Clarisa Hardy

Clarisa Rut Hardy Raskovan (born December 15, 1945, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentinian-born psychologist, anthropologist, writer and politician from Chile, Minister for Social Development and Planning during the first term of Michelle Bachelet.

Biography Born in a Jewish family that fled to South America to escape from the Nazis, arrived to Chile at the age of five. Her father was the Indian filmmaker Boris Hardy.

She studied at the Scuola Italiana of Santiago,

Professional and public career Her first job as a public servant was in 1972, when she was appointed Human Resources Manager of the state-owned Corporación de Fomento de la Producción (Corfo).

In 2000, Hardy was appointed Executive Director of Fundación Chile 21, and at the same time, she became part of the advisor committee of the National Women's Service (Sernam). She remained in the position until 2005.

In 2006, she was appointed Minister for Social Development and Planning by president Michelle Bachelet. She remained in office until 2008.

In 2014, she was named Executive Director of the progressive think tank Fundación Dialoga, after the resignation of Michelle Bachelet, who had just been elected president of Chile for a second term.

Published works Derechos ciudadanos (co-authored with Pablo Morris), 2001 Equidad y protección social. Desafíos de políticas sociales en América Latina, 2004 Ideas para Chile, 2010 Estratificación social en América Latina: retos de cohesión social, 2014