Yasna Provoste

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Provoste and the second or maternal family name is Campillay.

"Provoste" redirects here. For the Chilean footballer, see Branco Provoste.
Yasna Provoste
President of the Senate
In office
17 March 2021 – 25 August 2021
Preceded byAdriana Muñoz D'Albora
Succeeded byXimena Rincón
Senator from Atacama
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 March 2018
Preceded byDistrict established
Constituency4th district
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
from Atacama
In office
11 March 2014 – 11 March 2018
Preceded byGiovanni Calderón Bassi
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
Constituency6th district
Minister of Education
In office
14 July 2006 – 3 April 2008
PresidentMichelle Bachelet
Preceded byMartín Zilic
Succeeded byRené Cortázar
Minister of Planning
In office
10 February 2005 – 11 March 2006
PresidentRicardo Lagos
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byClarisa Hardy
Minister of Planning and Cooperation
In office
1 October 2004 – 10 February 2005
PresidentRicardo Lagos
Preceded byAndrés Palma Irarrázaval
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Intendant of Atacama Region
In office
26 December 2001 – 30 September 2004
PresidentRicardo Lagos
Preceded byArmando Arancibia Calderón
Succeeded byRodrigo Rojas Veas
Governor of Huasco Province
In office
1997–2001
PresidentEduardo Frei Montalva
Preceded byArmando Flores Jiménez
President of the Playa Ancha University Students Federation
In office
1987–1989
Preceded byOmar Jara
Succeeded byRossana Fuentes[1]
Personal details
Born (1969-12-16) 16 December 1969 (age 54)
Vallenar, Chile
Political partyChristian Democratic (1983–present)[2]
SpouseMauricio Alberto Olagnier Tijero[3]
ChildrenTwo
Parent(s)Carlos Provoste[4]
Nelly Campillay[4]
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPhysical education teacher

Yasna Provoste Campillay (born 16 December 1969) is a Chilean teacher and Christian Democrat politician of Diaguita descent who served as a minister during the presidencies of Ricardo Lagos and Michelle Bachelet. Since 11 March 2018, she has been a senator for the Atacama Region for the period 2018-2026.

In 2008, following the fraudulent activities of civil servant Franka Grez,[5][6] Provoste faced questioning from parliamentarians of the then-center-right opposition, Alianza por Chile. They criticized her for not being aware of Grez's systematic appropriation and concealment of funds, which occurred between 2004 and 2008. On April 14, the Chilean Senate, by a majority of 20 votes to 18, found her guilty in the "Subsidies case" (Spanish: Caso Subvenciones),[7] resulting in a loss of over US$600 million. As a consequence, Provoste was disqualified from holding public office for five years. Meanwhile, Grez received a prison sentence of eleven years for embezzlement and diversion of funds to her relatives and close friends,[8] with the estimated amount being CLP 310 million.[9]

After a period of self-imposed exile in Canada[10][11] from 2008 to 2009, she returned to her hometown of Vallenar. In 2013, she was elected as a deputy for the 6th District of the Atacama Region, and in 2017, she was elected as a senator for the same region. Following the resignation of Adriana Muñoz, she assumed the role of President of the Senate in March 2021. However, Provoste resigned from this position in August 2021 to concentrate on her presidential candidacy for Chile,[12] which she lost in the first round.[13]

  1. ^ Browne, Martín (20 November 2021). "Yasna Provoste: Entre la política y las vigas de la UPLA". La Tercera. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Ex presidente de Juventud DC y anuncio de Provoste: "Uno echa de menos que exista mayor conducción del partido". CNN Chile. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias: Yasna Provoste". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b Altamirano, Paula (23 July 2021). "¿Quién es Yasna Provoste, la nueva candidata presidencial de la DC?". Fast Check. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Qué pasó con los US$600 millones que le costaron el cargo a Yasna Provoste". El Dínamo. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Franka Grez: "No cometí malversación, sino más bien apropiación o hurto"". Etcheverry Consultores. 10 April 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Yasna Provoste fue destituida por el Senado". Radio Cooperativa. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Caso subvenciones: Condenan a 11 años de cárcel a Franka Grez por malversación". Emol. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Ex funcionaria admite fraude de $310 millones en Seremi de Educación". El Mostrador. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Cómo fue el autoexilio de Yasna Provoste en Canadá después de su momento más duro en la política". Ex-Ante. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Yasna Provoste: Su nueva vida en Canadá". La Tercera. 14 June 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Tras ganar la consulta ciudadana: Yasna Provoste renunció a la presidencia del Senado". Radio Cooperativa. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Elección de Presidente 2021". Servel. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.