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Raquel Mjena Santiago (née Mlenter; born 1 July, 1966) is an Alconbrian politician who served as the inaugural Governor of the Federal Capital District from 2013 till 2015 was the federal Minister of Health, in office from 2005 till 2013, as well as a senior member of the Alconbria People's Party. She previously served as the Mayor of New Alcacer from 1999 till 2005, and was the youngest mayor of the city.
Raquel Santiago was born in Stuttgart, Germany to a German mother and an Alconbrian engineer. Just six years after her birth, their parents split and Raquel lived with her father and his sister in Munich. She graduated from the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich in 1991 in computer science, and worked as a military technician during the First Alconbrian-Malpuro War.`
She joined the Alconbria People's Party in 1995, and quickly rose through the ranks. She was appointed as the Health Minister by Augustin Voimer in 2005. As Health Minister, she continued Turey Mentrise's policy of rapid medical facilities building, and in 2013, all Alconbrian cities, towns and villages had at least two general hospitals and one specialist hospital. She also brought down the medical expenditure in the Metsarbarros from the total of 20% from Staurakios' government, to 2.1%.
In 2007, she introduced the Davol program, which aimed to give the Malpuro Alconbrians immunity to preventable diseases, in hope for better integration. In 2011, she ordered the closure of 200 hospitals in the Metsarbarros, which constituted to about 98% of the total hospitals over there. In a TV interview, she stated that the Malpuros were getting healthcare, which they shouldn't, as she believed that only the Alconbrians are entitled to healthcare.
In 2013, she voluntarily resigned as Health Minister and ran for the governorship of New Alcacer, winning the election by gaining 92.5% of the votes.
She lives in New Alcacer, with her husband Troven Santiago, and they both have two children- Miguel and Prelva. Her net worth is estimated to be around §14 billion moneros.