Carolina Tohá
| Carolina Tohá | |
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| Mayor of Santiago | |
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In office 6 December 2012 – 6 December 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Pablo Zalaquett |
| Succeeded by | Felipe Alessandri |
| Leader of the Party for Democracy | |
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In office 15 May 2010 – 11 June 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Pepe Auth |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Quintana |
| Ministry General Secretariat of Government | |
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In office 12 March 2009 – 14 December 2009 |
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| President | Michelle Bachelet |
| Preceded by | Francisco Vidal |
| Succeeded by | Pilar Armanet |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Carolina Monserrat Tohá Morales 12 May 1965 Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | Party for Democracy (PPD) |
| Spouse(s) | Nolberto Salinas (Divorced) Fulvio Rossi (2005–2010) Jaime Madariaga (2011–present) |
| Alma mater |
University of Chile University of Milan |
| Website | Carolina Tohá official web site |
Carolina Monserrat Tohá Morales (born 12 May 1965) is a Chilean politician from the Party for Democracy (Partido por la Democracia, PPD). She is the daughter of the socialist politician, vice president and minister of Salvador Allende José Tohá, who was murdered during the Chilean dictatorship (1973–1990). She was the mayor of Santiago ifrom 2012 to 2016.
Tohá entered politics in 1984 as a leader of the University of Chile student federation (Fech). During the presidency of Ricardo Lagos she was Deputy Minister Secretary General of Government. In 1999, she was vice-president of the PPD. In 2001, she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies — Chile's lower chamber of Congress — representing the Santiago district, and was re-elected in 2005.
On 12 March 2009, she replaced Francisco Vidal in the Ministry General Secretariat of Government, becoming the first woman to hold that post in the country's history. Her congress seat became vacant, as both positions are incompatible with each other in times of peace. She was replaced by Felipe Harboe. On 14 December 2009, she left her government post to lead Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle's presidential run-off campaign. In 2010, she was elected president of the PPD. On 28 October 2012, she was elected mayor of Santiago by an absolute majority, ending the right's 12-year rule over a key municipality. In 2016, she lost the election.
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