Alessandri family

Last updated October 30, 2025

The Alessandri family of Chile is of Italian origin, becoming politically influential during the early part of the 20th century, and has played (and still plays) a significant role in Chilean politics. The first Alessandri who came to Chile was Giuseppe Pietro Alessandri Tarzi, who arrived in the early 1800s as consul posterior, representative of the Kingdom of Sardinia.^[1]

Alessandri family's most prominent members

José Pedro Alessandri Palma [ es ] (1864–1923), politician, senator and businessman
Arturo Alessandri Palma (1868–1950), politician, twice President of Chile (1920–1925) and (1932–1938), and the most influential political figure of his time
Rosa Ester Rodríguez Velasco, First Lady (1920–1925) and (1932–1938)
Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez (1896–1986), politician and businessman, President of Chile (1958–1964), presidential candidate in the 1970 election
Fernando Alessandri Rodríguez (1897–1982), politician and presidential candidate in the 1946 election
Gilberto Alessandri Palma (1858?), older brother of Arturo Alessandri Palma, prominent dentist in Punta Arenas and founder of various humanitarian organizations
Hernán Alessandri Rodríguez (1900–1982), MD and medical reformer
Eduardo Alessandri Rodríguez [ es ] (1903–1973), politician
Arturo Alessandri Besa (1923-2022), politician and presidential candidate in the 1993 election
Silvia Alessandri Montes (1927-2021), politician
Gustavo Alessandri Valdés (1929), politician and businessman
Gustavo Alessandri Balmaceda (1961), politician
Rosa Devés Alessandri (born 1950), rector of the University of Chile since 2022
Magdalena Matte Lecaros (born 1950), civil engineer, businesswoman, politician. Granddaughter of Arturo Alessandri Palma
Felipe Alessandri Vergara (born 1975), lawyer, businessman, politician; mayor of Santiago.

Timeline of elected positions

References

↑ Rojas Rodríguez, Rebeca María (2010). Las dos caras de la realidad migratoria italiana (Emigración e Inmigración desde la perspectiva italiana) (Undergraduate thesis). University of Santiago, Chile. p. 50.

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[1] Rojas Rodríguez, Rebeca María (2010). Las dos caras de la realidad migratoria italiana (Emigración e Inmigración desde la perspectiva italiana) (Undergraduate thesis). University of Santiago, Chile. p. 50.

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