Esteban Valenzuela | |
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Minister of Agriculture | |
Assumed office 11 March 2022 | |
President | Gabriel Boric |
Preceded by | María Emilia Undurraga |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile | |
In office 11 March 2002 – 11 March 2010 | |
Preceded by | Aníbal Pérez |
Succeeded by | Juan Luis Castro |
Mayor of Rancagua | |
In office 26 September 1992 – 6 December 1996 | |
Preceded by | Rodolfo Cortés Ferrada |
Succeeded by | Darío Valenzuela Van Treek |
Personal details | |
Born | Rancagua, Chile | 12 March 1964
Political party | Party for Democracy (1987−2007) Chile Primero (2007−2009) Social Green Regionalist Federation (2017−present) |
Relatives | Darío Valenzuela Van Treek Greny Valenzuela Van Treek[1][2] |
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Profession | Journalist Political Scientist Historian |
Esteban Valenzuela Van Treek (born 12 March 1964) is a Chilean journalist, politician and writer, born in Rancagua. Since 11 March 2022, he has served as Chile's Minister of Agriculture. Mayor of Rancagua from 1992 to 1996, and Deputy from 2002 to 2010.[3]
His brother Darío also was mayor of Rancagua.[4][5]
Since January 2021, he is vice-president of the Social Green Regionalist Federation.[6]