Samuel Doria Medina

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Samuel Doria Medina
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President of the National Unity Front
In office
12 December 2003 – 15 December 2021
Preceded byParty established
Succeeded byElizabeth Reyes[1]
Minister of Planning and Coordination
In office
9 August 1991 – 6 August 1993
PresidentJaime Paz Zamora
Preceded by
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born
Samuel Doria Medina Auza

(1958-12-04) 4 December 1958 (age 63)
La Paz, Bolivia
Political partyNational Unity Front (2003–present)
Other political
affiliations
Revolutionary Left Movement (1991–2001)
EducationLondon School of Economics

Samuel Doria Medina Auza is a politician in Bolivia and former business person. From 1987 until 2014 he was the President and main shareholder in SOBOCE. SOBOCE is the largest cement manufacturer in Bolivia.[2] He is the leader of the National Unity Front and represented the party alongside in the December 2005 Presidential Elections. In that election, Doria Medina finished 3rd with 7.8% of the national vote. He ran again in the 2009 elections and won 5.65% of the vote. Doria Medina ran once again in the 2014 elections; coming out second with 25.1 of the vote.

He has sought to position himself and his party as a moderate third force in Bolivian politics.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Elizabeth Reyes es la nueva presidenta de UN y Doria Medina, secretario general". Página Siete (in Spanish). 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. ^ GeadeNewsWire: December, 16th, 2020 Samuel Doria Medina Sells Soboce to Completely Devote Himself to the BolivianPeople
  3. ^ http://momento24.com/en/2009/12/07/bolivia-opposition-acknowledges-evo-morales-victory


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