Evelyn Matthei

Evelyn Rose Matthei Fornet (born 11 November 1953) is a Chilean politician. She was the mayor of Providencia from 2016 until 2024. She was a Deputy in the Chilean Congress from 1990 to 1998. She also was a Senator from 1998 to 2011. 

In January 2011, she left her Senate seat to become Minister of Labor and Social Security under Chilean President Sebastián Piñera until July 2013.Senate Resume  (Spanish). 

In the 2013 general election, she ran for President of Chile, however, she lost in a runoff to former President Michelle Bachelet.La Tercera , July 20th, 2013. (Spanish) She ran again for president in the 2021 general election, however failed to make it to the runoff. 

Matthei was a candidate for president in the 2025 general election.

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