| Jaime Mañalich | |
| Birth Date: | 1954 6, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile |
| Office: | Minister of Health |
| President: | Sebastián Piñera |
| Term Start: | 13 June 2019 |
| Term End: | 13 June 2020 |
| Successor: | Enrique Paris |
| Predecessor: | Emilio Santelices Cuevas |
| President1: | Sebastián Piñera |
| Term Start1: | 11 March 2010 |
| Term End1: | 11 March 2014 |
| Successor1: | Helia Molina |
| Predecessor1: | Álvaro Erazo |
| Party: | Amarillos por Chile (2023–present) |
| Alma Mater: | University of Chile[1] McMaster University |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Profession: | Physician |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
Jaime José Mañalich Muxi (born June 7, 1954) is a Chilean physician (nephrologist), and former Health Minister. He held the position during the first Piñera government (2010-2014) and assumed the role again in June 2019 until he was replaced in June 2020 amidst criticism over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile.[2] [3]
The widespread eye injuries were one of the topics addressed during the impeachment of Minister of the Interior and Public Security Andrés Chadwick in November 2019. On November 20 Mañalich declared to the Chamber of Deputies that there was twelve persons with the loss of one eye and about thirty with serious injuries.[4]
In January 2023, he officially joined Amarillos por Chile.[5]