Carolina Ribera

Carolina Ribera Áñez (born 1 May 1990) is a Bolivian dentist who served as the presidential representative in the Social Support and Management Unit of the Ministry of the Presidency from 2019 to 2020 under then-President Jeanine Áñez. Ribera is the eldest daughter of Áñez and former Trinidad mayor Tadeo Ribera. Carolina has protested Áñez's incarceration on various criminal charges since 2021, denouncing alleged violations of her mother's human and legal rights.

Early life and career Carolina Ribera was born on 1 May 1990 to Tadeo Ribera and Jeanine Áñez. Ribera was raised in the field of politics; her father, Tadeo, served as mayor of their home city of Trinidad, capital of the Beni Department, from 1996 to 1999. However, it was through her mother, Jeanine Áñez, that Ribera gained an interest in politics. When Áñez was elected as a constituent in the Bolivian Constituent Assembly, Ribera moved with her mother to Sucre, where she initially chose to study dentistry at the University of Saint Francis Xavier, later returning to Trinidad to practice her career. As Áñez's political career continued, however, Ribera changed interests and began studying law at the José Ballivián Autonomous University of Beni. Her initial intent was to seek a seat on the Trinidad Municipal Council before then moving to national politics.

Campaign to release Jeanine Áñez Ribera's public profile increased in the wake of the arrest of Áñez on charges relating to a coup d'état that she is alleged to have committed in 2019 and ordering Sacaba massacre and Senkata massacre. During the duration of Áñez's incarceration, Ribera was a vocal proponent of her mother's right to due process and adequate medical treatment. During this time, she led multiple vigils and protests in support of Áñez and called on the international community to denounce the alleged violation of human rights suffered by her mother. On 6 November 2025, Jeanine Áñez was freed from prison after Supreme Court ruling.