Paula Quintana

Paula Quintana
Councilor of Valparaíso
In office 6 December 2012 – 6 December 2016
Minister of Planning of Chile [es]
In office 8 January 2008 – 11 March 2010
President	Michelle Bachelet
Preceded by	Clarisa Hardy
Succeeded by	Felipe Kast
Regional Ministerial Secretary of National Assets [es] for Valparaíso Region
In office 6 October 2003 – 2006
President	Ricardo Lagos
Preceded by	Edmundo Bustos Azócar
Regional Ministerial Secretary of Planning and Cooperation for Valparaíso Region
President	Ricardo Lagos
Personal details
Born	Paula Ximena Quintana Meléndez (1956-06-26)26 June 1956 Valparaíso, Chile
Died	6 January 2023(2023-01-06) (aged 66)
Political party	Socialist
Education	University of Chile
Occupation	Sociologist, academic, politician

Paula Ximena Quintana Meléndez (26 June 1956 – 6 January 2023) was a Chilean sociologist, academic and politician. She was a professor at the University of Valparaíso. She was a member of the Socialist Party (PS). From 2012 to 2016, she served as a councillor for Valparaíso. She was minister of planning [es] under president Michelle Bachelet from 2008 to 2010. Quintana was born in Valparaíso

Quintana died following a long illness on 6 January 2023 in Valparaíso. She was 66.^[1]

References

1. "Fallece Paula Quintana, exministra de Michelle Bachelet" (in Spanish). University of Valparaíso Radio. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

Other websites

• Official website (archived)