Minister Laura Albornoz  has a law degree from the University of Chile, a Master’s in Human Resource Management from the International Business School in Madrid, and a Doctorate in Civil Law from the University of Seville, Spain.

As minister, she has carried out some of the most important initiatives of Michelle Bachelet's government as regards women, including increasing coverage of day nurseries aimed at supporting working mothers; ensuring all female workers enjoy the right to breast feed their babies; amending the Child Maintenance Law so that it sanctions debtors.

She is also one of the main figures in charge of processing some of the laws supporting women currently being debated in the Chilean congress. These include modifying inheritance laws; establishing a minimum quota for women candidates in different types of national election; penalising the gender wage gap; and reforming Chile's pension fund system to enable women who never carried out paid work to receive a decent support pension. 

As head of Sernam (Chile's women's ministry), Laura Albornoz has led the creation of a network of women's refuges throughout Chile as well as reforms to the current laws with the aim of apply higher sanctions in cases of domestic violence. 

Nevertheless, one of her most important achievements has been her capacity to include in Chile's public agenda and in its means of communication, the issue of violence against women as one of the worst human rights dilemmas that currently exists in Chile.

She is married and has two children.