Gabriel Silva (Panamanian congressman)
Honorable Gabriel Silva | |
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Panamanian Congressman for Circuit 8-7 | |
Assumed office July 1, 2019 | |
President | Laurentino Cortizo |
Deputy | Walkiria Chandler D'Orcy |
Personal details | |
Born | Panama City, Panama | April 7, 1989
Political party | Independent Candidate |
Alma mater | Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua Oxford University Columbia University |
Occupation | Congressman, lawyer, university professor |
Website | www |
Gabriel Eduardo Silva Vignoli (born April 7, 1989), is a lawyer, university professor and Panamanian politician, currently serving as a Congressman in The National Assembly of Panama representing the 8-7 Circuit as an Independent politician.
Biography[]
Gabriel Silva obtained a bachelor's degree in Law and Political Sciences from Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua in 2011, where he would also later obtain a master's degree in Higher Education and was appointed as a Professor.[1] While he was studying he was elected President of the Law Student's Association and the Federation of University Students. After graduating, he worked as a legal manager for Procter & Gamble for five years.
In 2016, as a Chevening Scholarship scholar he obtained a master's degree in Public Policy from the Blavatnik School of Government of the Oxford University in United Kingdom.[2] In 2017, as part of the Fulbright Program, he obtained a master's degree in Laws from Columbia University in New York City, United States.
In February 2018, he announced his intention to run as an Independent Candidate for a seat at the National Assembly of Panama. After months of collecting signatures, and reaching the amount required by the National Electoral Tribunal he became an official candidate for the Assembly. He was the Independent pre-candidate for the 8-7 Circuit with most signatures and less expenses.
Elected as a Congressman for The National Assembly of Panama in the 2019 Panamanian general election with 17,471 votes[3] for the 8-7 circuit,[4] which corresponds to the Ancón, Betania, Bella Vista, Calidonia, Curundú, El Chorrillo, Pueblo Nuevo, Santa Ana and San Felipe jurisdictions. He was the second most voted independent candidate for congress in the country.[5] During his term as a Congressman, he has presented many anti-corruption proposals,[6] pro transparency,[7] education reforms, mental health law, among others.
References[]
- ^ "Gabriel Silva | Diputado Independiente | Panamá" (in Spanish). Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "Alumni elected to Panamanian National Assembly". www.bsg.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ Echeverría, María Victoria (May 7, 2019). "Gabriel Silva dio la pelea en el circuito 8-7" [Gabriel Silva put up the fight in the 8-7 Circuit]. El Siglo (in Spanish). Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ González, Nimay Victoria (May 8, 2019). "Curules del circuito 8-7 quedan definidas, Gálvez y Adames se reeligieron" [All seats for the 8-7 circuit were filled, Gálvez and Adames are re-elected]. Telemetro Reporta (in Spanish). Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ Sandoval, Yolanda (May 6, 2019). "El efecto Gabriel Silva en el circuito 8-7" [The Gabriel Silva effect in the 8-7 circuit]. La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ Bustamante, Aminta (January 19, 2020). "Recompensa para quien denuncie la corrupción" [Rewards for those that report corruption cases]. La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ González Jiménez, Roberto (January 22, 2020). "Proponen que Estado no pueda contratar a grandes donantes" [A Proposal to ban big donors from signing contracts with the government]. La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved January 25, 2021.
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Columbia Law School alumni
- Alumni of the University of Oxford