Andrés Allamand
Encyclopedia
Andrés Allamand Zavala a Chile
an politician, is the founder and one of the past leaders of Renovación Nacional
, currently in power. He is of French
, and Basque
descent. On January 14, 2011 he was named Minister of Defense
by president Sebastián Piñera
. He was sworn in on January 16, 2011.
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an politician, is the founder and one of the past leaders of Renovación Nacional
National Renewal (Chile)
National Renewal , is a liberal conservative political party belonging to the Chilean right-wing political coalition Coalition for Change in conjunction with the Independent Democratic Union and the Chile First movement...
, currently in power. He is of French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
, and Basque
Basque people
The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
descent. On January 14, 2011 he was named Minister of Defense
Ministry of National Defense (Chile)
The Ministry of National Defense is the cabinet-level administrative office in charge of "maintaining the independence and sovereignty" of Chile. It is also charged with planning, directing, coordinating, executing, controlling and informing the defense policies formulated by the President of...
by president Sebastián Piñera
Sebastián Piñera
Miguel Juan Sebastián Piñera Echenique is a Chilean businessman and politician. He was elected President of Chile in January 2010, taking office in March 2010.- Education :...
. He was sworn in on January 16, 2011.
External links
- Web Site of Andrés Allamand (in spanish)
- Andrés Allamand on WikilosríosWikiLosRiosWikiLosRios is an Spanish-language wiki-based Web encyclopedia project about Los Ríos Region in Chile. The scope of WikiLosRios is limited to subjects related to Los Ríos Region. WikiLosRios has organized twice an article contest among secondary school students called "Construyendo Región"...