Paula Daza

Paula Daza
Official portrait, 2018
Undersecretary of Public Health
In office
11 March 2018 – 28 November 2021
PresidentSebastián Piñera
Preceded byJaime Burrows
Succeeded byMaría Teresa Valenzuela
Personal details
Born (1960-01-25) 25 January 1960 (age 64)
Santiago, Chile
Political partyIndependent
Alma materUniversity of Chile
University of the Andes (MHA)
Technion Israel Institute of Technology (PgD)

Paula Graciela Daza Narbona[a] (born 25 January 1960)[1] is a Chilean surgeon, pediatrician and politician who served as Undersecretary of Public Health.[2][3] Daza was a consultant for Evelyn Matthei and Andrés Allamand during the 2013 Chilean general election partly drafting the health care plan of their presidential campaigns.[4] During the COVID-19 pandemic a criminal complaint was filed against Daza and other members of the government, which accused them of negligence during the pandemic.[5] Daza is responsible for implementing one of the most drastic vaccine passports during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile.[6][7]

In 2021, she left the government to support José Antonio Kast's candidacy in the 2021 Chilean general election ballotage.[8][9][10][11][12]

In 2022 she was incorporated to the University for Development.


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  1. ^ "Quiénes son los subsecretarios que acompañarán a Sebastián Piñera en su gobierno". El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Trayectoria de la Subsecretaria – Dra. Paula Daza Narbona". www.minsal.cl/. 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Ministerio de Salud". www.gob.cl/. 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  4. ^ "¿Quién es Paula Daza, el polo opuesto a Mañalich?". revistavelvet.cl/. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Alcalde Jadue se querella contra Piñera, Mañalich, Daza y Zúñiga por fallecidos por Covid en Recoleta". www.latercera.com/. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Pase de Movilidad: Gobierno anunció extensión de uso para salir a hacer actividad física en comunas en cuarentena" (in Spanish). CNN Chile. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Pase de movilidad para vacunados: cómo solicitarlo, dónde se descarga y para qué sirve" (in Spanish). As. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Subsecretaria Paula Daza se suma a campaña de Kast: pidió "permiso sin goce de sueldo" por tres semanas". La Tercera. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Paula Daza renuncia al Minsal y se suma de lleno a campaña de José Antonio Kast". Radio Universidad de Chile. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Paula Daza reconoce que no comparte "mucho las visiones valóricas de Kast" pero sí su "visión país"". Radio Bío-Bío. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Paula Daza: "No comparto mucho las visiones valóricas de Kast" pero sí su "visión país"". CNN Chile. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Paula Daza sobre su participación en campaña de José Antonio Kast: "No tengo un rol político"". Canal 13. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.