Jaime Mañalich
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- Jaime José Mañalich Muxi (born 7 June 1954) is a Chilean physician (nephrologist), and former Health Minister.
- In January 2023, he officially joined Amarillos por Chile.
- He is the eldest son of Jaime Ramón Mañalich Fajardo and Monserrat Muxi Segura, Spanish Catalan immigrants who arrived in Chile as a result of the Spanish Civil War.
- º 48 in Ñuñoa and his secondary studies at the Liceo Experimental Manuel de Salas, also in Ñuñoa.
- He graduated as a medical doctor with a specialization in nephrology.
Jaime José Mañalich Muxi (born 7 June 1954) is a Chilean physician (nephrologist), and former Health Minister.
He held the position during the first Piñera government (2010-2014) and assumed the role again in June 2019 until he was replaced in June 2020 amidst criticism over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile.
In January 2023, he officially joined Amarillos por Chile.
Family and education
Mañalich was born in Santiago on 7 June 1954. He is the eldest son of Jaime Ramón Mañalich Fajardo and Monserrat Muxi Segura, Spanish Catalan immigrants who arrived in Chile as a result of the Spanish Civil War.
He completed his primary education at Escuela N.º 48 in Ñuñoa and his secondary studies at the Liceo Experimental Manuel de Salas, also in Ñuñoa. In 1972 he entered the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Chile, where he shared classes with future President Michelle Bachelet, who at the time was an active left-wing student leader. He graduated as a medical doctor with a specialization in nephrology.
He has been married since 1979 to teacher María Cristina Raffo, and is the father of three children: Juan Pablo, a lawyer and professor of criminal law at the University of Chile; Felipe, an advertising professional who has won eleven Lions at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity; and Francisco Javier, a musician specializing in the viola da gamba and vocal performance.
Personal life
At the age of eight, he was run over by a car, resulting in the loss of a kidney and his spleen. He is also the godfather of one of the children of politician Karla Rubilar, who served alongside him during the second administration of President Piñera.
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