Ministry of Labor and Social Provision (Chile)

The Ministry of Labor and Social Security (Spanish: Ministerio del Trabajo y Previsión Social) is a government ministry in Chile. It was established during the government of President Jorge Alessandri through decree with the force of law No. 25, published in the Official Gazette on October 29, 1959, along with the Ministry of Public Health (Minsal).[1]

Since March 11, 2022, the minister of Labor and Social Provision is Jeannette Jara. The Undersecretary of Labor is Giorgio Boccardo, and the Undersecretary of Social Welfare is Claudio Reyes.[2]

List of ministers of Labor and Social Provision

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2010−present

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Minister Party Term start Term end President
  Camila Merino Evópoli 11 March 2010 16 January 2011 Sebastián Piñera
  Evelyn Matthei UDI 16 January 2011 24 July 2013 Sebastián Piñera
  Juan Carlos Jobet RN 24 July 2013 11 March 2014 Sebastián Piñera
  Javiera Blanco Ind. DC 11 March 2014 11 May 2015 Michelle Bachelet
  Ximena Rincón DC 11 May 2015 16 November 2016 Michelle Bachelet
  Alejandra Krauss DC 16 November 2016 11 March 2018 Sebastián Piñera
  Nicolás Monckeberg RN 11 March 2018 28 October 2019 Sebastián Piñera
  María José Zaldívar Independent 28 October 2019 7 April 2021 Sebastián Piñera
  Patricio Melero UDI 7 April 2021 11 March 2022 Sebastián Piñera
  Jeannette Jara PCCh 11 March 2022 Incumbent Gabriel Boric

References

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  1. ^ Valencia Avaria, Luis (1986). Anales de la República: registros de los ciudadanos que han integrado los Poderes Ejecutivo y Legislativo (2.ª ed.). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Andrés Bello.
  2. ^ "Gobierno de Chile: Ministerio del Trabajo y Previsión Social". www.gob.cl. 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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