Andrés Allamand Zavala (born February 7, 1956), a

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

an politician, is the founder and one of the past leaders of Renovación Nacional. He is of French, and

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...

descent. On January 14, 2011 he was named

Minister of Defense A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divid ...

by president

Sebastián Piñera Miguel Juan Sebastián Piñera Echenique (; 1 December 1949 – 6 February 2024) was a Chilean businessman and politician who served as President of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and again from 2018 to 2022. The son of a Christian Democratic Party (C ...

. He was sworn in on January 16, 2011 and left office on November 5, 2012. He was named

Minister of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and foreign relations, relations, diplomacy, bilateralism, ...

following a Cabinet reshuffle on 28 July 2021, resigning the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

seat he had held since 2014. Allamand is a member of the

Inter-American Dialogue The Inter-American Dialogue (Spanish and Portuguese: ''Diálogo Interamericano''), also known as the Dialogue or IAD, is a U.S.-based think tank in the field of international affairs primarily related to the Western Hemisphere. Headquartered in ...

References

External links

*
Web Site of Andrés Allamand (in spanish)Andrés Allamand
on Wikilosríos 1956 births Living people Candidates for President of Chile Ministers of defense of Chile Chilean people of Basque descent Chilean people of French descent Chilean Roman Catholics Foreign ministers of Chile Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile Members of the Inter-American Dialogue National Party (Chile, 1966) politicians Movimiento de Unión Nacional politicians National Renewal (Chile) politicians Politicians from Santiago, Chile University of Chile alumni Senators of the LII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Senators of the LIII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Senators of the LIV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Senators of the LV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile {{Chile-Deputy-stub