{{Short description|Chilean politician (born 1960)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Marcela Hernando | image = Marcela_Hernando_Pérez.jpg | caption = Hernando in 2018 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1960|2|12}} | birth_place = Santiago, Chile | office = Member of the Chamber of Deputies | term_start = 11 March 2026 | term_end = | constituency = 3rd District | term_start1 = 11 March 2018 | term_end1 = 11 March 2022 | predecessor1 = ''District created'' | term_start2 = 11 March 2014 | term_end2 = 11 March 2018 | constituency2 = 4th District | predecessor2 = Pedro Araya Guerrero | successor2 = ''District dissolved'' | office3 = Minister of Mining | president3 = Gabriel Boric | term_start3 = 11 March 2022 | term_end3 = 2025 | predecessor3 = Juan Carlos Jobet | successor3 = Aurora Williams | office4 = Mayor of Antofagasta | term_start4 = 6 December 2008 | term_end4 = 6 December 2012 | predecessor4 = Gonzalo Dantagnan Vergara | successor4 = Jaime Araya Guerrero | office5 = Intendant of the Antofagasta Region | president5 = Michelle Bachelet | term_start5 = 11 March 2006 | term_end5 = 19 December 2007 | predecessor5 = Jorge Molina Cárcamo | successor5 = Cristián Rodríguez Salas | office6 = Regional Ministerial Secretary of Health of the Antofagasta Region | president6 = Ricardo Lagos | term_start6 = March 2005 | term_end6 = June 2005 | party = {{Unbulleted list|Party for Democracy<br/>(1987−2008)|Independent<br/>(2008−2012)|Radical Social Democratic Party<br/>(2013−2018)|Radical Party<br/>(2018−present)}} | alma_mater = {{unbulleted list|University of Chile<br/>(BA in Medicine)|University of Paris<br/>(MA in Public Health)|Catholic University of the North<br/>(PgD in Business Administration)|University of Barcelona<br/>(MA in Marketing||Adolfo Ibáñez University<br/>(MA in Management and Public Policies)}} | occupation = Politician | profession = Physician<br/>Public Administrator<br/>Business administrator | parents = | footnotes = }} '''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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latercera.com/politica/noticia/quien-es-marcela-hernando-la-nueva-ministra-de-mineria-de-gabriel-boric/L6BLSQMDOZE7NNOYK6BYNVZ7II/|title=Quién es Marcela Hernando, la nueva ministra de Minería de Gabriel Boric|publisher=La Tercera|date=21 January 2022|accessdate=11 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pauta.cl/politica/marcela-hernando-politica-de-antofagasta-asume-como-ministra-de-mineria|title=Marcela Hernando, política de Antofagasta, asume como ministra de Minería|publisher=Radio Pauta|date=21 January 2022|accessdate=11 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ningthoujam |first=Natalia |date=2023-08-17 |title=Chile's President Reorganizes Cabinet For 3rd Time Amid Low Approval Rating |url=https://www.latintimes.com/chiles-president-reorganizes-cabinet-3rd-time-amid-low-approval-rating-545865 |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Latin Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-16 |title=Chile's President Shakes Up Cabinet Amid Corruption Probe and Low Approval Rating |language=en |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-16/chile-gabriel-boric-shuffles-cabinet-amid-graft-probe |access-date=2023-08-23}}</ref>
== Biography == === 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.<ref name="BCN">{{cite web |url=https://www.bcn.cl/historiapolitica/resenas_parlamentarias/wiki/Marcela_Ximena_Hernando_Pérez |title=Marcela Ximena Hernando Pérez – Parliamentary profile |website=Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile |language=es |access-date= }}</ref>
She is married to Marco Alberto González Vallejos and is the mother of three children.<ref name="BCN"/>
=== Professional career === She completed her secondary education at Liceo María Auxiliadora in Santiago in 1976.<ref name="BCN"/>
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.<ref name="BCN"/>
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.<ref name="BCN"/>
In 1996, she completed a diploma in Organization of Community Medical Services and Multiple-Victim Disaster Management at the International Histadrut Institute in Israel.<ref name="BCN"/>
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.<ref name="BCN"/>
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.<ref name="BCN"/>
== Political career == After settling in Antofagasta in 1986, she worked as a general physician at the Corvallis and Centro Sur health centers. In 1987, she was appointed director of the Central Oriente Health Center and concurrently served as a physician in the Bronchopulmonary Service of the Regional Hospital of Antofagasta.<ref name="BCN"/>
In 1990, she was appointed Director of Primary Care of the Antofagasta Regional Health Service, and in 1994 became Deputy Director of the Antofagasta Health Service. That same year, she was elected secretary and later vice-president of the Antofagasta Regional Chapter of the Medical Association of Chile.<ref name="BCN"/>
Between 2002 and February 2005, she served as director of the Antofagasta Health Service. In parallel, she acted as interim Regional Ministerial Secretary of Health (Seremi), assuming the position permanently on 1 March 2005. In June of that year, she was appointed director of the Antofagasta Health Services by President Ricardo Lagos Escobar.<ref name="BCN"/>
On 11 March 2006, she assumed office as Intendant of the Antofagasta Region, having been appointed by President Michelle Bachelet. She remained in office until 1 December 2007.<ref name="BCN"/>
In 2008, she resigned from the Party for Democracy (PPD). That same year, she ran as an independent candidate for mayor of Antofagasta and was elected with 46,668 votes, equivalent to 51.42% of valid votes cast.<ref name="BCN"/>
In the 2012 municipal elections, she sought re-election but was not elected, obtaining 21,340 votes (29.11% of valid votes). On 16 November 2012, following her electoral defeat, she resigned early from her mayoral term in order to run for the Chamber of Deputies.<ref name="BCN"/>
In February 2013, she joined the Radical Social Democratic Party (PRSD). In August 2013, she participated in the Nueva Mayoría primaries and was selected as a candidate for Deputy for District No. 4, Antofagasta Region. In December 2013, she was elected Deputy with the highest vote share, obtaining 27,226 votes (24.52% of valid votes), representing the PRSD.<ref name="BCN"/>
In the parliamentary elections of November 2017, she was re-elected Deputy for the new District No. 3 of the Antofagasta Region, representing the Radical Social Democratic Party within the La Fuerza de la Mayoría pact, obtaining 14,817 votes (9.13% of valid votes).<ref name="BCN"/>
In the parliamentary elections held on 21 November 2021, she ran as a candidate for the Senate for the 3rd Constituency, Antofagasta Region, but was not elected, obtaining 14,649 votes (7.82% of valid votes).<ref name="BCN"/>
On 21 January 2022, she was appointed Minister of Mining by President-elect Gabriel Boric. She held the position from 11 March 2022 until 18 August 2023.<ref name="BCN"/>
On 29 July 2024, she registered her candidacy for Governor of the Antofagasta Region representing the Radical Party. After obtaining 18.90% of the vote in the elections held on 26 and 27 October 2024, she advanced to a second round on 24 November, but was not elected.<ref name="BCN"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.bcn.cl/historiapolitica/resenas_parlamentarias/wiki/Marcela_Ximena_Hernando_Pérez BCN Profile]
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