Silva was born in Temuco and attended the University of Chile.[2] She was a lawyer, academic and consultant with experience in the trade union sector. She was a Deputy Minister of Public Works in the government of President Sebastián Piñera from 2010 to 2012.[3] In 2012 she was promoted to be the minister.[4]
Silva became the President of the directors of the national petroleum company Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (ENAP) in March 2018.[5] In addition she was a director of the law firm Bofill Escobar Silva Abogados and in 2019 she was appointed to the Barrick Gold Corporation.[4]
In June 2020 she was obliged to resign from her position with ENAP. The comptroller had investigated and found that her role with ENAP created a conflict of interest with her role as a director of Bofill Escobar Silva Abogados. Silva sent in her resignation after the findings and after consulting the Chilean President Sebastian Piñera[5]
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