Ximena Órdenes

Ximena Loreto Órdenes Neira (born 9 March 1973) is a Chilean sociologist and politician. She is currently a senator for Constituency 14, corresponding to Aysén Region. She was intendant of Aysén Region from 2014 to 2015, under the second government of Michelle Bachelet.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Órdenes and the second or maternal family name is Neira.
Ximena Órdenes
Órdenes in November 2014
Member of the Senate of Chile
Assumed office
11 March 2018
Preceded byConstituency created
ConstituencyConstituency 14 (Aysén Region)
Intendant of Aysén Region
In office
11 March 2014 – 13 July 2015
PresidentMichelle Bachelet
Preceded byPilar Cuevas Mardones
Succeeded byJorge Calderón Nuñez
Regional Ministerial Secretary of Public Works of Aysén Region
In office
11 November 2008 – 11 March 2010
PresidentMichelle Bachelet
Governor of Aysén Province
In office
11 March 2006 – 11 November 2008
PresidentMichelle Bachelet
Preceded byJosé Urrutia Bustos
Succeeded byIsaac Arturo Ovando Bello
Personal details
Born
Ximena Loreto Órdenes Neira

(1973-03-09) 9 March 1973
Coyhaique, Chile
Political partyParty for Democracy
Children1
EducationAndrés Bello National University
OccupationSociologist, politician

In the first Bachelet government, she was governor of Aysén Province from 2006 to 2008, and regional ministerial secretary of public works from 2008 to 2010.

Biography

Ximena Órdenes was born in Coyhaique on 9 March 1973, the daughter of Segismundo Órdenes González and Danira Neira Vera.[1] Her grandfather, Daniel Neira, was the founder of the Socialist Party in Aysén Region and a councilor. Her parents were founders of the Party for Democracy (PPD) in Aysén, which she also joined. Her mother was president of the Aysén Human Rights Group.[1]

Her early education took place at Liceo San Felipe Benicio in Coyhaique. She later studied sociology at the University of the Republic, Santiago. She completed a diploma in gender and development at Andrés Bello National University.[2]

She has one child.

Political career

Órdenes' formal career in public service began in 2003, when she was appointed by President Ricardo Lagos as regional director of the National Women's Service (SERNAM), a position she held until 2006. In March of that year, she was appointed governor of Aysén Province by President Michelle Bachelet.[3] In November 2008, she became regional ministerial secretary for public works in Aysén Region, remaining in office until March 2010.[4]

In 2013, she was elected regional councilor for Coyhaique, obtaining 1,583 votes, equivalent to 8.2% of the total. She never held the office, due to the fact that President Bachelet appointed her intendant of Aysén Region, effective 11 March 2014.[5] During her term, she chaired the commission for the establishment of the University of Aysén and the implementation of the Special Plan for Extreme Zones in the region. In November 2016, she resigned her membership in the PPD, of which she had been national vice president.[6]

After serving as head of the National Coordination Division of the Undersecretariat of Crime Prevention, Órdenes decided to present her candidacy for senator for Aysén in the 2017 general election, as an independent in the PPD quota. She was elected with 5,405 votes, equivalent to 15.1% of the total.[7] For the second round of the election, she joined the command of the independent candidate Alejandro Guillier.[8]

She took office as senator on 11 March 2018, becoming the first woman to hold the office representing Aysén Region.[9] Since 21 March 2018, she has been a member of the permanent commissions of public works, the environment, and national assets.

References
  1. "Ximena Loreto Órdenes Neira" (in Spanish). Library of Congress of Chile. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. "Bachelet nombra a Claudio Orrego como intendente de la Región Metropolitana" [Bachelet Names Claudio Orrego as Intendant of the Metropolitan Region]. El Mostrador (in Spanish). 1 February 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. Echeverría Faz, Magdalena (17 March 2006). "Gobernadoras, llegó la hora del liderazgo femenino" [Governors, it's Time for Female Leadership]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  4. "Ximena Ordenes asume como Seremi de Obras Públicas" [Ximena Ordenes Takes Over as Regional Ministerial Secretary for Public Works]. El Divisadero (in Spanish). Coyhaique. 15 November 2008. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. "Futura Intendenta Ximena Órdenes: ¿Podemos tener una agenda de consenso en la región?" [Future Intendant Ximena Órdenes: Can We Have a Consensus Agenda in the Region?]. El Divisadero (in Spanish). Coyhaique. 3 February 2014. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  6. "Vicepresidenta del PPD renuncia en medio de proceso de refichaje" [Vice President of the PPD Resigns in the Middle of the Re-registration Process]. El Mostrador (in Spanish). 8 February 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  7. "Resultados Elecciones 2017". El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  8. "Ximena Órdenes y Roxana Pey se suman a Comando Nacional de Alejandro Guillier" [Ximena Órdenes and Roxana Pey Join Alejandro Guillier's National Command]. El Divisadero (in Spanish). Coyhaique. 22 November 2017. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  9. "Ximena Órdenes asumió como Senadora de Aysén" [Ximena Órdenes Takes Over as Senator From Aysén] (in Spanish). Radio Ventisqueros. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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