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Elizabeth Cabezas
President of the National Assembly
In office
March 14, 2018 – May 14, 2019
Preceded byJosé Serrano Salgado
Succeeded byCésar Litardo
Ecuadorian National Assembly
Assumed office
May 14, 2017
Metropolitan Council of Quito [es]
In office
August 1, 2009 – May 12, 2014
Personal details
Born (1963-06-14) June 14, 1963 (age 61)
Riobamba
NationalityEcuador
Political partyPAIS Alliance
EducationUniversidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil
OccupationEconomist and politician

Elizabeth Cabezas Guerrero (b. 14 June 1963, Riobamba) is an Ecuadorian economist and politician.[1] She was elected the President of the National Assembly on 14 March 2018.[2]

Political career

Cabezas was elected to the Metropolitan Council [es] of Quito in August 2009. She was next elected to the National Assembly in the 2017 Ecuadorian general election to represent Pichincha Province and the PAIS Alliance.[3] Her election was criticized by the Popularity Unity party, who alleged electoral fraud. This accusation has been rejected by the National Election Council [es].[4][5]

President of the National Assembly

Elizabeth Cabezas during her term as the President of the National Assembly [es]

Following the dismissal of José Serrano Salgado and the shakeup in the PAIS Alliance headed by Lenín Moreno, Cabezas was elected the new President of the National Assembly on 14 March 2018. The portion of the PAIS Alliance still loyal to Rafael Correa denounced her election as unconstitutional.[6]

Citations

  1. ^ "Asamblea escoge a Cabezas para presidir el legislativo". Vistazo (in Spanish). 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Elizabeth Cabezas, nueva presidenta de la Asamblea Nacional". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Hoja de vida de Elizabeth Cabezas" (PDF) (in Spanish). PAIS Alliance. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Moncayo aclara su posición frente a la segunda vuelta y denuncia inconsistencias". Ecuavisa (in Spanish). 24 February 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Natasha Rojas denuncia supuestas inconsistencias conteo votos". Televicentro Channel 5 (in Spanish). 24 February 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Elizabeth Cabezas es la nueva presidenta de la Asamblea Nacional". El Comercio (in Spanish). 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.