| Carolina Cuevas Merino | |
| Birth Date: | 1966 2, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile |
| Office: | Minister of Woman |
| Term Start: | 13 March 2020 |
| Term End: | 6 May 2020 |
| Predecessor: | Isabel Plá |
| Successor: | Macarena Santelices |
| Office1: | Underscretary of Woman |
| Term Start1: | 11 March 2018 |
| Term End1: | 26 January 2021 |
| Predecessor1: | Bernarda Pérez Carrillo |
| Successor1: | María José Abud |
| Party: | Renovación Nacional |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Profession: | Business manager |
María Carolina Cuevas Merino (born 26 February 1966) is a Chilean politician.
She was a founding member of Renovación Nacional.[1]
On 11 March 2018, Cuevas Merino was appointed during the second government of Sebastián Piñera (2018–2022) as Undersecretary for Women and Gender Equity. Likewise, from 13 March to 6 May, she temporarily held the position of Minister of Women and Gender Equity,[2] position she left when Piñera appointed Macarena Santelices,[3] former alcalde of Olmué.[3] Then, Cuevas Merino left the position of Undersecretary of Women once she was appointed as the president of the National Council of Television (CNTV) in January 2021.[4]