Mónica Zalaquett
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Mónica Beatriz Zalaquett Said (born May 4, 1962 in
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, Chile) is a Chilean business and political communicator. Between 2010 and 2014 she was a deputy of the district N ° 20 by the
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(UDI). Between 2020 and 2022, she served as Minister of Women and Gender Equity under the second government of
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, replacing Macarena Santelices.


Education

She has degrees in journalism studies from the Bolivian Catholic University and political science from Universidad de Los Andes and
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. She also has a Diploma in Management for Political Campaign from the American University of the United States.


Political career

She has been a member of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI) since 2000. That same year, she worked in the campaign of Pablo Zalaquett, who was elected mayor of the Municipality of Florida and in 2005 was part of the command of Pablo Longueira, who was elected senator for Santiago Oriente.


Personal life

She is the daughter of the Chilean with Lebanese descent Antonio Zalaquett and the
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of
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descent Beatriz Said. Her brother is the former mayor of Santiago, Pablo Zalaquett. She is married to
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businessman Dieter Garafulic and is the mother of four children: Nicole, Diego, Tomás and Matías.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zalaquett, Monica 1962 births Living people Ministers of women and gender equality of Chile Bolivian Catholic University San Pablo alumni University of the Andes, Chile alumni University for Development alumni American University alumni Independent Democratic Union politicians Politicians from Santiago, Chile Women government ministers of Chile 21st-century Chilean women politicians Chilean people of Lebanese descent Chilean people of Peruvian descent Chilean people of Palestinian descent Women members of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile Chilean anti-abortion activists Deputies of the LIII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile