Cecilia Isabel Chacón de Vettori (born 3 February 1971) is a

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vian

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politician. She is the daughter of Walter Chacón, an ex-army general and Interior Minister during the

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administration She is a former

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. She was elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2011 for a five-year term both in the

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and in 2016 for another five-year term, this time, representing the capital,

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, but her term was cut short by the dissolution of the Congress by

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. Professionally she was active in the tourism sector. Prior to political office she worked as a waitress during the time that she lived in the United States.

Biography

She was born in Chiclayo in 1971, the daughter of the former Minister of the Interior and former Commander General of the Army, Walter Chacón Málaga and Aurora Isabel De Vettori Rojas. He studied at the Reina de los Ángeles School. He entered the Ricardo Palma University to study business administration; however, these studies were not completed. She was married to Luis Portal Barrantes, with whom she had 2 children: Miguel Stefano and Paolo Portal Chacón. In Cajamarca, she was president of the Regional Chamber of Tourism, as well as president of the Cajamarca Hotels and Restaurants Association. She has also held the position of president of the Hostal Portada del Sol Hacienda.

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Resume on the National Electoral Panel (JNE) site
Fujimorista politicians Living people 1971 births Members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru 21st-century Peruvian politicians 21st-century Peruvian women politicians People from the Department of Cajamarca Women members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru Ricardo Palma University alumni {{Peru-politician-stub