Bettina Horst
Bettina Horst | |
|---|---|
| Expert Commissioner for the Constitutional Council | |
| In office 6 March 2023 – 7 November 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 May 1971 Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | Independent Democratic Union (UDI) |
| Spouse | Darío Paya[1] |
| Children | Four |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Economist |
Bettina Horst Von Thadden (born 30 May 1971) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy.
On January 25, 2023, she was appointed by the Senate as a member of the Expert Commission, tasked with drafting a constitutional text towards the 2023 Chilean constitutional referendum.[2][3]
Biography
Bettina was born in the capital city, Santiago, in 1971. She was born to Heriberto Horst Pretzer and Reinhild Von Thadden.
She attended high school at the Deutsche Schule Santiago. Then, Bettina studied business administration at Gabriela Mistral University, and later earned a master's degree in economics with a specialization in public policy from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
Horst was a senior researcher at the Atlas Network in Washington, D.C., and head of the Monetary Area of the Research Department of the Central Bank of Chile (1995–2000). She was also a member of the Regional Council of the Santiago Metropolitan Region (2005–2008).
She was executive director and, since May 2016, a board member of the Senior Public Management System. Since that year, Bettina began serving on the Council of the Public Enterprise System, as well as in the board of the Latin American Liberal Network.
She was a researcher, general director of the Instituto Libertad y Desarrollo, a think tank close to her political right-wing party (UDI). In June 2021, she assumed the executive direction of the institution.[4]
References
- ^ "Un mundo privado – Bettina Horst". Revista Anfibia. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ "Comisión Experta: Senado aprueba su lista de 12 nombres complementarios para el proceso constitucional". ADN Radio Chile. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ "Bettina Horst: Para sectores amplios de izquierda, su mejor propuesta es el anteproyecto". Diario Financiero. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ "Bettina Horst: "Queremos tratar de revertir lo que ha sido la pérdida de la técnica en la política"". La Tercera. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2025.