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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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-06 |title=43 Asambleístas solicitaron licencia para intervenir en las elecciones de febrero |url=https://mundialmedios.com/43-asambleistas-solicitaron-licencia-para-intervenir-en-las-elecciones-de-febrero/ |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=Mundial Medios |language=es}}</ref> |
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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-06 |title=43 Asambleístas solicitaron licencia para intervenir en las elecciones de febrero |url=https://mundialmedios.com/43-asambleistas-solicitaron-licencia-para-intervenir-en-las-elecciones-de-febrero/ |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=Mundial Medios |language=es}}</ref> |
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In July 2022 the position of vice-President of the assembly was vacant as [[Yeseña Guamaní]] had been removed by the [[UNES ecuador|UNES]] faction and a replacement was required. There was a political stand-off as the parties could not agree. The [[Pachakutik Plurinational Unity Movement – New Country|Pachakutik party]] proposed [[Mireya Pazmino|Mireya Pazmiño]] and Mario Ruiz and the Democratic Left offered [[Johanna |
In July 2022 the position of vice-President of the assembly was vacant as [[Yeseña Guamaní]] had been removed by the [[UNES ecuador|UNES]] faction and a replacement was required. There was a political stand-off as the parties could not agree. The [[Pachakutik Plurinational Unity Movement – New Country|Pachakutik party]] proposed [[Mireya Pazmino|Mireya Pazmiño]] and Mario Ruiz and the Democratic Left offered [[Johanna Moreira]]. [[Union for Hope|Union for Hope aka UNES]] offered the names of [[Marcela Holguín]], [[Sofía Espín|Sofia Espín]] and Esther Cuesta.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Entre los bloques de la Asamblea que buscan las dos vicepresidencias aún no hay las condiciones para llegar a un acuerdo – Diario La Hora |url=https://www.lahora.com.ec/pais/entre-los-bloques-de-la-asamblea-que-buscan-las-dos-vicepresidencias-aun-no-hay-las-condiciones-para-llegar-a-un-acuerdo/ |access-date=2022-08-06 |language=es}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:35, 10 August 2022
Esther Cuesta Santana | |
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| 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. When she was nineteen her parents thought she was on holiday in Mexico, but she had crossed the border, at some risk, into the USA.[2] She was an undocumented person in America for a number of years.[3] She gained a graduate, masters and doctoral degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst[1] in 2002, 2009 and 2015 respectively. Her interests at the time were not political but she was interested in 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]
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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.[4]
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.[5]
In July 2022 the position of vice-President of the assembly was vacant as Yeseña Guamaní had been removed by the UNES faction and a replacement was required. There was a political stand-off as the parties could not agree. The Pachakutik party proposed Mireya Pazmiño and Mario Ruiz and the Democratic Left offered Johanna Moreira. Union for Hope aka UNES offered the names of Marcela Holguín, Sofia Espín and Esther Cuesta.[6]
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 e "Dedicated to Public Service". www.umassalumni.com. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- ^ Bristol, University of. "2018: Ecuador´s Organic Law on Human Mobility | University of Bristol Law School | University of Bristol". www.bristol.ac.uk. 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.
- ^ "Entre los bloques de la Asamblea que buscan las dos vicepresidencias aún no hay las condiciones para llegar a un acuerdo – Diario La Hora" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-06.