Rocío Silva-Santisteban | |
Office: | President of Congress |
Term Start: | 15 November 2020 |
Term End: | 16 November 2020 |
Predecessor: | Luis Valdez Farías (interim) |
Successor: | Francisco Sagasti |
Office1: | Member of Congress |
Constituency1: | Lima |
Term Start1: | 16 March 2020 |
Term End1: | 26 July 2021 |
Birth Date: | 30 January 1963 |
Birth Place: | Lima, Peru |
Alma Mater: | University of Lima (LL.B.) National University of San Marcos (M.A.) Boston University (Ph.D.) |
Rocío Yolanda Angélica Silva-Santisteban Manrique (born 30 January 1963) is a Peruvian poet, academic, activist, and journalist.[1] Since March 2020, she serves as a Member of Congress for the Lima constituency representing the Broad Front.[2] Previously, she served as Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Coordinator.