Carolina Mejía
Carolina Mejía | |
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File:Carolina Mejia.jpg | |
Mayor of the National District | |
Assumed office 24 April 2020 | |
Preceded by | David Collado |
General Secretary of the Modern Revolutionary Party | |
Assumed office June 14, 2018[1] | |
President | José Ignacio Paliza |
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 Lois Malkún |
Personal details | |
Born | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | 28 March 1969
Political party | Modern Revolutionary Party |
Parents |
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Occupation | Politician, economist, businesswoman |
Hometown | Gurabo, Dominican Republic |
Ethnicity | White Dominican |
Carolina Mejía de Garrigó (b. Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, 28 March 1969) is a Dominican politician, economist, and businesswoman. She is the current mayor of Santo Domingo. She is the first woman in history to assume that position.
Biography
Rosa 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; Carolina has 2 brothers and 1 sister.[3][4] She married to Juan Antonio Garrigó Lefeld, insurance and brokerage businessman of Catalan and German descent; they have 3 children: Juan Garrigó Mejía, Diego José, and Isabel Garrigó Mejía.[5]
In 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, she will take office on 22 April 2018.[7]
See also
- Luis Abinader
- Leonel Fernández
- Danilo Medina
- Margarita Cedeño de Fernández
- Luis Almagro
- Adriano Espaillat
- Geovanny Vicente
- Tom Pérez
- Faride Raful
- José Ignacio Paliza
References
- ^ 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.
- 1969 births
- Dominican Republic economists
- Dominican Republic people of Spanish descent
- Modern Revolutionary Party politicians
- Living people
- Dominican Republic women in politics
- Dominican Republic people of Canarian descent
- Dominican Republic people of Catalan descent
- People from Santiago de los Caballeros
- Women mayors of places in the Dominican Republic
- Dominican Republic Roman Catholics