Ximena Cecilia Rincón González (born 5 July 1968) is a

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and

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. She is formerly Chile's

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and former

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under

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Michelle Bachelet Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria (; born 29 September 1951) is a Chilean politician who served as President of Chile from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2014 to 2018, becoming the first woman to hold the presidency. She was re-elected in December ...

. Between 2005 and 2006 she was

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of the

Santiago Metropolitan Region Santiago Metropolitan Region () is one of Chile's 16 first-order administrative divisions. It is the country's only landlocked administrative region and contains the nation's capital, Santiago. Most commercial and administrative centers are loc ...

. In 2017 was elected

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in representation of

Maule Region The Maule Region (, ) is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Talca. The region derives its name from the Maule River which, running westward from the Andes, bisects the region and spans a basin of about 20,6 ...

. In 2021 was elected

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, replacing

Yasna Provoste Yasna Provoste Campillay (born 16 December 1969) is a Chilean people, Chilean teacher and Christian Democrat Party of Chile, Christian Democrat politician of Diaguita descent who served as a minister (government), minister during the presidenci ...

. In the

2022 Chilean national plebiscite A constitutional referendum was held in Chile on 4 September 2022, in order to determine whether the public agreed with the text of a new Political Constitution of the Republic drawn up by the Constitutional Convention. It was commonly referre ...

, Rincón supported the option to reject the drafted constitution, despite her party, the

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, supporting the option to approve. This has led to a split between the party and many of its adherents, including Rincón, whose brother Ricardo, a former DC deputy, is said to be starting a new party reportedly called either the Democratic Party or the Democrats. On 27 October 2022, Rincón resigned from the Christian Democratic Party after 40 years of being a party member.

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