Andrés Allamand Zavala (born February 7, 1956), a

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an politician, is the founder and one of the past leaders of Renovación Nacional. He is of French, and

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descent. On January 14, 2011 he was named

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by president

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. He was sworn in on January 16, 2011 and left office on November 5, 2012. He was named

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following a Cabinet reshuffle on 28 July, 2021, resigning the

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seat he had held since 2014. Allamand is a member of the Inter-American Dialogue.

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on Wikilosríos 1956 births Living people Candidates for President of Chile Chilean Ministers of Defense Chilean people of Basque descent Chilean people of French descent Foreign ministers of Chile Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile Members of the Inter-American Dialogue Members of the Senate of Chile National Party (Chile, 1966) politicians Movimiento de Unión Nacional politicians National Renewal (Chile) politicians Politicians from Santiago University of Chile alumni Senators of the LV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile {{Chile-politician-stub