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Aurora Elvira Williams Baussa (born 13 August 1962) is a Chilean business engineer. She was the Chilean Minister of Mining from 11 March 2014 to 11 March 2016. In an August 2023 Cabinet reshuffle, Boric re-appointed Williams as Minister of Mining, where she would replace Marcela Hernando.[1]

Education

Williams studied commercial engineering at the Catholic University of the North and earned a master's degree from the University of Lleida in Business Administration and Management.[2]

Career

During Шаблон:Ill from 2006 to 2010, Williams served as a regional ministerial secretary of public works in Antofagasta. This role made her the official responsible for the reconstruction in the area of the city following the 2007 Tocopilla earthquake.[3] later, she worked as an administrative and financial manager for the Antofagasta Terminal International (ATI), a mining company that handled 60% of all mining shipments in Antofagasta Region.[4]

In March 2014, Williams became Minister of Mining, making her the second woman to hold the post since Karen Poniachik.[4] In this capacity, she immediately became president of the board of directors of the state-owned Шаблон:Ill (ENAMI) and the Шаблон:Ill (COCHILCO).

During her term as Minister of Mining, Williams repealed the Ley Reservada del Cobre,[5] approved capital funding for the COCHILCO from Codelco,[6] and passed legislation for small copper mining businesses.[7] She was also responsible for the closure of the controversial Chilean-Argentine Pascua Lama and the Dominga projects,[8][9][10] and for the rescue of two miners following a flood in a mine in Chile Chico.[11]

Boric re-appointed Williams as Minister of Mining in August 2023, where she would replace Marcela Hernando.[1]

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