Jeanette Vega
Vega in March 2022
Minister of Social Development
In office
11 March 2022 – 25 August 2022
PresidentGabriel Boric
Preceded byKarla Rubilar
Succeeded byPaula Poblete
Undersecretary of Public Health
In office
14 January 2008 – 1 March 2010
PresidentMichelle Bachelet
Preceded byLidia Amarales
Succeeded byLiliana Jadue
Personal details
Born (1957-10-11) 11 October 1957 (age 66)
Santiago, Chile
Political party
ChildrenOne
Parent(s)Pedro Vega
María Rosa Morales
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPhysician

Jeanette del Rosario Vega Morales (born 11 October 1957) is a Chilean politician and physician. Between March and August 2022, she served as Chile's Minister of Social Development and Family.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] On August 25 of 2022, resigns following a news report that one of her advisers, on her behalf, had contacted a Mapuche indigenous terrorist leader Héctor Llaitul who had called for an armed struggled against the state and who was arrested the day before.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Gamboa, Patricia Schuller (11 March 2022). "President Boric Swore In His Cabinet". La Nación. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. ^ Ojeda, Juan Manuel (21 January 2022). "Quién es Jeanette Vega, la nueva ministra de Desarrollo Social y Familia de Gabriel Boric". La Tercera. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Exsubsecretaria de Bachelet y asesora de la OMS Jeanette Vega llega al Ministerio de Desarrollo Social por mandato de Boric". El Mostrador. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  4. ^ "¿Quién es Jeanette del Rosario Vega, la nueva ministra de Desarrollo Social y Familia?". ADN Radio Chile. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Jeanette Vega: La ex subsecretaria "bacheletista" y asesora de la OMS que llega a Desarrollo Social". 24 Horas. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Jeanette Vega llega al Ministerio de Desarrollo Social". Radio Pauta. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Presidente acepta la renuncia de ministra Vega".
  8. ^ "Chile's Boric suffers first Cabinet resignation". Reuters. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Chile's Boric Fires Minister Accused of Contacting Extremist". Yahoo!. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

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