Soledad Alvear | |
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Member of the Senate of Chile | |
In office 11 March 2006 – 11 March 2014 | |
Preceded by | Alejandro Foxley |
Succeeded by | Carlos Montes Cisternas |
Constituency | Santiago Oriente (8th Circumscription) |
President of the Christian Democratic Party | |
In office 2006–2008 | |
Preceded by | Andrés Zaldívar |
Succeeded by | Jorge Burgos |
Foreign Affairs Minister of Chile | |
In office 11 March 2000 – 1 October 2004 | |
President | Ricardo Lagos |
Preceded by | Juan Gabriel Valdés |
Succeeded by | Ignacio Walker |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 11 March 1994 – 16 December 1999 | |
President | Eduardo Frei Ruíz-Tagle |
Preceded by | Francisco Cumplido |
Succeeded by | José Antonio Gómez |
Head Ministry of the National Women's Service | |
In office 3 January 1991 – 11 March 1994 | |
President | Patricio Aylwin |
Preceded by | Creation of the Office |
Succeeded by | Josefina Bilbao |
Personal details | |
Born | Santiago, Chile | 17 September 1950
Political party | Christian Democratic Party Amarillos por Chile |
Spouse | Gutenberg Martínez |
Residence(s) | Santiago, Chile |
Alma mater | University of Chile (LL.B) |
Profession | Lawyer |
María Soledad Alvear Valenzuela (born September 17, 1950), is a Chilean lawyer and former Christian Democrat politician, who was a cabinet member of the Aylwin, Frei and Lagos administrations.[1] She was president of the Christian Democrat Party (PDC) from 2006–2008.[2]