María Alejandra Vicuña | |
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49th Vice President of Ecuador | |
In office 6 January 2018 – 4 December 2018 Acting: 4 October 2017 – 6 January 2018 Suspended from additional functions 3 December 2018 | |
President | Lenín Moreno |
Preceded by | Jorge Glas |
Succeeded by | Otto Sonnenholzner |
Minister of Urban Development and Housing | |
In office 24 May 2017 – 6 January 2018 | |
President | Lenin Moreno |
Preceded by | Lyne Miranda |
Succeeded by | Adrián Sandoya Unamuno [1] |
Personal details | |
Born | María Alejandra Vicuña Muñoz 13 February 1978 Guayaquil, Ecuador |
Political 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]
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]
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. [9] 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. [7]
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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María Alejandra Vicuña | |
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49th Vice President of Ecuador | |
In office 6 January 2018 – 4 December 2018 Acting: 4 October 2017 – 6 January 2018 Suspended from additional functions 3 December 2018 | |
President | Lenín Moreno |
Preceded by | Jorge Glas |
Succeeded by | Otto Sonnenholzner |
Minister of Urban Development and Housing | |
In office 24 May 2017 – 6 January 2018 | |
President | Lenin Moreno |
Preceded by | Lyne Miranda |
Succeeded by | Adrián Sandoya Unamuno [1] |
Personal details | |
Born | María Alejandra Vicuña Muñoz 13 February 1978 Guayaquil, Ecuador |
Political 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]
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]
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. [9] 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. [7]
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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