Esther Cuesta
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.
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 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 promted to be the minister.[1]
Cuesta was President of the Commission for Sovereignty, Integration, International Relations and Integral Security. She was elected by the National Assembly 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 www.umassalumni.com 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. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "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.
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