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Sebastián Sichel
Chilean politician and lawyer; candidate for the presidency of Chile in 2021 elections / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sichel and the second or maternal family name is Ramírez.
Sebastián Iglesias Sichel Ramírez (born 30 July 1977) is a Chilean lawyer, professor, ex minister of State and politician who served as president of the Banco del Estado de Chile (BancoEstado) from June 2020 until December 2020.[1][2][3] He also previously served as Minister of Social Development and Family and executive vice president of Corfo under the second government of Sebastián Piñera.[4] He was an independent candidate in the 2021 Chilean presidential election who ran under the centre-right Chile Podemos Más coalition.[5][6]
Quick Facts President of the Banco del Estado de Chile, Preceded by ...
Sebastián Sichel | |
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![]() Sichel in 2019 | |
President of the Banco del Estado de Chile | |
In office 4 June 2020 – 18 December 2020 | |
Preceded by | Arturo Tagle |
Succeeded by | Ricardo de Tezanos Pinto |
Minister of Social Development | |
In office 19 June 2019 – 4 June 2020 | |
President | Sebastián Piñera |
Preceded by | Alfredo Moreno Charme |
Succeeded by | Cristián Monckeberg |
Executive Vice President of the CORFO | |
In office 9 March 2018 – 13 June 2019 | |
Preceded by | Eduardo Bitrán |
Succeeded by | Pablo Terrazas |
Personal details | |
Born | Sebastián Andrés Sichel Ramírez (1977-07-30) 30 July 1977 (age 47) Santiago, Chile |
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Spouse | Bárbara Encina (m. 2008) |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Las Condes, Chile |
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Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
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In 2010, he was one of the founding members of El Dínamo,[7] an online newspaper on topics such as politics, culture, and sports.