| Marcela Hernando | |
| Birth Date: | 1960 2, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile |
| Office: | Minister of Mining |
| President: | Gabriel Boric |
| Term Start: | 11 March 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Juan Carlos Jobet |
| Successor: | Aurora Williams |
| Office1: | Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile |
| Term Start1: | 11 March 2018 |
| Term End1: | 11 March 2022 |
| Constituency1: | 3rd District (Antofagasta, Calama, María Elena, Mejillones, Ollagüe, San Pedro de Atacama, Sierra Gorda, Taltal and Tocopilla) |
| Predecessor1: | Creation of the District |
| Term Start2: | 11 March 2014 |
| Term End2: | 11 March 2018 |
| Constituency2: | 4th District (Antofagasta, Mejillones, Sierra Gorda and Taltal) |
| Predecessor2: | Pedro Araya Guerrero |
| Successor2: | Dissolution of the district |
| Office3: | Mayor of Antofagasta |
| Term Start3: | 6 December 2008 |
| Term End3: | 6 December 2012 |
| Predecessor3: | Gonzalo Dantagnan Vergara |
| Successor3: | Jaime Araya Guerrero |
| Office4: | Intendant of the Antofagasta Region |
| President4: | Michelle Bachelet |
| Term Start4: | 11 March 2006 |
| Term End4: | 19 December 2007 |
| Predecessor4: | Jorge Molina Cárcamo |
| Successor4: | Cristián Rodríguez Salas |
| Office5: | Regional Ministerial Secretary of Health of the Antofagasta Region |
| President5: | Ricardo Lagos |
| Term Start5: | March 2005 |
| Term End5: | June 2005 |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Profession: | Physician Public Administrator Business administrator |
| Termend: | August 16, 2023 |
Marcela Ximena Hernando Pérez (born 12 February 1960) is a Chilean politician and physician who served as Minister of Mining from March 11, 2022 to August 16, 2023.[1] [2] [3] [4]