María Alejandra Vicuña Explained

María Alejandra Vicuña
Birth Name:María Alejandra Vicuña Muñoz
Office:49th Vice President of Ecuador
President:Lenín Moreno
Term Start:6 January 2018
Term End:4 December 2018

Predecessor:Jorge Glas
Successor:Otto Sonnenholzner
Office1:Minister of Urban Development and Housing
President1:Lenin Moreno
Term Start1:24 May 2017
Term End1:6 January 2018
Predecessor1:Lyne Miranda
Successor1:Adrián Sandoya Unamuno[1]
Birth Date:1978 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Guayaquil, Ecuador
Party:PAIS Alliance

María Alejandra Vicuña Muñoz (born 13 February 1978) is an Ecuadorian 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 a resolution on Glas's corruption charges was made.[7]

Vice President of Ecuador

Glas was convicted for corruption in connection to the Odebrecht bribery scandal in December 2017.[8] The National Assembly then elected a new Vice President from a candidate shortlist chosen by President Moreno.[9]

On 6 January 2018, Vicuña was formally sworn in as Vice President of Ecuador. She was confirmed after 70 assembly members voted for her to take office, 17 lawmakers voting against the nomination, and 19 abstentions.[10] 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.[11] [12] On 4 December 2018, Vicuña announced her desire to resign as vice president.[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] On 11 December 2018, Otto Sonnenholzner was elected as Vice President of Ecuador after the National Assembly approved him for the position.[18]

In 2020 she was sentenced to one year in prison for extorting payments from her political advisors in exchange for continued employment.[19] In 2021, this sentence was increased to two years; in October 2022, the prison sentence was reduced to one year, but she was required to pay restitution within six months.[20]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Telegrafo . Adrián Sandoya es el nuevo ministro de Desarrollo Urbano y Vivienda . 9 January 2018 . January 9, 2018 .
  2. News: BN Americas . Ecuador names new vice president . January 9, 2018 .
  3. News: Havana Times . Ecuador Has a New Female VP . January 9, 2018 .
  4. Web site: María Alejandra Vicuña Muñoz | Asambleistas | Elecciones Ecuador 2013. October 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171004223646/http://especiales.eluniverso.com/elecciones2013/asambleistas/maria-alejandra-vicuna-munoz/. 2017-10-04.
  5. Web site: Lenín Moreno encarga Vicepresidencia a María Alejandra Vicuña y le asigna funciones: dar seguimiento a la consulta | El Comercio. October 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171004230841/http://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/leninmoreno-encarga-vicepresidencia-mariaalejandravicuna-glas.html. 2017-10-04.
  6. Web site: ¿Quiénes son los integrantes del Gabinete de Lenín Moreno? | El Comercio. June 6, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170606053530/http://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/ecuador-miembros-gabineteministerial-leninmoreno-gobierno.html. 2017-06-06.
  7. News: 5 October 2017 . Psicóloga y administradora de empresas: quién es María Alejandra Vicuña, la vicepresidenta más joven en la historia de Ecuador . es . BBC News Mundo . 2023-02-17.
  8. News: BBC News . Ecuador VP Jorge Glas sentenced for corruption in Odebrecht case . January 9, 2018 .
  9. Web site: 2018-01-06 . María Alejandra Vicuña es la nueva vicepresidenta; reemplaza a Jorge Glas . 2023-02-17 . El Universo . es.
  10. Web site: 2018-01-06 . María Alejandra Vicuña seguirá como vicepresidenta de la República . 2023-02-18 . El Comercio . es-EC.
  11. Web site: Ecuador VP removed, accused of taking kickbacks from aide | Charlotte Observer . 2018-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181204151401/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/world/article222565465.html . 2018-12-04 . dead .
  12. Web site: Ecuador VP Removed, Accused of Taking Kickbacks from Aide | Voice of America - English. www.voanews.com.
  13. News: La "maldición" de los vicepresidentes en Ecuador: Lenín Moreno vuelve a perder a su número dos con la renuncia de María Alejandra Vicuña. Matías. Zibell. BBC News Mundo . December 5, 2018.
  14. Web site: Vicepresidenta de Ecuador salió del cargo por escándalo de corrupción. Casa Editorial El. Tiempo. December 4, 2018. El Tiempo.
  15. Web site: La vicepresidenta de Ecuador renuncia tras el escándalo por cobrar un porcentaje a sus empleados. December 4, 2018. abc.
  16. Web site: Acusada de corrupción, renunció la vicepresidente de Ecuador. 4 de Diciembre. de 2018. infobae.
  17. Web site: Vicepresidenta de Ecuador renuncia tras ser acusada de corrupción. Diario La Prensa.
  18. Web site: 2018-12-11 . Ecuador: Otto Sonnenholzner, un nuevo vicepresidente de 35 años y sin filiación política . 2023-02-17 . France 24.
  19. Web site: 2020-01-30 . María Alejandra Vicuña es condenada a un año de cárcel . 2023-02-17 . La República EC . es.
  20. Web site: 2022-10-30 . María Alejandra Vicuña deberá cumplir un año de prisión en la cárcel . 2023-02-17 . www.expreso.ec . es.

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