Kharla Chávez Explained
Kharla del Rocío Chávez Bajaña (born March 19, 1975) is an Ecuadorian politician and lawyer who served as the first woman mayor of the city of Babahoyo from 2009 to 2014.
Career
Chávez was born on March 19, 1975, in the city of Babahoyo.[1] In 1992, she was elected as the beauty queen of her home city.[2] Chávez began her political career ten years later when she was elected councillor of the city of Babahoyo by the Social Christian Party.[2] She later distanced herself from the party leadership and thus sought to be re-elected in 2006 with the Ecuadorian Roldosist Party.[3] After receiving an invitation to participate in the mayoral elections for Babahoyo by the pro-government movement PAIS Alliance in 2008, Chávez resigned her role as a councillor.[3] In the Ecuadorian municipal elections held the following year, she became the first woman to be elected mayor of that city after achieving the minimum lead of 230 votes over conservative then-mayor Johnny Terán.[4]
During Chávez's time in the mayor's office, she oversaw the construction of a land terminal in the city, the Eugenio Espejo replica school and new access bridges in the Barreiro parish.[5] [6] She personally managed the construction of a shopping mall chain called El Paseo Shopping.[7] In March 2015, Chávez was appointed governor of the Los Ríos Province by the president Rafael Correa.[8] [9] In the 2017 Ecuadorian legislative elections, she was elected a national assemblyman by PAIS Alliance and represents the party in the Los Ríos Province.[10] [11] At the beginning of Chávez's term in the assembly, she was named vice-president of the Commission on Oversight and Political Control.[12]
Notes and References
- Web site: Perfil de Kharla Chávez. National Assembly of Ecuador. Spanish. November 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170609183139/http://www.asambleanacional.gob.ec/es/contenido/perfil-de-kharla-chavez. June 9, 2017.
- News: Ex reinas desplazan a líderes y políticos. El Universo. Spanish. July 28, 2006. November 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170214015316/http://www.eluniverso.com/2006/07/28/0001/8/2DBA95F51FD34CD095A131EEC74673B2.html. February 14, 2017.
- Web site: Exreinas desplazan a líderes políticos . November 9, 2017 . October 14, 2013 . . Spanish . https://web.archive.org/web/20170214015329/http://lahora.com.ec/index.php/noticias/show/1101576651/-1/Exreinas_desplazan_a_l%C3%ADderes_pol%C3%ADticos.html#.WKJjazsrKUk . February 14, 2017 .
- News: Babahoyo ya tiene alcaldesa . November 9, 2017. May 4, 2009 . La Hora . Spanish. https://web.archive.org/web/20161022140824/http://lahora.com.ec/index.php/noticias/show/872045/-1/Babahoyo_ya__tiene_alcaldesa.html#.WKJi8TsrKUk . October 22, 2016 .
- News: ‘Nuestro futuro está en el campo’ . November 9, 2017 . February 20, 2017 . La Hora . Spanish . https://web.archive.org/web/20170214015256/http://lahora.com.ec/index.php/noticias/show/1102022483#.WKJjSDsrKUk . February 14, 2017 .
- News: Tres obras en Babahoyo esperan su apertura . February 13, 2017 . February 12, 2014 . Diario Expreso . Spanish . https://web.archive.org/web/20170214022909/http://expreso.ec/historico/tres-obras-en-babahoyo-esperan-su-apertura-FWGR_5720522 . February 14, 2017 .
- News: Babahoyenses se fueron de Shopping . February 13, 2017 . May 26, 2012 . La Hora. Spanish . https://web.archive.org/web/20170214022619/http://lahora.com.ec/index.php/noticias/show/1101335677#.WKJq_TsrKUk . February 14, 2017 .
- News: December 31, 2015. Narváez salió tras 5 años en la Gobernación. Spanish. La Hora. live. February 13, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20200516044057/https://lahora.com.ec/noticia/1101900184/la-tarde-del-jueves-12-de-marzo-0d. May 16, 2020.
- News: Kharla Chávez ahora es la gobernadora de la provincia de Los Ríos . February 13, 2017 . March 12, 2015 . Diario Expreso. Spanish . https://web.archive.org/web/20170214015305/http://expreso.ec/historico/articulo-BAGR_7642126 . February 14, 2017 .
- News: Los Ríos: Candidatos a asambleístas provinciales . May 16, 2017 . February 16, 2017 . El Universo. Spanish . https://web.archive.org/web/20170216225534/http://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/2017/02/15/nota/6049222/rios-candidatos-asambleistas-provinciales . February 16, 2017 .
- News: PAIS repite mayoría en la Asamblea . May 16, 2017. February 13, 2017 . . Spanish. https://web.archive.org/web/20170223215937/http://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/noticias/politiko-2017/49/pais-conservara-el-control-de-la-asamblea . February 23, 2017.
- News: La Asamblea conformó las 12 comisiones especializadas y la de Fiscalización . June 9, 2017. May 17, 2017 . El Telégrafo. Spanish . https://web.archive.org/web/20170521175412/http://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/noticias/politiko-2017/49/asamblea-integra-este-miercoles-las-comisiones-especializadas . May 21, 2017 .