Cecilia Bottino
Cecilia Bottino | |
|---|---|
| President of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay | |
| In office 1 March 2019 – 15 February 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Jorge Gandini |
| Succeeded by | Martín Lema |
| Representative of Uruguay for Paysandú | |
| Assumed office 15 February 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | María Cecilia Bottino Fiuri 19 October 1968 Paysandú, Uruguay |
| Political party | Movement of Popular Participation |
| Other political affiliations | Broad Front |
| Alma mater | University of the Republic |
María Cecilia Bottino Fiuri (born 19 October 1968) is a Uruguayan lawyer and politician of the Movement of Popular Participation – Broad Front. [1] Since February 15, 2015 she is a Representative for Paysandú Department. Between 2019 and 2020 she served as President of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay. [2]
Graduated from the University of the Republic as a Doctor in Law and Social Sciences in 1993, she has been fully dedicated to politics since 2010. [1]
Biography
Early life
She was born in the City of Paysandú and completed her primary studies at the "Padre Lamas" School. She attended Liceo No. 1 and No. 2 of her hometown.
Political activity
Her beginnings in political militancy were in 1983, in the Broad Front as an independent militant. In 2005 she entered the MPP, in which she still continues. [3] During the 47th Legislature of the Chamber of Deputies (2010-2015) she was a substitute for the Representative for Paysandú Gustavo Rombys. Subsequently, in the national elections that were held in October 2014, Bottino led the list of Space 609 in Paysandú and was elected national representative by this department, being one of the 14 women who make up the Chamber of Representatives. [4]
In the 2019 general election, Bottino was re-elected National Representative for the new legislature (2020-2025). [5]
References
- ^ a b "Cecilia Bottino". Movimiento de Participación Popular (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ "LA DIPUTADA CECILIA BOTTINO ASUMIÓ LA PRESIDENCIA DE LA CÁMARA DE REPRESENTANTES | Parlamento". parlamento.gub.uy. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ "Cecilia Bottino". Movimiento de Participación Popular (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ "Diario El Telégrafo" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ "Así quedó conformada la Cámara de Diputados para el próximo gobierno". subrayado.com.uy (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-19.