Claudio Patricio Alvarado Andrade (born 7 February 1960) is a Chilean politician and business manager, militant from Unión Demócrata Independiente (UDI). From June 2020 to July 2020, he served as Minister Secretary General of the Presidency[1][2]

Claudio Alvarado
Official portrait (2018)
Member of the Senate of Chile
In office
4 August 2020 – 11 March 2022
PresidentSebastián Piñera
Constituency13th Circunscription
Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency
In office
4 June 2020 – 28 July 2020
Preceded byFelipe Ward
Succeeded byCristián Monckeberg
Undersecretary of Regional and Administrative Development
In office
4 November 2019 – 4 June 2020
Preceded byFelipe Salaberry
Succeeded byJuan Manuel Masferrer
General Undersecretary of the Presidency
In office
11 March 2010 – 11 March 2014
Preceded byEdgardo Riveros Marín
Succeeded byPatricia Silva Meléndez
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
In office
11 March 1994 – 11 March 2010
Preceded byJuan Alberto Pérez Muñoz
Succeeded byAlejandro Santana Tirachini
Constituency58th District
Major of Quemchi
In office
June 1985 – December 1986
Preceded byColonel Leopoldo Moya Bruce
Succeeded byMaría Eugenia Acevedo Andrade
Personal details
Born (1960-02-07) 7 February 1960 (age 64)
Santiago, Chile
Political partyUnión Demócrata Independiente (UDI)
SpouseUnknown
ChildrenFive
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionBusiness management

In 1985, aged 25, Alvarado was appointed by Augusto Pinochet regime (1973–1990) as a major of Quemchi, a northwest commune in Chiloé Island.[3] Then, in 1990s, he was elected deputy for the 58th District which groupes towns from Chiloé. In this position, he remained sixteen years (1994–2010) until 2009–10 general elections won by centre-rightist Sebastián Piñera, who appointed him as General Undersecretary of the Presidency,[4] charge he held during all Piñera's first government (2010–2014).

In 2018, with Piñera's non-consecutive reelection, he was again named as general undersecretary (2018–2019),[4] as Undersecretary of Regional and Administrative Development (2019–2020)[5] and finally as Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency.

References

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  1. ^ "¿Quién es Claudio Alvarado?: El nuevo ministro de la Segpres". Radio Duna. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ ""Buen negociador" y amigable para la oposición: El perfil de Claudio Alvarado, el nuevo ministro de Segpres". CNN Chile. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. ^ "El primer chilote miembro del gabinete: ¿Cuáles son las redes que llevaron a Alvarado a comandar la Segpres?". Emol. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Quiénes son los subsecretarios que acompañarán a Sebastián Piñera en su gobierno". Emol. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Presidente Piñera nombra a Claudio Alvarado como nuevo Subdere". La Tercera. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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