Andrés Allamand Explained

Andrés Allamand Zavala
Birth Date:1956 2, df=y
Birth Place:Santiago, Chile
Office:Minister of Foreign Affairs
President:Sebastián Piñera
Term Start:28 July 2020
Term End:6 February 2022
Predecessor:Teodoro Ribera
Successor:Carolina Valdivia
Office2:Minister of National Defense
Term Start2:16 January 2011
Term End2:5 November 2012
President2:Sebastián Piñera
Predecessor2:Jaime Ravinet
Successor2:Rodrigo Hinzpeter
Office3:Member of the Senate of Chile
Constituency3:Santiago Metropolitan Region
Term Start3:11 March 2014
Term End3:28 August 2020
Predecessor3:Jovino Novoa
Successor3:Marcela Sabat
Constituency4:Los Rios Region
Term Start4:11 March 2006
Term End4:16 January 2011
Predecessor4:Marco Cariola
Successor4:Carlos Larraín
Alma Mater:University of Chile (LLB)
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Lawyer
Parents:Miguel Allamand
Margarita Zavala
Spouse:Bárbara Lyon
Marcela Cubillos
(2012−present)
Children:Four
(Among them, Ignacia)

Andrés Allamand Zavala (born February 7, 1956), a Chilean politician, is the founder and one of the past leaders of Renovación Nacional.[1] He is of French, and Basque[2] descent. On January 14, 2011 he was named Minister of Defense by president Sebastián Piñera. He was sworn in on January 16, 2011 and left office on November 5, 2012. He was named Minister of Foreign Affairs following a Cabinet reshuffle on 28 July, 2021,[3] resigning the Senate seat he had held since 2014.[4] Allamand is a member of the Inter-American Dialogue.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Curriculum of Senator Andrés Allamand . 2019-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181934/http://www.senado.cl/prontus_senado/antialone.html?page=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.senado.cl%2Fprontus_biografias%2Fsite%2Fartic%2F20060223%2Fpags%2F20060223180701.html . 2016-03-03 . dead .
  2. Web site: Familia Aguirre | www.genealog.cl.
  3. News: Sanhueza. Ana María. Olivares. Eduardo. 28 July 2020. El cambio en Cancillería: entra Andrés Allamand, sale Teodoro Ribera. es-CL. www.pauta.cl. 25 July 2021.
  4. News: Marcela Sabat es designada senadora en reemplazo de Andrés Allamand . 25 July 2021 . Cooperativa.cl . 28 July 2020 . Spanish.
  5. Web site: Inter-American Dialogue .