Francisca Toledo

Francisca Toledo (born 1985) is a Chilean economist who was appointed minister by José Antonio Kast.

Toledo has been a researcher at the private think tank Libertad y Desarrollo (LyD), an institution focused on the promotion of individual liberty, free markets, property rights, and equal opportunities through economic development.

Biography She completed her undergraduate studies at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC), where she also obtained a diploma in Competition Law with an LL.M. orientation and a Master’s degree in Regulatory law.

Her professional career has been marked by technical roles in the public sector. She served as an adviser to the presidential cabinet during the administration of President Sebastián Piñera. From 2010 to 2014, she worked as a ministerial adviser in the Interministerial Coordination Division of the General Secretariat of the Presidency.

In 2014, Toledo joined the Chilean Chamber of Maritime and Port Activities (Cámara Marítima y Portuaria de Chile A.G.) as a studies engineer, and in 2017 she was appointed Strategy Manager of the organization. From 2018 to 2020, she became part of the advisory team of the Presidency of the Republic, later assuming the position of Head of the Social Investment Evaluation Division at the Ministry of Social Development and Family.

In April 2022, Toledo joined the Economic Program of LyD, focusing on the analysis of issues related to natural resources. In January 2026, she was appointed by President-elect José Antonio Kast as Minister for the Environment.