Carolina Goic Explained

Carolina Goić
Birth Date:20 December 1972
Birth Place:Puerto Natales, Chile
Office:President of the Christian Democratic Party
Term Start:2 April 2016
Term End:20 November 2017
Predecessor:Jorge Pizarro
Successor:Myriam Verdugo
Office1:Member of the Senate of Chile
Constituency:Magallanes Region
Term Start1:11 March 2014
Term End1:11 March 2022
Predecessor1:Pedro Muñoz Aburto
Successor1:Dissolution of the Circumscription
Office2:Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
Constituency2:Magallanes Region
(60th District)
Term Start2:11 March 2006
Term End2:11 March 2014
Predecessor2:Pedro Muñoz Aburto
Successor2:Juan Morano Cornejo
Spouse:Christian Kirk Miranda
Children:Two
Alma Mater:Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Social worker
Relatives:Alejandro Goic Karmelic

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.

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

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://facegub.com/?a=110 Biografía Diputada Carolina Goic Borojević, Distrito 60 XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena
  2. Web site: Cooperativa.cl . Senadora Carolina Goic asume como presidenta de la DC en reemplazo de Jorge Pizarro . 2024-02-03 . Cooperativa.cl . Spanish.
  3. Web site: Junta Nacional de la DC proclama a Carolina Goic como su candidata presidencial . Emol.com . 2017-04-27.
  4. News: Chile's governing coalition splits ahead of November election. 30 April 2017. Reuters. 29 April 2017.
  5. Web site: S.A.P . El Mercurio . 2017-05-11 . Goic marca distancia con Piñera al inscribir oficialmente su candidatura presidencial por la DC Emol.com . 2022-12-06 . Emol . Spanish.
  6. Web site: Cooperativa.cl . Carolina Goic renunció a la presidencia de la DC . 2024-02-03 . Cooperativa.cl . Spanish.
  7. Web site: Nuestra Historia #SomosLaDC . 2024-02-03 . es-CL.