Jaime Mañalich

Jaime Mañalich
Minister of Health
In office
13 June 2019 – 13 June 2020
PresidentSebastián Piñera
Preceded byEmilio Santelices Cuevas
Succeeded byEnrique Paris
In office
11 March 2010 – 11 March 2014
PresidentSebastián Piñera
Preceded byÁlvaro Erazo
Succeeded byHelia Molina
Personal details
Born (1954-06-07) 7 June 1954 (age 70)
Santiago, Chile
Political partyAmarillos por Chile
Alma materUniversity of Chile[1]
McMaster University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPhysician[1]

Jaime José Mañalich Muxi (born 7 June 1954) is a Chilean physician (nephrologist), and former Health Minister. He held the position during the first Piñera government (2010-2014) and assumed the role again in June 2019 until he was replaced in June 2020 amidst criticism over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile.[2][3]

The widespread eye injuries were one of the topics addressed during the impeachment of Minister of the Interior and Public Security Andrés Chadwick in November 2019. On November 20 Mañalich declared to the Chamber of Deputies that there was twelve persons with the loss of one eye and about thirty with serious injuries.[4]

In January 2023, he officially joined Amarillos por Chile.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Gobierno de Chile, Jaime Mañalich Muxi, Ministry of Health Archived 2010-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Sanders, Philip (13 June 2020). "Chile Health Minister Resigns as Covid-19 Deaths Hit Record". Bloomberg. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  3. ^ Soto, Claudia (13 June 2020). "Enrique Paris asume como nuevo titular del Ministerio de Salud en reemplazo de Mañalich". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Ministros de Salud y Defensa exponen en comisión sobre acusación constitucional contra Chadwick". Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados. November 20, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "Exministro Jaime Mañalich firma por Amarillos: apoyo a Kast provocó su distanciamiento con Evopoli". Radio Bío-Bío. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.


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