Adriana Muñoz D'Albora

Adriana Blanca Cristina Muñoz d'Albora (born 25 September 1948) is a Chilean sociologist and politician who serves as a member of the Senate of Chile, representing the 4th constituency of the Coquimbo Region.

"[2] She said, "we were trying to radicalize the party from within ... [w]e were trying to redistribute the wealth ... we had time to reflect in exile on how out of touch we were with the sense of security Chileans cherish and how threatened they felt by our great schemes.

[1] In the 1990s, she was a consultant for the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and the IDEAS Foundation for progress, and an advisor to the Ministry General Secretariat of the Chilean government.

[4] She ran for re-election in 1993 but was defeated,[1][4] owing in part to lack of support from her own party after the most conservative presidential candidate José Piñera focused part of his campaign on attacking her for her abortion initiative.

[2] Muñoz was elected deputy for District 9 (part of the Santiago Metropolitan Region) in December 1997 and was vice president of the Chamber from 11 March – 8 October 1998.

[1] She authored draft laws on intrafamily violence, sexual harassment, and constitutional reform.

"[4] On 17 March 2020, Muñoz was elected president of the Senate with 22 votes to 14 over Chile Vamos's Carmen Gloria Aravena.

[8][9] An agreement had been made between parties that the president would be a member of the PPD, and her colleague Felipe Harboe declined nomination for the role due to the need for greater gender equality and female participation, saying "It will be an honor for me to continue working for parity, committing myself to working for the defense of women's rights.

[12] After the October 2019 protests, Muñoz announced the creation of a Truth Justice and Reparation Commission, criticising the government for confusing social demonstration with vandalism.

[14] In October 2020, Muñoz said that over 800 people have been detained without due process for over a year after the protests, although this number has been disputed.