Rosa Carolina Mejía Gómez de Garrigó (born 28 March 1969) is a Dominican politician, economist, and businesswoman. She is the current mayor of Distrito Nacional, the first woman to assume the position.
Carolina Mejía | |
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| Mayor of the National District | |
| Assumed office 24 April 2020 | |
| Preceded by | David Collado |
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| Assumed office June 14, 2018[1] | |
| President | José Ignacio Paliza |
| Vice President | Gloria Reyes |
| Preceded by | Jesús Chu Vásquez Martínez |
| Alternate member of the board of directors of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic | |
| In office 2003–2004 | |
| President | José Luis Malkún |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 March 1969 Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic |
| Political party | Modern Revolutionary Party |
| Children | 3, including Juan Garrigó Mejía |
| Parents |
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| Occupation | Politician, economist, businesswoman |
| Hometown | Gurabo, Dominican Republic |
Early life
editRosa Carolina Mejía Gómez [2] was born in Santiago de los Caballeros on 28 March 1969 to Hipólito Mejía, agronomist and President of the Dominican Republic from 2000 to 2004, and Rosa Gómez Arias, the former First Lady of the Dominican Republic. Carolina has 2 brothers and 1 sister.[3][4]
Personal life
editShe is married to Juan Antonio Garrigó Lefeld, insurance and brokerage businessman of Catalan and German descent; they have 3 children: Juan de Jesús, Diego José, and Isabel Carolina Garrigó Mejía.[5]
Political life
editIn the early 2000s she was member of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic’s Board.[6] In 2016 she became the vice presidential candidate of the Modern Revolutionary Party.[5]
Mejía de Garrigó was elected General Secretary of her party in the primary elections held on 18 March 2018,[7] she took office on 14 June 2018.[1]
On 24 April 2020, Mejía took office as mayor of Santo Domingo, becoming the first woman to ever lead the Dominican Republic capital city.[8] After the elections held on 18 Feb 2024, Mejía was re-elected as mayor of Santo Domingo.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Campos, Niza (14 June 2018). "José Ignacio Paliza y Carolina Mejía asumen presidencia y secretaría general del PRM" (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Diario Libre. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
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- ^ "Quién es Carolina Mejía, la compañera de boleta de Luis Abinader" (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Diario Libre. 7 March 2016. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ Villegas, Ivelisse (13 May 2012). "Hipólito y Rosa, una familia unida" (in Spanish). Santo DOmingo: Listín Diario. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ a b Espinal, Yanessi. "Abinader escoge candidata a Vice a Carolina Mejía, hija de Hipólito" (in Spanish). El Caribe. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ Rosa, Guarionex. "Margarita fue escogencia sabia para unificar al PLD" (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Listín Diario. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ Mena, Francisco Javier (26 March 2018). "Paliza y Carolina serán proclamados presidente y secretaria general del PRM el 22 de abril" (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Proceso. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "Una mujer asume por primera vez la Alcaldía de la capital dominicana | Política | Edición América | Agencia EFE" https://www.efe.com/efe/america/politica/una-mujer-asume-por-primera-vez-la-alcaldia-de-capital-dominicana/20000035-4230283
- ^ CDN, Redacción (2024-02-24). "Carolina Mejía reelegida con un porcentaje récord de 61.11%". cdn.com.do (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-26.