Corina Ferreira Explained

Corina Ferreira
Office:Senator for Pando
Term Start:3 November 2020
1Namedata:Walter Buitrago
Alongside:Eva Humérez, Luis Adolfo Flores, and Julio Romaña
Predecessor:Carmen Eva Gonzales
Office2:Leader of the Senate
Civic Community caucus
Term Start2:14 September 2021
Term End2:3 November 2021
1Namedata2:Carlos Mesa
Predecessor2:Andrea Barrientos
Successor2:Guillermo Seoane
Birth Name:Corina Ferreira Domínguez
Birth Date:8 December 1989
Birth Place:Cobija, Pando, Bolivia
Party:Civic Community
Father:William Ferreira
Relatives:Leopoldo Fernández
Alma Mater:Private Technological University of Santa Cruz
Signature:(Signature) Corina Ferreira.svg

Corina Ferreira Domínguez (born 8 December 1989) is a Bolivian businesswoman, model, and politician serving as senator for Pando since 2020. A member of Civic Community, she served as the leader of the alliance's caucus in the Senate in 2021 and, aged thirty-one at her entry, is the youngest legislator in the upper house. Prior to entering politics, she worked as a professional model and was crowned Miss Pando 2009.

Early life and career

Corina Ferreira was born on 8 December 1989 in Cobija, Pando. She is the daughter of William Ferreira, though they shared no familial relationship since she was four; between 2006 and 2008, he served as a government contractor under his cousin, Pando Prefect Leopoldo Fernández, later obtaining asylum in Epitaciolândia, Acre following the Porvenir massacre.[1] [2] Ferreira was educated at the Private Technological University of Santa Cruz, where she graduated with a degree in International Relations.[3] From 2009 to 2012, she worked as a professional model, representing various brands in multiple countries. In 2009, she was crowned Miss Pando and participated in that year's Miss Bolivia competition. After that, she became an entrepreneur, starting two businesses dedicated to the sale of beauty items, clothing, and gastronomy.[4]

Chamber of Senators

Elections

See main article: 2019 Bolivian general election and 2020 Bolivian general election. During her time in university, Ferreira became a supporter of former president Carlos Mesa.[4] When Mesa presented his presidential candidacy on behalf of the Civic Community (CC) alliance, she joined the coalition as its departmental coordinator in Pando.[5] In the 2019 general elections, CC presented an all-women roster to top its senatorial party list, with Ferreira as its candidate for first senator for Pando.[6] Though the results of that election were annulled, she was once again presented in 2020.[7] [8] In winning that election, she became the youngest legislator in the Senate at thirty-one years old.[9]

Tenure

Prior to taking office, CC elected Ferreira as the alliance's deputy leader in the Chamber of Senators. In accordance with its internal regulations, she assumed the leadership of CC's Senate caucus on 14 September 2021, succeeding Andrea Barrientos, who resigned four days prior after a minor controversy. Ferreira affirmed that CC was "satisfied with the work that Andrea did as [its] head", considering the case closed and maintaining that it had not affected the opposition's unity.[10] She held the post until the renewal of CC's directive on 3 November, when Guillermo Seoane was chosen to lead it for the 2021 to 2022 Senate session.[11]

Ferreira's agenda in the Senate prioritized issues of interconnectivity between Pando and the other departments of the country. She has advocated for the expansion of Pando's domestic production sector in order to create new jobs and reduce the amount of natural resources being processed in other departments, stating: "we cannot allow our natural resources to continue to be pillaged without a penny arriving as a royalty". Ferreira has also called for an increase in Pando's health budget and the connection of its electrical grid with the national system.[4]

Commission assignments

Electoral history

YearOfficeAllianceVotesResult.
Total%.
2019SenatorCivic Community23,27140.22%2nd[14]
2020Civic Community14,63525.89%3rd[15]
Source: Plurinational Electoral Organ Electoral Atlas

References

Footnotes

Notes and References

  1. News: Cardoso . Raimari . 2021-08-14 . Primo de ex-governador de Pando é preso em Xapuri tentando emitir RG's com certidões falsas . pt . Ac24horas . Rio Branco . live . 2022-06-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210814124930/https://ac24horas.com/2021/08/14/primo-de-ex-governador-de-pando-e-preso-em-xapuri-tentando-emitir-rgs-com-certidoes-falsas/ . 2021-08-14.
  2. News: Cardoso . Raimari . 2021-08-15 . Boliviano preso tirando documentação falsa em Xapuri já foi prefeito de Cobija e é pai de senadora . pt . Ac24horas . Rio Branco . live . 2022-06-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210815195113/https://ac24horas.com/2021/08/15/boliviano-preso-tirando-documentacao-falsa-em-xapuri-ja-foi-prefeito-de-cobija-e-e-pai-de-senadora/ . 2021-08-15.
  3. News: 2019-07-15 . ¿Quiénes son las candidatas a primeras senadoras de Comunidad Ciudadana? . es . . La Paz . live . registration . 2022-01-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220109204630/https://www.paginasiete.bo/nacional/2019/7/15/quienes-son-las-candidatas-primeras-senadoras-de-comunidad-ciudadana-224273.html . 9 January 2022.
  4. News: Filomeno . Manuel . 2020-10-10 . Dos exreinas de belleza se disputan la corona electoral del Senado en Pando . es . . La Paz . dead . 2022-01-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220111025930/https://www.paginasiete.bo/especial02/2020/10/10/dos-exreinas-de-belleza-se-disputan-la-corona-electoral-del-senado-en-pando-271029.html . 11 January 2022.
  5. Web site: Corina Ferreira Domínguez. live. 2022-01-10. web.senado.gob.bo. Chamber of Senators. es. La Paz. 12 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211212140502/https://web.senado.gob.bo/senadoras-es/corina-ferreira-dom%C3%ADnguez.
  6. Web site: 2019. Candidaturas habilitadas para las Elecciones Generales 2019 Comunidad Ciudadana. live. 2022-01-10. oep.org.bo. Plurinational Electoral Organ. 7. es. La Paz. 29 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191029070523/https://www.oep.org.bo/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Candidaturas_Finales_CC_EG_2019.pdf.
  7. News: Gutierrez. Israel Daniel. 2020-01-31. Ex Miss Pando Corina Ferreira es candidata a senadora por Comunidad Ciudadana. es. Agencia de Noticias Amazónicas. Cobija. 2022-01-10. 11 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111025939/https://agenciadenoticiasamazonicas.com/2020/01/31/ex-miss-pando-corina-ferreira-es-candidata-a-senadora-por-comunidad-ciudadana/. live.
  8. Web site: 2020. Candidaturas habilitadas para las Elecciones Generales 2020 Comunidad Ciudadana. live. 2022-01-10. oep.org.bo. Plurinational Electoral Organ. 2. es. La Paz. 11 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111091808/https://www.oep.org.bo/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Candidaturas_Habilitadas_CC_17_10_20.pdf.
  9. News: 2021-09-14. Corina Ferreira asume como la nueva jefa de bancada de CC en el Senado. es. Asuntos Centrales. Santa Cruz de la Sierra. live. 2022-01-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20210916024356/https://asuntoscentrales.com/corina-ferreira-asume-como-la-nueva-jefa-de-bancada-de-cc-en-el-senado/. 2021-09-16.
  10. News: 2021-09-14. La senadora Corina Ferreira asume como jefa de bancada de Comunidad Ciudadana. es. El Deber. Santa Cruz de la Sierra. 2022-01-10. 11 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111025929/https://eldeber.com.bo/pais/la-senadora-corina-ferreira-asume-como-jefa-de-bancada-de-comunidad-ciudadana_247165. live.
  11. News: 2021-11-03. CC elige a Seoane como jefe de bancada en el Senado y ratifica a Alarcón en Diputados. Correo del Sur. 2022-01-10. 11 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111025931/https://correodelsur.com/politica/20211103_cc-elige-a-seoane-como-jefe-de-bancada-en-el-senado-y-ratifica-a-alarcon-en-diputados.html. live.
  12. News: Mamani Coarite. Melany Isabel. 2021-11-10. Senado conforma las Comisiones y Comités 2021–2022. es. La Octava. 2022-01-09. 10 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220110064413/https://laoctavabo.com/2021/11/10/senado-conforma-las-comisiones-y-comites-2021-2022/. live.
  13. Web site: 2020-11-10. Cámara de Senadores conforma sus comisiones y comités para la legislatura 2020–2021. live. 2022-01-09. web.senado.gob.bo. Chamber of Senators. es. La Paz. 10 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220110062933/https://web.senado.gob.bo/prensa/noticias/c%C3%A1mara-de-senadores-conforma-sus-comisiones-y-comit%C3%A9s-para-la-legislatura-2020-%E2%80%93.
  14. Web site: 2019 . Publicación de Resultados Nacionales: Elecciones Generales 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200524142746/https://www.oep.org.bo/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Separata_Resultados_Nacionales_EG_2019.pdf . 2020-05-24 . 2022-06-02 . www.oep.org.bo . . 17; 25 . es.
  15. Web site: Elecciones Generales 2020 Atlas Electoral . 2022-06-05 . atlaselectoral.oep.org.bo . . es . La Paz.

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