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
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

  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. 1 2 "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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