Ximena Órdenes
{{Short description|Chilean sociologist and politician}}
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{{family name hatnote|Órdenes|Neira|lang=Spanish}}
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| name = Ximena Órdenes
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| caption = Órdenes in November 2014
| birth_name = Ximena Loreto Órdenes Neira
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|03|09|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Coyhaique, Chile
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| occupation = Sociologist, politician
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| children = 1
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| education = Andrés Bello National University
| party = Party for Democracy
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| office1 = Member of the Senate of Chile
| constituency1 = Constituency 14 (Aysén Region)
| predecessor1 = Constituency created
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| term_start1 = 11 March 2018
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| office2 = {{ill|Intendant of Aysén Region|es|Intendente de la región de Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo}}
| predecessor2 = Pilar Cuevas Mardones
| successor2 = Jorge Calderón Nuñez
| president2 = Michelle Bachelet
| term_start2 = 11 March 2014
| term_end2 = 13 July 2015
| office3 = Regional Ministerial Secretary of Public Works of Aysén Region
| president3 = Michelle Bachelet
| term_start3 = 11 November 2008
| term_end3 = 11 March 2010
| office4 = Governor of Aysén Province
| president4 = Michelle Bachelet
| predecessor4 = José Urrutia Bustos
| successor4 = Isaac Arturo Ovando Bello
| term_start4 = 11 March 2006
| term_end4 = 11 November 2008
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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 {{ill|intendant of Aysén Region|es|Intendente de la región de Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo}} from 2014 to 2015, under the second government of Michelle Bachelet.
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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bcn.cl/historiapolitica/resenas_parlamentarias/wiki/Ximena_Loreto_%C3%93rdenes_Neira |title=Ximena Loreto Órdenes Neira |publisher=Library of Congress of Chile |language=Spanish |access-date=2021-08-30}} 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.
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.{{Cite news |url=https://www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/mundo/2014/02/01/bachelet-nombra-a-claudio-orrego-como-intendente-de-la-region-metropolitana/ |title=Bachelet nombra a Claudio Orrego como intendente de la Región Metropolitana |trans-title=Bachelet Names Claudio Orrego as Intendant of the Metropolitan Region |newspaper=El Mostrador |language=Spanish |date=2014-02-01 |access-date=2021-08-30}}
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.{{Cite news |url=http://www.economiaynegocios.cl/noticias/noticias.asp?id=15058 |title=Gobernadoras, llegó la hora del liderazgo femenino |trans-title=Governors, it's Time for Female Leadership |first=Magdalena |last=Echeverría Faz |newspaper=El Mercurio |language=Spanish |date=2006-03-17 |access-date=2021-08-30}} In November 2008, she became regional ministerial secretary for public works in Aysén Region, remaining in office until March 2010.{{Cite news |url=http://www.eldivisadero.cl/noticia-22697 |title=Ximena Ordenes asume como Seremi de Obras Públicas |trans-title=Ximena Ordenes Takes Over as Regional Ministerial Secretary for Public Works |newspaper=El Divisadero |location=Coyhaique |language=Spanish |date=2008-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911005553/http://www.eldivisadero.cl/noticia-22697 |archive-date=2018-09-11 |url-status=dead |access-date=2021-08-30}}
In 2013, she was elected {{ill|Regional councils of Chile|es|Consejos regionales de Chile|lt=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 {{ill|intendant of Aysén Region|es|Intendente de la región de Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo}}, effective 11 March 2014.{{Cite news |url=http://www.eldivisadero.cl/noticia-1269 |title=Futura Intendenta Ximena Órdenes: ¿Podemos tener una agenda de consenso en la región? |trans-title=Future Intendant Ximena Órdenes: Can We Have a Consensus Agenda in the Region? |newspaper=El Divisadero |location=Coyhaique |language=Spanish |date=2014-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911011124/http://www.eldivisadero.cl/noticia-1269 |archive-date=2018-09-11 |url-status=dead |access-date=2021-08-30}} 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.{{Cite news |url=http://www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/pais/2017/02/08/vicepresidenta-del-ppd-renuncia-en-medio-de-proceso-de-refichaje/ |title=Vicepresidenta del PPD renuncia en medio de proceso de refichaje |trans-title=Vice President of the PPD Resigns in the Middle of the Re-registration Process |newspaper=El Mostrador |language=Spanish |date=2017-02-08 |access-date=2021-08-30}}
After serving as head of the National Coordination Division of the {{ill|Undersecretariat of Crime Prevention of Chile|es|Subsecretaría de Prevención del Delito de Chile|lt=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.{{Cite news |url=http://www.emol.com/especiales/2017/actualidad/nacional/elecciones/resultados.asp#s5014 |title=Resultados Elecciones 2017 |newspaper=El Mercurio |language=Spanish |access-date=2021-08-30}} For the second round of the election, she joined the command of the independent candidate Alejandro Guillier.{{Cite news |url=http://www.eldivisadero.cl/noticia-45669 |title=Ximena Órdenes y Roxana Pey se suman a Comando Nacional de Alejandro Guillier |trans-title=Ximena Órdenes and Roxana Pey Join Alejandro Guillier's National Command |newspaper=El Divisadero |location=Coyhaique |language=Spanish |date=2017-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002439/http://www.eldivisadero.cl/noticia-45669 |archive-date=2018-09-11 |url-status=dead |access-date=2021-08-30}}
She took office as senator on 11 March 2018, becoming the first woman to hold the office representing Aysén Region.{{Cite web |url=https://www.radioventisqueros.cl/index.php/2018/03/11/ximena-ordenes-asumio-como-senadora-de-aysen/ |title=Ximena Órdenes asumió como Senadora de Aysén |trans-title=Ximena Órdenes Takes Over as Senator From Aysén |publisher=Radio Ventisqueros |language=Spanish |date=2018-03-11 |access-date=2021-08-30}} Since 21 March 2018, she has been a member of the permanent commissions of public works, the environment, and national assets.
References
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External links
- {{Twitter}}
- [https://www.senado.cl/appsenado/index.php?mo=senadores&ac=fichasenador&id=1224 Ximena Órdenes Neira] at the Senate of Chile
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Category:Intendants of Aysén Region
Category:Senators of the LV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
Category:Senators of the LVI Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
Category:Governors of provinces of Chile
Category:Party for Democracy (Chile) politicians
Category:People from Aysén Region
Category:Women governors of provinces of Chile
Category:Women members of the Senate of Chile
Category:Chilean women sociologists