Isabel Plá

Isabel Cecilia Plá Jarufe (born 31 January 1964) is a Chilean politician who served as minister of State and councilwoman in his country.

Biography

She was born on 31 January 1964 in Quillota, the eldest daughter of Ramón Plá, a Spanish immigrant to Chile, and Joan Jarufe, of Arab descent. Together with her three siblings (Montserrat, Ramón and Karim), she was raised in Concepción after her family moved there and opened a bakery.

Education and professional career She completed her primary education at Colegio Inmaculada Concepción. After finishing secondary school, she moved to Santiago and in 1983 enrolled in law at the Gabriela Mistral University, but left after two years for financial reasons. She then relocated to Viña del Mar to work in her cousins’ wool warehouse.

In 1987, she resumed higher education, enrolling in public relations at the IPEVE Professional Institute (now Diego Portales University), where she completed her coursework and presented her graduation project, although she did not formally obtain the degree, opting instead to work at the architectural firm of Emilio Arancibia, which at the time was organizing the 1991 Architecture Biennial. She resigned from the position on 13 March 2020.