Mariana Aylwin

Mariana Aylwin
Deputy of the Republic of Chile
For 26th District
In office
11 March 1994 – 11 March 1998
Preceded byGustavo Alessandri Balmaceda
Succeeded byLily Pérez
Regional Counsellor of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago
In office
11 March 2014 – 16 November 2016
Preceded byCreation of the charge
Succeeded byJacqueline Saintard Vera
Personal details
Born (1949-07-13) 13 July 1949 (age 75)
Santiago, Chile
Political party Christian Democratic (1987–2018)
Independent close to centre-right (2018–2022)
Amarillos por Chile (2022-)
SpouseCarlos Bascuñán (1972–present)
ChildrenFour: Carlos, Paz, María Laura and Ana Luisa
Parent(s)Patricio Aylwin
Leonor Oyarzún
RelativesAndrés Aylwin (uncle), Francisco Aylwin (brother)
Alma mater Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPedagogy in History

Laura Mariana Aylwin Oyarzún (born 13 July 1949) is a Chilean teacher, historian and politician. She was born into the Aylwin family; her father, Patricio Aylwin, was the 30th president of Chile from 1990 to 1994, years where he led the beginnings of the Transition to democracy from Augusto Pinochet dictatorship.

During her father's presidency, she worked as an external advisor to the Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency Directorate of Studies.