José Miguel Insulza

José Miguel Insulza
José Miguel Insulza
Senator of the Republic of Chile ; for the Arica y Parinacota Region
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; March 11, 2018
9th Secretary General of the Organization of American States
	In office; May 26, 2005 – May 26, 2015
Preceded by	Luigi R. Einaudi (acting)
Succeeded by	Luis Almagro
Minister of the Interior
	In office; March 11, 2000 – May 24, 2005
President	Ricardo Lagos
Preceded by	Raúl Troncoso Castillo
Succeeded by	Francisco Vidal Salinas
Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency
	In office; June 22, 1999 – March 11, 2000
President	Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
Preceded by	John Biel del Río
Succeeded by	Alvaro García Hurtado
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; September 20, 1994 – June 22, 1999
President	Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
Preceded by	Carlos Figueroa Serrano
Succeeded by	Juan Gabriel Valdés
Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs
	In office; March 11, 1994 – September 20, 1994
President	Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
Personal details
Born	2 June 1943; Santiago, Chile
Political party	Socialist Party (since 1985); MAPU (1969–1973); Christian Democratic Party (1961–1969);
Other political; affiliations	Puebla Group (since 2019)
Spouse	Georgina Núñez Reyes
Parent(s)	Agustín Insulza Fuentes; Ana Salinas Cordovez
Education	University of Chile; University of Michigan; Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences;
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José Miguel Insulza Salinas (born June 2, 1943) is a Chilean politician, lawyer, and academic serving as a senator for the Arica y Parinacota Region since 2018. He previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1999 and Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency from 1999 to 2000 under president Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, as Minister of the Interior from 2000 to 2005 under president Ricardo Lagos, and as Secretary General of the Organization of American States from 2005 to 2015.

Insulza is nicknamed El Panzer in Chile, for his tank-like drive and reputation due to his ability to take political heat with little apparent damage. He is married to Georgina Núñez Reyes (Mexican) and has three children.

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