María Silvia Micaela Correa Marín (23 October 1929 – January 2024) was a Chilean Christian Democrat diplomat and politician. She was a deputy for the Seventh Departmental Group, Santiago (Third District), Metropolitan Region, between 1965 and 1969. She also served as governor of the province of Maipo, under the mandate of President Patricio Aylwin, and later Chilean ambassador to Honduras under the presidency of Ricardo Lagos.[1][2]
María Silvia Correa Marín | |
|---|---|
 Marín as deputy circa 1965 | |
| Ambassador of Chile in Honduras | |
| In office 1 January 2003 – 11 March 2006 | |
| President | Ricardo Lagos Escobar |
| Governor of the Province of Maipo | |
| In office 11 March 1990 – 11 March 1994 | |
| President | Patricio Aylwin Azocar |
| Succeeded by | German Venegas Rodriguez |
| Deputy of the Republic of Chile | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 's 7th Departmental Grouping, Santiago (Third District) district | |
| In office 15 May 1965 – 15 May 1969 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 October 1929 San Miguel, Chile |
| Died | January 2024 (aged 94) |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Victor Lyon Navarrete |
| Children | Silvia, Barbara and Vicente |
| Parent(s) | Hernán Correa Chadwick María Luisa Marín Stuven |
| Residence(s) | Santiago, Chile |
| Occupation | Politician |
Life and career
editMarín began her political career by joining the Christian Democratic Party (PDC). In 1990 she was appointed by President Patricio Aylwin as Governor of the province of Maipo. During this time, she did the corresponding paperwork to obtain an extension of land where she could make a park, a habitat that Saint Bernard. She thus obtained the land that is currently occupied by the Parque Metropolitano Sur Cerros de Chena, dependent on the Ministry of Housing and Urbanism (Minvu), and with the cooperation of the Municipality of San Bernardo. Likewise, she managed the construction of the new provincial government building.[3][1]
On 1 January 2003, President Ricardo Lagos appointed her as Chilean ambassador to Honduras, a position she held for three years.[1] In 2010, she joined the meetings of the Illustrious Municipality of San Bernardo related to the maintenance and development of the Southern Metropolitan Park Corporation, Cerros de Chena, of the Minvu. She ran the said park.[4]
Marín died in January 2024, at the age of 94.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "María Silvia Micaela Correa Marín". bcn.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "María Silvia Micaela Correa Marín - Genealogía Chilena en Red". www.genealogiachilenaenred.cl. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "María Silvia Micaela Correa Marín". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Family tree of María Silvia Micaela Correa Marín". Geneanet. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "María Silvia Micaela Correa Marín". Funeraria Hogar De Cristo. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.