Alessandri family

Alessandri family in 1920

The Alessandri family of Chile is of Italian origin, became politically influential during the early part of the 20th century, and has played (and still plays) a significant role in Chilean politics. The first Alessandri who came to Chile was Giuseppe Pietro Alessandri Tarzi, who arrived in the early 1800s as consul posterior, representative of the Kingdom of Sardinia.^[1]

Alessandri family's most prominent members

• José Pedro Alessandri Palma [es] (1864–1923), politician, senator and businessman
• Arturo Alessandri Palma (1868–1950), politician, twice President of Chile (1920–1925) and (1932–1938), and the most influential political figure of his time
• Rosa Ester Rodríguez Velasco, First Lady (1920–1925) and (1932–1938)
• Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez (1896–1986), politician and businessman, President of Chile (1958–1964), presidential candidate in the 1970 election
• Fernando Alessandri Rodríguez (1897–1982), politician and presidential candidate in the 1946 election
• Gilberto Alessandri Palma (1858?), older brother of Arturo Alessandri Palma, prominent dentist in Punta Arenas and founder of various humanitarian organizations
• Hernán Alessandri Rodríguez (1900–1982), MD and medical reformer
• Eduardo Alessandri Rodríguez [es] (1903–1973), politician
• Arturo Alessandri Besa (1923), politician and presidential candidate in the 1993 election
• Silvia Alessandri Montes (1927), politician
• Gustavo Alessandri Valdés (1929), politician and businessman
• Gustavo Alessandri Balmaceda (1961), politician
• Magdalena Matte Lecaros (born 1950), civil engineer, businesswoman, politician. Granddaughter of Arturo Alessandri Palma
• Felipe Alessandri Vergara (born 1975), lawyer, businessman, politician; mayor of Santiago.

Timeline of elected positions

Chamber of Deputies of Chile      Senate of Chile      President of Chile

See also

• Alessandri (disambiguation)
• History of Chile

References

1. Rojas Rodríguez, Rebeca María (2010). Las dos caras de la realidad migratoria italiana (Emigración e Inmigración desde la perspectiva italiana) (Undergraduate thesis). University of Santiago, Chile. p. 50.