Adriana Salvatierra

Adriana Salvatierra Arriaza (born 3 June 1989)[2] is a Bolivian politician. She was the President of the Senate of Bolivia from January 2019.[3] In 2015, she was elected to the Senate as a member of the Movement for Socialism from the Santa Cruz Department.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Salvatierra and the second or maternal family name is Arriaza.
The Most Excellent

Adriana Salvatierra
President of the Senate of Bolivia
In office
18 January 2019[1] – 14 November 2019
Preceded byMilton Barón
Succeeded byMónica Eva Copa
Personal details
Born (1989-06-03) 3 June 1989
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Political partyMovement for Socialism
EducationGabriel René Moreno Autonomous University

Salvatierra entered politics in 2005, when at age 16, she joined the Movement for Socialism led by Evo Morales. In 2014, the youth organization of her party elected her as a candidate for senator for her professionalism and grassroots work with social, civil and peasant organizations. She was elected to the Senate at the age of 26.[4] At 29 years old, Salvatierra was the youngest President of the Senate in the history of Bolivia.[5]

Salvatierra announced her resignation on November 10, 2019, and asked for asylum at the Mexican embassy in La Paz shortly after Morales had resigned the presidency amid a political crisis in the country.[6] Second Vice President of the Senate Jeanine Áñez then succeeded her. However, Salvatierra later contended that although her resignation was presented, it was never accepted by the senate, and therefore, she remained the President of the Senate.[1]

The Senate accepted her resignation on November 14, 2019 and elected Mónica Eva Copa as new President.[7]

References
  1. "Presidenta de Senado boliviano denuncia presión a dirigentes". www.telesurtv.net (in Spanish). teleSUR. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  2. "Adriana Salvatierra Arriaza". Cámara de Senadores. November 3, 2015.
  3. "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)". New Parline: the IPU’s Open Data Platform (beta). July 5, 2018.
  4. "El recorrido político de Adriana Salvatierra y Víctor Borda". Los Tiempos. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. Take Five: "I truly believe it takes a revolutionary process to achieve equality", UN Women (March 11, 2019).
  6. "Bolivian Senate President Salvatierra announces resignation". Reuters. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  7. "El Gobierno y el MAS abren espacios de negociación en vías de la pacificación | EL DEBER". www.eldeber.com.bo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-15.
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