Sebastián Sichel

Sebastián Sichel
Sichel in 2019
Mayor of Ñuñoa
Assumed office
6 December 2024
Preceded byEmilia Ríos
President of the Banco del Estado de Chile
In office
4 June 2020  18 December 2020
Preceded byArturo Tagle
Succeeded byRicardo de Tezanos Pinto
Minister of Social Development
In office
19 June 2019  4 June 2020
PresidentSebastián Piñera
Preceded byAlfredo Moreno Charme
Succeeded byCristián Monckeberg
Executive Vice President of the CORFO
In office
9 March 2018  13 June 2019
Preceded byEduardo Bitrán
Succeeded byPablo Terrazas
Personal details
Born
Sebastián Andrés Sichel Ramírez

(1977-07-30) 30 July 1977
Santiago, Chile
Political party
SpouseBárbara Encina (m. 2008)
Children3
Residence(s)Las Condes, Chile
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Sebastián Iglesias Sichel Ramírez (born 30 July 1977) is a Chilean lawyer, professor, mayor elect of Ñuñoa, ex minister of State and politician who served as president of the Banco del Estado de Chile (BancoEstado) from June 2020 until December 2020. He also previously served as Minister of Social Development and Family and executive vice president of Corfo under the second government of Sebastián Piñera. He was an independent candidate in the 2021 Chilean presidential election who ran under the centre-right Chile Podemos Más coalition.

In 2010, he was one of the founding members of El Dínamo, an online newspaper on topics such as politics, culture, and sports.