Marta Lafuente Explained

Marta Justina Lafuente (16 March 1968  -  2 June 2022) was a Paraguayan psychologist and politician.

Biography

Lafuente studied psychology at the Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, an institution where she also worked as a lecturer and scholar.^[1]

On 15 August 2013 she was sworn in as Minister of Education and Culture of Paraguay in the cabinet of President Horacio Cartes.^[2] Following wide student mobilizations, she announced her resignation on 5 May 2016.

She died on 2 June 2022, at the age of 54.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: CV of the ministers . 12 August 2013 . HCPresidente.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130814223433/http://www.hcpresidente.com/articulo/1521-curriculum-de-los-ministros-del-gabinete-.html . 14 August 2013 .
2. News: Cartes' new ministers sworn in . 20 August 2013 . El Informador . es.
3. News: Falleció Marta Lafuente, la exministra de Educación de la era Cartes. Marta Lafuente, former Minister of Education of the Cartes era, passes away. 2 June 2022. ABC Color. 2 June 2022. es.
4. News: Fallece la ex ministra de Educación Marta Lafuente. Former Minister of Education Marta Lafuente dies. 2 June 2022. Última Hora. 2 June 2022. es.