Carolina Stanley (born November 22, 1975 in

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) is an

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lawyer and politician. From 2011 to 2015, she worked as the minister of social development of the

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until then-president

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appointed her as Minister of Social Development of the Argentine Nation, a post that she held until Macri left the

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in 2019.

Personal life

Carolina Stanley was born in

in 1975 to former

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executive Guillermo Stanley. She attended the bilingual St. Catherine School before enrolling in the

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to study law. She graduated in 5 years with an average of 9.45. She is married to Argentine politician and

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columnist Federico Salvai es.html" ;"title="Spanish_language.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Spanish language">es">Spanish_language.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Spanish language">es who had served as the head of cabinet in

and

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's Buenos Aires city government. They have two children.

Political career

In 1998, Carolina Stanley made her political debut in the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship, working as a consultant for North American and Hemispheric Affairs Directorate ( Spanish language, Spanish: Dirección de América del Norte y Asuntos Hemisféricos). From 2000 to 2003, she worked as a social policy advisor for Congresswoman Maria Laura Leguizamon. She joined the

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party ( abbrev. PRO) in 2003 and served as the executive director for the think tank Sophia Group ( Spanish language, Spanish: Grupo Sophia) from 2004 to 2007, along with Argentine economist

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. In 2007, newly elected

mayor

, who would later become the

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, appointed Stanley as the head of the city's General Directorate for Strengthening Civil Society ( Spanish language, Spanish: Dirección General de Fortalecimiento de la Sociedad Civil). Stanley was elected to the Buenos Aires City Legislature in 2009, representing the

party. She became the city's Minister of Social Development in 2011, when

, who was holding the position until then, became the Deputy Mayor. Stanley served on the social policy team led by economist Emilio Basavilbaso es.html" ;"title="Spanish_language.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Spanish language">es">Spanish_language.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Spanish language">es who played an important role in presidential candidate

's campaign, along with Esteban Bullrich, Jorge Lemus, and :es:Eduardo_Amadeo, Eduardo Amadeo es]. The same year, Macri won the presidential elections and appointed Stanley as the Minister of Social Development of the Nation.

References

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