Alejandra Krauss Valle (born 1956) is a

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

an politician and former Minister of Planning and Cooperation. She is the daughter of

Enrique Krauss Juan Enrique Krauss Rusque (born 25 August 1932) is a Chilean lawyer and politician who has served as deputy, minister and ambassador of Chile in Spain, Ecuador and Czech Republic. In 1966, Krauss began his political career working for the State ...

, who was the

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under

Patricio Aylwin Patricio Aylwin Azócar (; 26 November 1918 – 19 April 2016) was a Chilean politician from the Christian Democratic Party, lawyer, author, professor and former senator. He was the first president of Chile after dictator Augusto Pinochet, a ...

. She studied law at the

Universidad de Chile The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.

. Krauss served as lawyer,

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, and was the founding member of the law firm "Krauss y Donoso y Cía". Krauss has promoted social causes in La Florida, creating "Family and Future," a social organization dedicated to family development, together with

Mariana Aylwin Laura Mariana Aylwin Oyarzún (born 13 July 1949) is a Chilean people, Chilean teacher, historian and politician. She was born into the Aylwin family; her father, Patricio Aylwin, was the President of Chile, 30th president of Chile from 1990 to 1 ...

. As a member of the

Christian Democrat Party of Chile The Christian Democratic Party ( es, Partido Demócrata Cristiano, PDC) is a Christian democratic political party in Chile. There have been three Christian Democrat presidents in the past, Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Patricio Aylwin, and Eduardo Fre ...

, Krauss was named Minister of Planning and Cooperation (''MIDEPLAN'') by President

Ricardo Lagos Ricardo Froilán Lagos Escobar (; born 2 March 1938) is a Chilean lawyer, economist and social-democratic politician who served as president of Chile from 2000 to 2006. During the 1980s he was a well-known opponent of the Chilean military di ...

, and she filled this post from 2000 to 2002. In 2004 Krauss stood as a candidate for town councillor for La Florida, and was elected with 10.93% of the vote.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Krauss, Alejandra 1956 births Living people Chilean people of German descent Government ministers of Chile Christian Democratic Party (Chile) politicians University of Chile alumni Women government ministers of Chile Chilean women lawyers