Pauline Kantor

María Paulina Milada Kantor Pupkin (born 10 April 1964) is a Chilean politician and journalist, militant from Political Evolution (Evópoli/EVOP).

Sports career Kantor was an alpine skier who became national champion in 1976 and 1978 and was a member of the Chile national team from 1979 to 1982.

Professional career Kantor worked as a journalist for Canal 13, as well as for the magazines Caras and El Sábado. She has also served as managing partner at several strategic communications consulting firms, including Factor C, KO2, and Grupo Etcheberry.

In August 2020, she became the first woman to chair the board of Dimacofi, a Chilean company specializing in document printing services.

In January 2018, she was appointed Minister of Sports in Piñera’s second administration, officially taking office on 11 March 2018.

In November 2020, Kantor announced her candidacy for the Constitutional Convention as part of the Evópoli list, representing District 11, which includes the municipalities of Vitacura, Las Condes, Lo Barnechea, La Reina, and Peñalolén. She was not elected.

Personal life She is of Jewish descent.