Isabel Allende (politician)
María Isabel Allende | |
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Isabel Allende in August 2011 | |
| President of the Senate | |
| In office 11 March 2014 – 11 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jorge Pizarro |
| Succeeded by | Patricio Walker |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 17 April 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Ignacio Walker |
| Succeeded by | Tomás de Rementería |
| Constituency | Valparaíso Region |
| In office 11 March 2010 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Núñez Muñoz |
| Succeeded by | Yasna Provoste |
| Constituency | Atacama |
| Leader of the Socialist Party of Chile | |
| In office 17 May 2015 – 9 April 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Osvaldo Andrade |
| Succeeded by | Álvaro Elizalde |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 18 March 2003 – 16 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Adriana Muñoz |
| Succeeded by | Pablo Lorenzini |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 1998 – 11 March 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Jaime Estévez |
| Succeeded by | Osvaldo Andrade |
| Constituency | 29th District |
| In office 11 March 1994 – 11 March 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Víctor Manuel Rebolledo |
| Succeeded by | Adriana Muñoz |
| Constituency | 9th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 January 1945 |
| Party | Socialist Party of Chile |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Allende family |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Profession | Sociologist |
| Website | Official website |
María Isabel Allende Bussi (US: /ɑːˈjɛndeɪ, -di/, UK: /æˈ-, aɪˈɛn-/, Spanish: [isaˈβel aˈʝende] ⓘ; born 18 January 1945) is a Chilean politician.
A member of the Socialist Party and the youngest daughter of former president of Chile Salvador Allende and Hortensia Bussi, Allende served as a deputy from 1994 to 2010 and in March 2010 she became a Senator for the Atacama Region. On 28 February 2014, she was selected as president of the Senate, a position previously held by her father in the 1960s, making her the first female president of the Senate in Chilean history.
On 3 April 2025, Chile's Constitutional Court removed Allende from office as a Senator, finding that she had engaged in business transactions incompatible with her office. She forfeited her seat on 9 April, some eleven months before her term was due to expire.