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Carolina Darias
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| Minister of Health of Spain | |
| In office 27 January 2021 – 28 March 2023 |
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| Prime Minister | Pedro Sánchez |
| Preceded by | Salvador Illa |
| Succeeded by | José Miñones |
| Minister of Territorial Policy and Civil Service of Spain | |
| In office 13 January 2020 – 27 January 2021 |
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| Prime Minister | Pedro Sánchez |
| Preceded by | Luis Planas (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Miquel Iceta |
| Regional Minister of Economy, Knowledge and Employment of the Canary Islands | |
| In office 18 July 2019 – 13 January 2020 |
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| President | Ángel Víctor Torres |
| Preceded by | Pedro Ortega Rodríguez Cristina Valido García |
| President of the Parliament of the Canary Islands | |
| In office 23 June 2015 – 25 June 2019 |
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| Preceded by | Antonio Castro |
| Succeeded by | Gustavo Matos |
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Carolina Darias San Sebastián
25 November 1965 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain |
| Political party | PSOE |
| Alma mater | University of La Laguna |
Carolina Darias San Sebastián is a Spanish politician born on November 25, 1965, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. She is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). Darias held important roles in the Spanish government. She served as the Minister of Health of Spain from 2021 to 2023. Before that, she was the Minister of Territorial Policy and Civil Service from 2020 to 2021, working under Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
In 2019, she was appointed as a regional minister in the government of the Canary Islands. She also served as the President of the Parliament of the Canary Islands from 2015 to 2019.
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Early Life and Education
Carolina Darias was born in Las Palmas on November 25, 1965. She studied law at the University of La Laguna. This education helped her prepare for a career in public service and politics.
Political Career
Carolina Darias has had a long and active career in politics, working at both regional and national levels in Spain.
Regional Politics
Darias began her political journey in her home city. From 1999 to 2004, she was a member of the city council of Las Palmas. This role involved making decisions for the city's residents.
Later, she became a government sub-delegate from 2004 to 2007. In 2007, she was elected to the Parliament of the Canary Islands, representing Las Palmas. However, she left this position in 2008 to become the director of Territory, Town Planning and Housing for the Las Palmas city council.
In 2014, Darias tried to become the President of the Canary Islands for her party, the PSOE, but she did not win the party's internal election. After the 2015 Canarian regional election, her party formed a partnership with another group called Canarian Coalition. Even though her party won fewer seats, she was chosen as the Speaker of the Parliament of the Canary Islands. She was the first woman to hold this important position.
National Politics
On January 11, 2020, Carolina Darias took on a new role in the national government. She was appointed as the Minister of Territorial Policy and Public Function in the government led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. In this job, she was responsible for how the central government worked with different regions and public services across Spain.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Darias worked closely with the Minister of Health, Salvador Illa. She attended many important meetings about health coordination and control. Because of her involvement in health matters during the pandemic, Prime Minister Sánchez announced on January 26, 2021, that she would become the new Minister of Health, taking over from Salvador Illa. She served in this role until March 2023.
Personal Life
In March 2020, it was reported that Carolina Darias had been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic. She was one of the first members of the Spanish government to test positive for the virus. She recovered from the illness.
See also
In Spanish: Carolina Darias para niños
