Sonia Tschorne Berestesky (born 26 April 1954 in

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) is an architect and

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an politician. She studied architecture at the University of Chile, graduating in 1982. Later, she received a master's degree at the Catholic University of Chile in urban planning. She has been a militant for the

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for the last 16 years, working with the governments of the ''Concertación de partidos por la democracia'' ( ''Pact of parties for democracy'' ) since 1990. She became the Ministry of Public Works' National Director of Architecture and Deputy Secretary of Urban Development during the governments of

Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle Eduardo Alfredo Juan Bernardo Frei Ruiz–Tagle (; born 24 June 1942) is a Chilean politician and civil engineer who served as president of Chile from 1994 to 2000. He was also a Senator, fulfilling the role of President of the Senate from 2006 ...

and

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. As an architect, one of her last and most important works was the Master Building Plan of Central Santiago. In 2004, she was designated Minister of Housing, Urban Development and National Goods, succeeding Jaime Ravinet. In 2008, she was serving as Chile's Undersecretary of Public Works.

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1954 births Living people Politicians from Santiago University of Chile alumni Pontifical Catholic University of Chile alumni Chilean people of German descent Chilean people of Polish descent Chilean women architects Socialist Party of Chile politicians Government ministers of Chile Women government ministers of Chile {{Chile-politician-stub