Romy Schmidt

Romy María Schmidt Crnosija (born November 18, 1965) is a lawyer, academic, researcher and Chilean politician.

She was the Minister of National Assets[1] for President Michelle Bachelet from March 11, 2006, until January 6, 2010.

She is a member of the Party for Democracy (PPD), and is married to the sociologist and politician, Antonio Leal.

In 2004, Schmidt was both adviser to the Ministry General Secretariat of Government and Vice President of the National Board of Kindergarten Schools (JUNJI).

After Schmidt's ministry was over, she was appointed by Bachelet in early 2010 as the first director of the Museum of Memory and Human Rights.