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| Carolina Darias | |
|---|---|
| Name | Carolina Darias |
| Birth date | 1965-11-25 |
| Birth place | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain |
| Occupation | Politician, civil servant |
| Party | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
| Alma mater | University of La Laguna |
Carolina Darias
Carolina Darias is a Spanish politician and civil servant from the Canary Islands who has held regional and national offices. She has served in the Canary Islands government, as President of the Parliament of the Canary Islands, and in the national cabinet of Spain under Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. Darias is affiliated with the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and has been involved in health, territorial administration, and parliamentary management.
Darias was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on 25 November 1965 and raised in the Province of Las Palmas within the Canary Islands. She completed secondary studies locally before attending the University of La Laguna where she graduated in Law and trained as a civil servant linked to the Canary Islands public administration. During her formative years she interacted with regional institutions such as the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, the Parliament of the Canary Islands, and municipal bodies in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Her legal education connected her to professional networks including the General Council of the Judiciary environment and regional legal associations in Spain.
Darias began her political trajectory in the institutional structures of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party at the regional level, aligning with party organizations active in the Canary Islands. She held positions within the Cabildo de Gran Canaria and served in elected office in the Parliament of the Canary Islands, eventually becoming a figure in regional parliamentary leadership. At the national level she has been linked to the Congress of Deputies and to ministerial appointments in cabinets led by Pedro Sánchez, collaborating with officials from ministries such as the Ministry of Territorial Policy and the Ministry of Health. Her career intersects with political actors including Adriana Lastra, Yolanda Díaz, Nadia Calviño, José Luis Ábalos, and regional leaders from parties like the Canarian Coalition and People's Party.
Darias served as Regional Minister for Social Policies in the government of the Canary Islands and later as President of the Parliament of the Canary Islands. In national government she was appointed as Minister of Territorial Policy and Civil Service in the cabinet of Pedro Sánchez, before being named Minister of Health during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. In her ministerial capacity she coordinated with ministries and institutions such as the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Social Rights and 2030 Agenda, the Interterritorial Health Council, and the European Commission. Her portfolios required engagement with regional presidents from autonomous communities like Andalusia, Catalonia, Madrid, Valencian Community, and with international bodies such as the World Health Organization and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
As a regional and national officeholder, Darias promoted public policies on social welfare, civil service reform, and public health responses. In the Canary Islands she prioritized initiatives linked to social services, cooperation with municipal governments including Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (city), and coordination with island councils such as the Cabildo de Tenerife. At the national level she worked on territorial cooperation measures involving the Statute of Autonomy of the Canary Islands, intergovernmental agreements with autonomous communities like Galicia and Basque Country, and operational responses to health crises including vaccination campaigns linked to pharmaceutical companies and agencies such as Pfizer, Moderna, and the European Medicines Agency. She engaged with legislative processes in the Congress of Deputies and negotiated with parliamentary groups including Vox (political party), Podemos, Ciudadanos, and the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party parliamentary colleagues to implement reforms in the civil service and public administration.
Darias has faced scrutiny and debate over aspects of her management, particularly during her tenure as Minister of Health amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. Critics from opposition parties such as the People's Party and Vox (political party) questioned decisions on restrictions, testing strategies, and coordination with regional governments like Catalonia and Madrid. Debates in the Congress of Deputies and coverage by national media outlets highlighted disputes over transparency, timing of public health measures, and allocation of resources involving agencies such as the Carlos III Health Institute. Some regional leaders, including figures from the Canarian Coalition and Navarrese People's Union, publicly challenged aspects of intergovernmental arrangements she promoted.
Darias maintains a profile connected to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the Canary Islands cultural sphere. Her personal background includes professional ties to legal and public administration sectors represented by institutions such as the University of La Laguna and regional civil service bodies. She has received recognitions from regional and municipal institutions in the Canary Islands and has been acknowledged in forums involving the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and parliamentary institutions like the Parliament of the Canary Islands.