Carolina Tohá
Carolina Tohá | |
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Tohá in 2022 | |
| Minister of the Interior and Public Security | |
| In office 6 September 2022 – 4 March 2025 | |
| President | Gabriel Boric |
| Preceded by | Izkia Siches |
| Succeeded by | Álvaro Elizalde |
| Mayor of Santiago | |
| In office 6 December 2012 – 6 December 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Pablo Zalaquett |
| Succeeded by | Felipe Alessandri |
| President of the Party for Democracy | |
| In office 15 May 2010 – 11 June 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Adriana Muñoz D'Albora |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Quintana |
| Ministry Secretary General of Government | |
| In office 12 March 2009 – 14 December 2009 | |
| President | Michelle Bachelet |
| Preceded by | Francisco Vidal Salinas |
| Succeeded by | Pilar Armanet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carolina Montserrat 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 |
Carolina Montserrat Tohá Morales (born May 12, 1965) is a Chilean politician and political scientist. She served as Minister of the Interior and Public Security from 2022 to 2025 under President Gabriel Boric. A founding member of the Party for Democracy (PPD), she was the first woman to serve as Minister Secretary General of Government (2009) and also the first woman elected president of the PPD (2010–2012). Tohá was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2002 to 2009 and later became the first woman elected mayor of Santiago by popular vote, holding office from 2012 to 2016. In March 2025, she stepped down from her ministerial position to run as a candidate in that year’s presidential election.
The daughter of former Interior Minister José Tohá, who was killed during the Pinochet dictatorship, she was forced into exile as a child. She rose to prominence in student politics during the 1980s, becoming a nationally known figure during Chile's return to democracy. She later earned a PhD in Political Science from the University of Milan. In addition to her political roles, she has worked as a consultant and academic.