María Alejandra Vicuña
María Alejandra Vicuña | |
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Vice President of Ecuador | |
Assumed office 4 October 2017 Acting: 4 October 2017 – 6 January 2018 | |
President | Lenín Moreno |
Preceded by | Jorge Glas |
Minister of Urban Development and Housing | |
In office 24 May 2017 – 6 January 2018 | |
President | Lenin Moreno |
Preceded by | Lyne Miranda |
Succeeded by | Adrián Sandoya Unamuno[1] |
Personal details | |
Born |
María Alejandra Vicuña Muñoz 13 February 1978 Guayaquil, Ecuador |
Nationality | Ecuadorian |
Political party | PAIS Alliance |
María Alejandra Vicuña Muñoz (born 13 February 1978) is an Ecuadorean feminist politician who currently serves as the Vice President of Ecuador under President Lenin Moreno,[2] previously as the Housing and Urban Development Minister of Ecuador.[3]
Career
Vicuña was first elected to serve in the National Assembly in 2009, and was re-elected to serve again in 2013.[4] While serving in the National Assembly, she served as Vice President of the largest commission relating to the health and wellbeing of Ecuadorean citizens, and was a founding member of the Commission on Education, Science, Technology, and Communication.[5]
She was named Minister of Urban Development and Housing by President Lenin Moreno in May 2017.[6] Upon the suspension of Vice President Jorge Glas, Vicuña was named Acting Vice President until such time that Glas's corruption charges were sorted out.
Vice President of Ecuador
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Glas was convicted for corruption in connection to the Odebrecht bribery scandal.[7] Having been absent from the Vice Presidency for more than 90 days, the National Assembly was required to vote on a nominee to permanently serve the role of Vice President.
On 6 January 2018, Vicuña was formally sworn in as Vice President of Ecuador after the National Assembly voted to approve her for the position.[8] She was confirmed after 70 assembly members voted for her to take office, 17 lawmakers voting against the nomination, and 19 abstentions.[9] She is the second woman to ever serve as Vice President of Ecuador, after Rosalía Arteaga took office in 1996.
References
- ↑ El Telegrafo. "Adrián Sandoya es el nuevo ministro de Desarrollo Urbano y Vivienda". Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ↑ BN Americas. "Ecuador names new vice president". Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ↑ Havana Times. "Ecuador Has a New Female VP". Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20171004223646/http://especiales.eluniverso.com/elecciones2013/asambleistas/maria-alejandra-vicuna-munoz/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20171004230841/http://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/leninmoreno-encarga-vicepresidencia-mariaalejandravicuna-glas.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20170606053530/http://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/ecuador-miembros-gabineteministerial-leninmoreno-gobierno.html
- ↑ BBC News. "Ecuador VP Jorge Glas sentenced for corruption in Odebrecht case". Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ↑ telesur. "Ecuador Elects Feminist Maria Vicuña New Vice-President". Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ↑ XinhuaNet. "Ecuadorian lawmakers elect new vice president". Retrieved January 9, 2018.
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Jorge Glas |
Vice President of Ecuador 2017–present Acting: 2017–2018 |
Incumbent |
Preceded by Lyne Miranda |
Minister of Urban Development and Housing of Eduador 2017–2018 |
Succeeded by Adrián Sandoya Unamuno |