Marcela Ríos

Chilean politician

Marcela Ríos
Ríos in March 2022

Minister of Justice
In office 11 March 2022 – 7 January 2023
President	Gabriel Boric
Preceded by	Hernán Larraín
Succeeded by	Luis Cordero Vega

Personal details
Born	(1966-12-14) 14 December 1966 (age 57) Santiago, Chile
Political party	Social Convergence^[1]
Alma mater	University of York (BA) Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (MA) University of Wisconsin–Madison (PhD)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Sociologist

Marcela Alejandra Ríos Tobar (born 14 December 1966) is a Chilean politician and sociologist who served as Chile's Minister of Justice from March 2022 to January 2023 when she resigned due to a controversy surrounding pardons for protesters.^{[clarification needed]}^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Marcela Ríos, la futura ministra de Justicia de Gabriel Boric". Radio Cooperativa. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^ Tejos, Paulina (21 January 2022). "Quién es Marcela Ríos, la nueva ministra de Justicia de Gabriel Boric". La Tercera. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^ "Presionada por anuncio de acusación constitucional y denuncia por prevaricación: Marcela Ríos sale del Ministerio de Justicia antes de completar 10 meses en el cargo". La Tercera. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
^ "Chile's justice minister resigns in face of opposition to protester pardons". The Guardian. 2023-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-07.