Mónica Zalaquett
Mónica Zalaquett | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Women and Gender Equality | |
| In office 9 June 2020 – 11 March 2022 | |
| President | Sebastián Piñera |
| Preceded by | Macarena Santelices |
| Succeeded by | Antonia Orellana |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2010 – 11 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Roberto Sepúlveda |
| Succeeded by | Joaquín Lavín León |
| Constituency | 20th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 May 1962 |
| Party | Unión Demócrata Independiente (UDI) |
| Relatives | Pablo Zalaquett (brother) |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Journalist |
Mónica Beatriz Zalaquett Said (born 4 May 1962) is a Chilean business and political communicator. From 2010 to 2014, she was a deputy of the 20th District by the Independent Democratic Union (UDI).
Between 2020 and 2022, she served as Minister of Women and Gender Equity under the second government of Sebastián Piñera, replacing Macarena Santelices.
In the early 1980s, she moved to Bolivia, where in 1986 she founded the silver jewelry company Rafaella Pitti, which exports its products internationally. She also hosted family-oriented television programs on ATB-Red Nacional. Between 1984 and 1985, she served as commercial manager of the Sheraton Hotel, and between 1985 and 1986 as commercial manager of LAN Chile.
In 2003, she settled permanently in Chile. Two years later, she became host of the radio program Nosotras en Agricultura on Radio Agricultura, a position she held until June 2009.