Consuelo Valdés
Consuelo Valdés | |
|---|---|
Official portrait (2019) | |
| Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage | |
| In office 9 August 2018 – 11 March 2022 | |
| President | Sebastián Piñera |
| Preceded by | Mauricio Rojas[1][2][3] |
| Succeeded by | Julieta Brodsky |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 October 1948 |
| Party | Close to centre-right |
| Parent(s) | Aníbal Valdés María Teresa Chadwick |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Archeologist |
Consuelo Valdés Chadwick (born 9 October 1948) is a Chilean politician and archeologist who served as Minister of Culture during Sebastián Piñera's second government.
Family and education
She is one of three children[4] of the marriage between Aníbal Carlos Valdés Larraín, an farmer, and María Teresa Consuelo Chadwick Larraín, a landscape designer.[5] She is a distant cousin of former Minister of the Interior Andrés Chadwick, who served during both administrations of Sebastián Piñera, sharing great-great-grandparents.[6] On her paternal side, she is a direct descendant of Presidents Francisco Antonio Pinto and Manuel Bulnes.
She is married to Tomás Chotzen Marcuse.[5]
She holds a degree in archaeology from the Catholic University of the North. She earned a Master of Arts in Latin American Studies with a concentration in anthropology from the University of Alabama and completed a diploma in audiovisual production at Stanford University.[7]
Professional career
Between 1980 and 1982, she served as director of the Museo Regional de la Araucanía. In 1982, she created the National Coordination of Museums—now the National Subdirectorate of Museums—within the National Directorate of Libraries, Archives and Museums (DIBAM), a position she held until 1988.[7][8]
She later served as cultural projects manager at Fundación Andes (1988–1993). She joined the board of the Corporación Artequín in Santiago and, in 2007, together with Carmen Vergara, coordinated the Casa Museo Eduardo Frei Montalva. In 2008, she became cultural advisor to the Municipality of Viña del Mar. From 2002 to 2010, she was a member of the National Television Council of Chile (CNTV).[9]
After leaving the council, she became executive director of the Museo Interactivo Mirador (MIM).[10]
Between 2011 and 2013, she served on the board of the Cultural Corporation of Estación Mapocho. Until September 2016, she was also a board member of Fundación Ciencia Joven and Fundación MediaBus.[11]
On 13 August 2018, President Sebastián Piñera appointed her Minister of Cultures, Arts and Heritage, following the resignation of Mauricio Rojas.[12]
References
- ^ "Consuelo Valdés Chadwick asume como nueva ministra de Las Culturas tras fallida designación de Mauricio Rojas". Emol. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Consuelo Valdés es la nueva Ministra de las Culturas". Radio Cooperativa. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Quién es Consuelo Valdés Chadwick, la nueva ministra de las Culturas". CHV Noticias. Chilevisión. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Ficha en Infoprobidad". InfoProbidad (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Anales de la República; Consuelo Valdés Chadwick". Anales de la República (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Andrés Chadwick sale aclarar parentesco con flamante ministra Consuelo Valdés Chadwick". El Dínamo (in Spanish). 13 August 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Quién es Consuelo Valdés Chadwick, la nueva ministra de las Culturas". Chilevisión (in Spanish). 13 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "¿En qué dirección crecen las colecciones de los museos?". Museos (in Spanish). August 1991. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Consuelo Valdés Chadwick asume como nueva ministra de Las Culturas tras fallida designación de Mauricio Rojas". La Tercera (in Spanish). 13 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Consuelo Valdés Chadwick: ¿Quién es la nueva ministra de Cultura?". Publimetro (in Spanish). 13 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Consuelo Valdés asume la dirección ejecutiva del MIM". Museo Interactivo Mirador (in Spanish). 13 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Consuelo Valdés es la nueva Ministra de las Culturas". Radio Cooperativa (in Spanish). 13 August 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2020.