Karol Cariola
Karol Aída Cariola Oliva (born April 1, 1987) is a Chilean politician, and former president of the Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Concepción (University of Concepción Student Federation) for 2010. She was elected General Secretary of the Juventudes Comunistas de Chile, abbr. JJ.CC., (the youth wing of the Communist Party of Chile) at the organizations XIII Congress held in October 2011. Cariola is the second woman to hold this post in the Communist Youth of Chile after the late communist leader Gladys Marin (1941–2005).
Karol Aída Cariola Oliva | |
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Karol Cariola in 2013. | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, Independencia and Recoleta district | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2014 | |
| General Secretary of the Communist Youth of Chile | |
| Assumed office November 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Oscar Aroca |
| President of the University of Concepción Student Federation | |
| In office 2010–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Jose Piña |
| Succeeded by | Guillermo Petersen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1, 1987 Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | Communist Party of Chile |
| Alma mater | University of Concepción |
On August 4, 2013, Cariola emerged as the leading congressional candidate in the New Majority coalition's primary elections for the electoral district of Recoleta and Independencia. Subsequently, during the Chilean general election held on November 17, 2013 she won 38.47% of the votes and became the deputy-elect for the 19th electoral Santiago district of Recoleta and Independencia. She commenced to serve a four-year term in the Chilean Congress on 11 March 2014. On March 11, 2022, it was agreed that as part of a rotation agreement, she would become Speaker of the Chilean Chamber of Deputies starting 21 October 2022.
In December 2021 Cariola was elected by party members to join the central committee of the Communist Party of Chile.