Jeannette Vega

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vega and the second or maternal family name is Morales.

Jeanette del Rosario Vega Morales (born 11 October 1957) is a Chilean politician and physician. Between March and August 2022, she served as Chile's Minister of Social Development and Family.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]} On August 25 of 2022, resigns following a news report that one of her advisers, on her behalf, had contacted a Mapuche indigenous terrorist leader Héctor Llaitul who had called for an armed struggled against the state and who was arrested the day before.^[8][9]

Jeanette Vega
Vega in March 2022
Minister of Social Development
In office 11 March 2022 – 25 August 2022
President	Gabriel Boric
Preceded by	Karla Rubilar
Succeeded by	Paula Poblete
Undersecretary of Public Health
In office 14 January 2008 – 1 March 2010
President	Michelle Bachelet
Preceded by	Lidia Amarales
Succeeded by	Liliana Jadue
Personal details
Born	(1957-10-11) 11 October 1957 (age 67) Santiago, Chile
Political party	Party for Democracy (1988−2018)
Children	One
Parent(s)	Pedro Vega María Rosa Morales
Alma mater	University of Chile (BA) University of Illinois (MA)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Physician

References

1. Gamboa, Patricia Schuller (11 March 2022). "President Boric Swore In His Cabinet". La Nación. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
2. Ojeda, Juan Manuel (21 January 2022). "Quién es Jeanette Vega, la nueva ministra de Desarrollo Social y Familia de Gabriel Boric". La Tercera. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
3. "Exsubsecretaria de Bachelet y asesora de la OMS Jeanette Vega llega al Ministerio de Desarrollo Social por mandato de Boric". El Mostrador. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
4. "¿Quién es Jeanette del Rosario Vega, la nueva ministra de Desarrollo Social y Familia?". ADN Radio Chile. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
5. "Jeanette Vega: La ex subsecretaria "bacheletista" y asesora de la OMS que llega a Desarrollo Social". 24 Horas. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
6. "Jeanette Vega llega al Ministerio de Desarrollo Social". Radio Pauta. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
7. "Presidente acepta la renuncia de ministra Vega". 25 August 2022.
8. "Chile's Boric suffers first Cabinet resignation". Reuters. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
9. "Chile's Boric Fires Minister Accused of Contacting Extremist". Yahoo!. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

External links

• Jeannette Vega on Twitter