Marcela Hernando
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Marcela Hernando | |
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 Hernando in 2018 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2026 | |
| Constituency | 3rd District |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 11 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| In office 11 March 2014 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro Araya Guerrero |
| Succeeded by | District dissolved |
| Constituency | 4th District |
| Minister of Mining | |
| In office 11 March 2022 – 2025 | |
| President | Gabriel Boric |
| Preceded by | Juan Carlos Jobet |
| Succeeded by | Aurora Williams |
| Mayor of Antofagasta | |
| In office 6 December 2008 – 6 December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Gonzalo Dantagnan Vergara |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Araya Guerrero |
| Intendant of the Antofagasta Region | |
| In office 11 March 2006 – 19 December 2007 | |
| President | Michelle Bachelet |
| Preceded by | Jorge Molina Cárcamo |
| Succeeded by | Cristián Rodríguez Salas |
| Regional Ministerial Secretary of Health of the Antofagasta Region | |
| In office March 2005 – June 2005 | |
| President | Ricardo Lagos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 February 1960 |
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| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Physician Public Administrator Business administrator |
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]
Family and youth
She was born in Santiago on 12 February 1960. She is the daughter of Sergio Enrique Hernando Ferre and Elia del Carmen Pérez Bobadilla.[5]
She is married to Marco Alberto González Vallejos and is the mother of three children.[5]
Professional career
She completed her secondary education at Liceo María Auxiliadora in Santiago in 1976.[5]
In 1979, she entered the Medicine program at the University of Chile, graduating in 1985 with the degree of Medical Surgeon. In 1986, she settled in the city of Antofagasta, where she devoted herself to professional medical practice.[5]
In 1992, she began postgraduate studies in Public Health at the Xavier Bichat Faculty of the University of Paris, France, while simultaneously undertaking advanced training in Economic Evaluation of Health Programs at the International Child Center in Paris.[5]
In 1996, she completed a diploma in Organization of Community Medical Services and Multiple-Victim Disaster Management at the International Histadrut Institute in Israel.[5]
Between 1997 and 1998, she pursued a Master’s degree in Business Administration at the Catholic University of the North. From 1998 to 1999, she attended the Master’s program in Public Management at the University of Barcelona, C&S Soluciona, and IEDE Spain, while also participating in the State Modernization Program.[5]
Between 2002 and 2003, she completed a Master’s degree in Public Management and Public Policy at Adolfo Ibáñez University. In 2004, she took part in a diploma program in Planning and Management of Disaster Prevention and Response at the War Academy.[5]