Adriana Delpiano Puelma (born February 27, 1947) is a

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an politician. From 27 June 2015 to 11 March 2018 she was the Minister of Education of Chile in the cabinet of

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. Formerly, she was

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of the

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('). She received a degree in Social Work from the

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (''PUC or UC Chile'') ( es, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) is one of the six Catholic Universities existing in the Chilean university system and one of the two pontifical universities i ...

, and earned her Masters of Education Science from the Center for Advanced Studies (') in

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. Delpiano served as Researcher and Director of the Interdisciplinary Program of Research in Education and as professor at the

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. An activist for the Partido por la Democracia, in 1994 Delpiano was named Minister of National Resources ('). She left the ministry in 1999 in order to work as the assistant executive director for the presidential campaign of

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. Delpiano, a personal friend of President Ricardo Lagos, was named Director-Minister of the National Women's Service (SERNAM), making its primary work on the issues of divorce and

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. She left the ministry in 2003, and later served as Undersecretary of Regional Development. Delpiano was called on to temporarily fill the position of

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from May 9 – May 24, when Francisco Vidal filled the post. In 2006, Delpiano was named by President

the Presidency Socio-Cultural Area Director ('). With this new post, she presided over the foundations and social organizations that depend on the president's cabinet. In January 2007, Delpiano assumed the role of Intendant (governor) of the

, replacing Víctor Barrueto. In this position, she was in charge of the

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transportation project.

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