Sonia Tschorne
Sonia Tschorne | |
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Born | Santiago, Chile | April 26, 1954
Alma mater | University of Chile |
Occupation(s) | Architect and politician |
Sonia Tschorne Berestesky (born 26 April 1954 in Santiago) is an architect[1] and Chilean politician.
Biography
[edit]She studied architecture at the University of Chile, graduating in 1982. Later, she received a master's degree at the Catholic University of Chile in urban planning.
She has been a militant for the Socialist Party for the last 16 years, working with the governments of the Concertación de partidos por la democracia (Pact of parties for democracy ) since 1990. She became the Ministry of Public Works' National Director of Architecture and Deputy Secretary of Urban Development during the governments of Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle and Ricardo Lagos.
As an architect, one of her last and most important works was the Master Building Plan of Central Santiago.
Between 2004 and 2006, she was appointed Ministry of National Assets, succeeding Jaime Ravinet. In 2008, she was serving as Chile's Undersecretary of Public Works.[2]
In 2024, she was appointed Counselor and President of the Concessions Council of the Ministry of Public Works.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "a biography" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-20.
- ^ "Embassy of the United States, Santiago, Chile: September 2008 events". U.S. Embassy. Archived from the original on 2010-06-10.
- ^ Hidalgo, Carolina (2024-03-27). "Sonia Tschorne es nombrada Presidenta del Consejo de Concesiones del MOP". CPI (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Politicians from Santiago
- University of Chile alumni
- Pontifical Catholic University of Chile alumni
- Chilean people of German descent
- Chilean people of Polish descent
- Chilean women architects
- Socialist Party of Chile politicians
- Government ministers of Chile
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