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Carolina Cuevas Merino

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Carolina Cuevas Merino
Official portrait (2018)
Minister of Woman
In office
13 March 2020 – 6 May 2020
Preceded byIsabel Plá
Succeeded byMacarena Santelices
Underscretary of Woman
In office
11 March 2018 – 26 January 2021
Preceded byBernarda Pérez Carrillo
Succeeded byMaría José Abud
Personal details
Born (1966-02-26) 26 February 1966 (age 58)
Santiago, Chile
Political partyRenovación Nacional
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionBusiness manager

María Carolina Cuevas Merino (born 26 February 1966) is a Chilean politician.

She was a founding member of Renovación Nacional.[1]

On 11 March 2018, Cuevas Merino was appointed during the second government of Sebastián Piñera (2018–2022) as Undersecretary for Women and Gender Equity. Likewise, from 13 March to 6 May, she temporarily held the position of Minister of Women and Gender Equity,[2] position she left when Piñera appointed Macarena Santelices,[3] former alcalde of Olmué.[3] Then, Cuevas Merino left the position of Undersecretary of Women once she was appointed as the president of the National Council of Television (CNTV) in January 2021.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Entrevista: Carolina Cuevas Merino". Diario El Centro. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Carolina Cuevas: quién es la ministra subrogante de la Mujer y Equidad de Género". ADN Radio Chile. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Ex alcaldesa de Olmué es la nueva ministra de la Mujer y Equidad de Género". Radio Cooperativa. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Gobierno nombra a subsecretaria de la Mujer como nueva presidenta del CNTV". Infogate. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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