Javiera Toro Cáceres
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Javiera Toro | |
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| Minister of Social Development | |
| In office 16 August 2023 – 11 March 2026 | |
| President | Gabriel Boric |
| Preceded by | Giorgio Jackson |
| Succeeded by | María Jesús Wulf |
| Minister of National Assets | |
| In office 11 March 2022 – 16 August 2023 | |
| President | Gabriel Boric |
| Preceded by | Julio Isamit |
| Succeeded by | Marcela Sandoval |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 October 1987 |
| Party | Commons (2019−present) |
| Other political affiliations | Autonomous Left (2008−2019) |
| Parent(s) | Gustavo Toro Vega María Cáceres |
| Alma mater | University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Javiera Alejandra Toro Cáceres (born 10 October 1987) is a Chilean politician and lawyer who currently serves as Minister of Social Development and Family since August 2023.[1][2]
She previously served as Minister of National Assets between 2022 and 2023.[3][4][5]
Between March 2022 and August 2023, she served as Minister of National Assets under the administration of President Gabriel Boric.[6] From August 2023, she assumed office as Minister of Social Development and Family.
She was born in Santiago, the daughter of Gustavo Elías Toro Vega and María Pamela Cáceres Meza.[7] She completed her secondary education at La Girouette School in the commune of Las Condes.[8] She later pursued higher education in law at the University of Chile, qualifying as a lawyer in 2015.[7]
In the professional field, she worked as a researcher at the Nodo XXI Foundation between 2014 and 2016, while simultaneously serving as its director from March 2015, and again in 2020.[6] She has also worked as a lawyer in various law firms;[7] she was an associate at the firm Mauricio Tapia Asesores Legales between 2013 and 2016, and later worked at Ferrada Nehme until 2019.[6]