva
Andrés Allamand[1][2][3]
ChildrenThree
Parent(s)Hernán Cubillos
Marcela Sigall
RelativesFelipe Cubillos (brother)
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Marcela Cubillos Sigall (born 2 February 1967) is a Chilean politician and lawyer, militant from Unión Demócrata Independiente (UDI).[4] She was Minister of State in Education and Environment[5][6] portfolios from 2018 to 2020, during the second government of Sebastián Piñera (2018–2022).

  1. ^ "La inesperada influencia de Silvio Rodríguez y Violeta Parra en el matrimonio de Marcela Cubillos y Andrés Allamand" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Sigamos de Largo 2020 / Capítulo 120" (in Spanish). Canal 13 (Chile). 28 September 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Opositora al divorcio y ex alumna de Jaime Guzmán: El perfil de Marcela Cubillos, la nueva ministra de Educación" (in Spanish). CNN Chile. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Carolina Schmidt regresa al gabinete: asumirá como nueva ministra de Medio Ambiente" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Marcela Cubillos asume como Ministra de Medioambiente" (in Spanish). Government of Chile. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Enroque: Marcela Cubillos llega a Educación tras un breve pero intenso paso por Medio Ambiente" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2021.