Evelyn Matthei

Evelyn Rose Matthei Fornet (born 11 November 1953) is a Chilean politician and the current mayor of Providencia, a prosperous commune of Santiago, serving since 2016. Prior to her current position, she held the role of Deputy in the Chilean Congress from 1990 to 1998, and subsequently served as a Senator from 1998 to 2011. In January 2011, she left her Senate seat to assume the role of Minister of Labor and Social Security under Chilean President Sebastián Piñera until July 2013. In the 2013 Chilean general election, she ran for President with the support of the Independent Democrat Union Party. However, she lost in a runoff to former President Michelle Bachelet.

Evelyn Matthei
Matthei in 2023
Mayor of Providencia
Assumed office
6 December 2016
Preceded byJosefa Errázuriz
Secretary of Labor and Social Security
In office
16 January 2011  22 July 2013
PresidentSebastián Piñera
Preceded byCamila Merino
Succeeded byJuan Carlos Jobet
Senator for Coquimbo
In office
11 March 1998  16 January 2011
Preceded byAlberto Cooper
Succeeded byGonzalo Uriarte Herrera
Personal details
Born
Evelyn Rose Matthei Fornet

(1953-11-11) 11 November 1953
Santiago, Chile
Political partyUDI (1999–present)
Independent (1993–1999)
RN (Before 1993)
Other political
affiliations
Chile Vamos (2015–present)
Alliance (Before 2015)
SpouseJorge Desormeaux Jiménez
Children3
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Chile
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An economist by training, Matthei began her professional career as a lecturer at her alma mater, the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, before transitioning to a management role in the private sector. Following Chile's return to democracy in 1988, she ventured into politics. Besides her political career, Matthei is also an accomplished pianist.

After a failed candidacy in the 2021 presidential election, Matthei is emerging as the front-runner for the 2025 presidential election.

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