María Alejandra Vicuña
María Alejandra Vicuña | |
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49th Vice President of Ecuador | |
In office 6 January 2018 – 4 December 2018 Acting: 4 October 2017 – 6 January 2018 Suspended from additional functions 3 December 2018 | |
President | Lenín Moreno |
Preceded by | Jorge Glas |
Succeeded by | Otto Sonnenholzner |
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 politician who served as the Vice President of Ecuador under President Lenin Moreno between January and December 2018,[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.[citation needed] She was confirmed after 70 assembly members voted for her to take office, 17 lawmakers voting against the nomination, and 19 abstentions.[8] She was the second woman to ever serve as Vice President of Ecuador, after Rosalía Arteaga took office in 1996.
On December 3 2018, Vicuña was suspended from her duties as Vice President after a corruption scandal.[9][10] On 4 December 2018, Vicuña announced her desire to resign as Vice President.[11][12][13][14][15] On 11 December 2018, Otto Sonnenholzner was elected as Vice President of Ecuador after the National Assembly approved him for the position.[citation needed]
In 2020 she was jailed for one year.[why?] [16]
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.
- ^ "María Alejandra Vicuña Muñoz | Asambleistas | Elecciones Ecuador 2013". October 4, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-10-04.
- ^ "Lenín Moreno encarga Vicepresidencia a María Alejandra Vicuña y le asigna funciones: dar seguimiento a la consulta | El Comercio". October 4, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-10-04.
- ^ "¿Quiénes son los integrantes del Gabinete de Lenín Moreno? | El Comercio". June 6, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-06-06.
- ^ BBC News. "Ecuador VP Jorge Glas sentenced for corruption in Odebrecht case". Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ XinhuaNet. "Ecuadorian lawmakers elect new vice president". Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2018-12-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Ecuador VP Removed, Accused of Taking Kickbacks from Aide | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com.
- ^ Zibell, Matías (December 5, 2018). "La "maldición" de los vicepresidentes en Ecuador: Lenín Moreno vuelve a perder a su número dos con la renuncia de María Alejandra Vicuña" – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (December 4, 2018). "Vicepresidenta de Ecuador salió del cargo por escándalo de corrupción". El Tiempo.
- ^ "La vicepresidenta de Ecuador renuncia tras el escándalo por cobrar un porcentaje a sus empleados". abc. December 4, 2018.
- ^ de 2018, 4 de Diciembre. "Acusada de corrupción, renunció la vicepresidente de Ecuador". infobae.
- ^ "Vicepresidenta de Ecuador renuncia tras ser acusada de corrupción". Diario La Prensa.
- ^ "EcuadorTimes.net | Breaking News, Ecuador News, World, Sports, Entertainment » María Alejandra Vicuña is sentenced to one year in jail". www.ecuadortimes.net.
External link[]
Media related to María Alejandra Vicuña at Wikimedia Commons
- 1978 births
- Living people
- People from Guayaquil
- Vice presidents of Ecuador
- PAIS Alliance politicians
- Women government ministers of Ecuador
- Ecuadorian feminists
- Women vice presidents
- Ecuadorian politicians convicted of crimes
- 21st-century women politicians