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Cuesta was born in Guayaquil<ref name=biog>{{Cite web |title=Discurso Asambleísta ESTHER CUESTA - Entrega de Credenciales |url=https://www.asambleanacional.gob.ec/es/blogs/esther-cuesta-santana/51364-discurso-asambleista-esther-cuesta |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador |language=es}}</ref> in 1975. She has a graduate, masters and doctoral degree from the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]<ref name=biog/> in 2002, 2009 and 2015 respectively. Her interests was not political but she was intrigued by languages, economics, anthropology and sociology. Her doctoral research involved studying migration to Europe from Ecuador.<ref name=umass>{{Cite web |url=https://www.umassalumni.com/show_module_fw2.aspx?sid=1640&gid=2&control_id=7383&nologo=1&cvprint=1&page_id=4463&crid=0&viewas=user |title=Dedicated to Public Service|access-date=2022-08-06 |website=www.umassalumni.com}}</ref> |
Cuesta was born in Guayaquil<ref name=biog>{{Cite web |title=Discurso Asambleísta ESTHER CUESTA - Entrega de Credenciales |url=https://www.asambleanacional.gob.ec/es/blogs/esther-cuesta-santana/51364-discurso-asambleista-esther-cuesta |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador |language=es}}</ref> in 1975. She has a graduate, masters and doctoral degree from the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]<ref name=biog/> in 2002, 2009 and 2015 respectively. Her interests was not political but she was intrigued by languages, economics, anthropology and sociology. Her doctoral research involved studying migration to Europe from Ecuador.<ref name=umass>{{Cite web |url=https://www.umassalumni.com/show_module_fw2.aspx?sid=1640&gid=2&control_id=7383&nologo=1&cvprint=1&page_id=4463&crid=0&viewas=user |title=Dedicated to Public Service|access-date=2022-08-06 |website=www.umassalumni.com}}</ref> |
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In 2009 she went to Italy to research where she was offered the position of Consul<ref name=umass/> and this led of to her becoming Equador's Consul General in [[Genoa]]. She was in that position until April 2015. In she joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Vice Minister of Human Mobility and in 2016 she was promoted to be the minister.<ref name=biog/> She put herself forward as a candidate for National Assembly and she was elected in February 2017 to represent the 800,000 Ecuadorian migrants in Europe, Asia, and Oceania.<ref name="umass" /> |
In 2009 she went to Italy to research where she was offered the position of Consul<ref name=umass/> and this led of to her becoming Equador's Consul General in [[Genoa]]. She was in that position until April 2015. In she joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Vice Minister of Human Mobility and in 2016 she was promoted to be the minister.<ref name=biog/> She put herself forward as a candidate for National Assembly and she was elected in February 2017 to represent the 800,000 Ecuadorian migrants in Europe, Asia, and Oceania with a high level of support.<ref name="umass" /> She was appointed to be the president of the Italian-Ecuadorian Parliamentary Group and vice president of the Assembly's Committee on Foreign Relations, Sovereignty and Security.<ref name="umass" /> |
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Cuesta was President of the Commission for Sovereignty, Integration, International Relations and Integral Security. She was elected by the National Assembly to that position in June 2018 with [[Ana Belen Marin]] as her vice-President.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Esther Cuesta y Ana Belén Marín dirigen la Comisión de Relaciones Internacionales |url=https://www.asambleanacional.gob.ec/es/noticia/56048-esther-cuesta-y-ana-belen-marin-dirigen-la-comision-de |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador |language=es}}</ref> |
Cuesta was President of the Commission for Sovereignty, Integration, International Relations and Integral Security. She was elected by the National Assembly to that position in June 2018 with [[Ana Belen Marin]] as her vice-President.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Esther Cuesta y Ana Belén Marín dirigen la Comisión de Relaciones Internacionales |url=https://www.asambleanacional.gob.ec/es/noticia/56048-esther-cuesta-y-ana-belen-marin-dirigen-la-comision-de |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador |language=es}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:53, 6 August 2022
Esther Cuesta Santana | |
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.jpg) 4 August 2022 in the National Assembly | |
| Born | 23 June 1975 Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Nationality | Ecuador |
| Education | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Occupation | politician |
| Known for | member of the National Assembly |
| Political party | The Citizens' Revolution |
Esther Adelina Cuesta Santana (born 23 June 1975) is an Ecuadorian politician and a member of the National Assembly and The Citizens' Revolution. She was a migrant to the United States and she represents the 800,000 Ecuadorian migrants in Europe, Asia, and Oceania.
Life
Cuesta was born in Guayaquil[1] in 1975. She has a graduate, masters and doctoral degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst[1] in 2002, 2009 and 2015 respectively. Her interests was not political but she was intrigued by languages, economics, anthropology and sociology. Her doctoral research involved studying migration to Europe from Ecuador.[2]
In 2009 she went to Italy to research where she was offered the position of Consul[2] and this led of to her becoming Equador's Consul General in Genoa. She was in that position until April 2015. In she joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Vice Minister of Human Mobility and in 2016 she was promoted to be the minister.[1] She put herself forward as a candidate for National Assembly and she was elected in February 2017 to represent the 800,000 Ecuadorian migrants in Europe, Asia, and Oceania with a high level of support.[2] She was appointed to be the president of the Italian-Ecuadorian Parliamentary Group and vice president of the Assembly's Committee on Foreign Relations, Sovereignty and Security.[2]
Cuesta was President of the Commission for Sovereignty, Integration, International Relations and Integral Security. She was elected by the National Assembly to that position in June 2018 with Ana Belen Marin as her vice-President.[3]
Before the elections in February 2021, Cuesta requested unpaid leave from the assembly so that she could take part in the elections. 42 other members also made the same request including Wilma Andrade, Mónica Alemán, Cristina Reyes, Dallyana Passailaigue and Verónica Arias. During her absence her job would be carried out by her substitute.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Discurso Asambleísta ESTHER CUESTA - Entrega de Credenciales". Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ a b c d "Dedicated to Public Service". www.umassalumni.com. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- ^ "Esther Cuesta y Ana Belén Marín dirigen la Comisión de Relaciones Internacionales". Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ "43 Asambleístas solicitaron licencia para intervenir en las elecciones de febrero". Mundial Medios (in Spanish). 2021-01-06. Retrieved 2022-07-04.