Carolina Goic

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Carolina Nevenka Goić Borojević (born 20 December 1972) is a Chilean politician who served as president of the Chilean Christian Democratic Party (PDC) from 2016 to 2017.

Carolina Goić
President of the Christian Democratic Party
In office
2 April 2016 – 20 November 2017
Preceded byJorge Pizarro
Succeeded byMyriam Verdugo
ConstituencyMagallanes Region
Member of the Senate of Chile
In office
11 March 2014 – 11 March 2022
Preceded byPedro Muñoz Aburto
Succeeded byDissolution of the Circumscription
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
In office
11 March 2006 – 11 March 2014
Preceded byPedro Muñoz Aburto
Succeeded byJuan Morano Cornejo
ConstituencyMagallanes Region
(60th District)
Personal details
Born (1972-12-20) 20 December 1972 (age 51)
Puerto Natales, Chile
SpouseChristian Kirk Miranda
ChildrenTwo
RelativesAlejandro Goic Karmelic
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Chile
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionSocial worker

She is a former Senator and former deputy for Magallanes, which includes the communities of Rio Verde, Laguna Blanca, Cape Horn, Porvenir, Primavera, Punta Arenas, San Gregorio, Timaukel and Torres del Paine.[1] She was the PDC's nominee for president of Chile in 2017.

Political career

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She entered the Catholic University of Chile, where graduated as a social worker. Then she obtained magister degree in economics at the Catholic University of Chile.

She is married to Christian Kirk Miranda, a marine biologist by profession and photographer, and served as director of the National Tourism Service (Sernatur) in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic region. She is the mother of two daughters: Catalina and Alejandra.

Carolina Goic was elected president of the Christian Democratic Party in April 2016, following the resignation of Jorge Pizarro.[2]

On 11 March 2017 Carolina Goic was proclaimed by the Christian Democratic Party as presidential candidate in the Chilean general election.[3] On 29 April 2017, the PDC decided not to participate in a New Majority primary, breaking away from the coalition after 28 years.[4] On 11 May 2017 the PDC officially registered her candidacy before the Electoral Service of Chile ("Servel").[5] She obtained 5.88% of the vote, the worst result for a Christian Democrat running for president in a general election in Chilean history, and subsequently resigned as president in November 2017,[6] being replaced by Myriam Verdugo.[7]

Goic is a member of the Inter-American Dialogue.

References

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  1. ^ Biografía Diputada Carolina Goic Borojević, Distrito 60 XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena Archived 20 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Cooperativa.cl. "Senadora Carolina Goic asume como presidenta de la DC en reemplazo de Jorge Pizarro". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  3. ^ "Junta Nacional de la DC proclama a Carolina Goic como su candidata presidencial". Emol.com. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  4. ^ "Chile's governing coalition splits ahead of November election". Reuters. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  5. ^ S.A.P, El Mercurio (2017-05-11). "Goic marca distancia con Piñera al inscribir oficialmente su candidatura presidencial por la DC | Emol.com". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  6. ^ Cooperativa.cl. "Carolina Goic renunció a la presidencia de la DC". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  7. ^ "Nuestra Historia | #SomosLaDC" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-03.
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