1. Izkia Jasvin Siches Pasten was born on 4 March 1986 and is a Chilean physician and politician, who served in 2022 as Minister of Interior and Public Security for President Gabriel Boric.
20 Facts About Izkia Siches
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Izkia Siches was the first woman to hold that position, the second most important in government after the President.
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In 2021, Izkia Siches served as campaign manager for Gabriel Boric's successful presidential campaign.
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Izkia Siches was born on 4 March 1986 in Arica in the far-North of Chile and grew up in Maipu, Santiago Metropolitan Region.
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Izkia Siches studied at the Instituto Bernardo O'Higgins high school in Maipu.
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Izkia Siches was a member of the University Senate during the period from 2010 to 2012.
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Izkia Siches helped create the journal Hippocampus: Where memory is stored, dreams arise.
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In 2014 Izkia Siches was president of the Santiago Regional Council of the Chilean Medical College.
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Izkia Siches questioned the government's handling of the crisis, which led to disagreements with officials.
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Izkia Siches endorsed Gabriel Boric's presidential campaign prior to the Broad Front presidential primary.
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Izkia Siches was selected as Person of the Year in 2020 by the Association of International Press Correspondents in Chile, for "turning herself into a figure of importance, achieving high levels of public trust and credibility".
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In June 2021 Izkia Siches, speaking on behalf of the Chilean Medical College, proposed a total lockdown of the country.
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Izkia Siches left the presidency of the Chilean Medical College in November 2021 to be part of Gabriel Boric's second round presidential campaign, that he finally won.
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Izkia Siches was seen as one of the principal figures in the campaign that helped Boric to win the election.
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On 11 March 2022, Izkia Siches was appointed as Minister of the Interior and Public Security by Gabriel Boric, in a ceremony held in the National Congress of Chile.
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Izkia Siches is the first woman to hold this position.
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Izkia Siches had intended to hold a meeting with the family of Camilo Catrillanca, a Mapuche activist and farmer shot dead by police in 2018.
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On 6 September 2022, it was announced that Izkia Siches would be replaced by Carolina Toha.
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Izkia Siches identifies as a feminist, and through her position as president of the Medical College she has urged respect for women's rights, gender equality, and protocols to stop abuse and harassment.
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Izkia Siches has participated in rallies including on International Women's Day.