Isabel Allende (politician)
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Not to be confused with Isabel Allende.
Isabel Allende Bussi (US: /ɑːˈjɛndeɪ, -di/,[1][2] UK: /æˈ-, aɪˈɛn-/,[3][4] Spanish: [isaˈβel aˈʝende] (listen); born 18 January 1945) is a Chilean Socialist Party politician. She is the daughter of former president of Chile Salvador Allende.
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María Isabel Allende | |
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President of the Chilean Senate | |
In office 11 March 2014 (2014-03-11) – 11 March 2015 (2015-03-11) | |
Deputy | Eugenio Tuma |
Preceded by | Jorge Pizarro |
Succeeded by | Patricio Walker |
Senator for Atacama | |
Assumed office 11 March 2010 (2010-03-11) | |
Preceded by | Ricardo Núñez |
Leader of the Socialist Party of Chile | |
In office 17 May 2015 (2015-05-17) – 9 April 2017 (2017-04-09) | |
Preceded by | Osvaldo Andrade |
Succeeded by | Álvaro Elizalde |
President of the Chilean Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 18 March 2003 (2003-03-18) – 16 March 2004 (2004-03-16) | |
Preceded by | Adriana Muñoz |
Succeeded by | Pablo Lorenzini |
Member of the Chilean Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 11 March 1994 (1994-03-11) – 11 March 2010 (2010-03-11) | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1945-01-18) 18 January 1945 (age 79) Santiago, Chile |
Nationality | Chilean |
Political party | Socialist Party of Chile |
Children | 2 |
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Relatives | Isabel Allende (cousin) |
Alma mater | University of Chile |
Profession | Sociologist |
Website | Official website |
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From 1994 to 2010 she was a deputy and in March 2010 she became a Senator for the Atacama Region.
On 28 February 2014, Allende was selected as President of the Senate of Chile, as of 11 March 2014,[5] making her the first woman president of the body in Chilean history.