Cristina Reyes
Cristina Eugenia Reyes Hidalgo (born August 26, 1981) is an Ecuadorian poet, lawyer, and politician. She is currently a member of the National Assembly for the Social Christian Party and part of the Legislative Administration Council.[1]
Cristina Reyes | |
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Reyes in the National Assembly in 2017 | |
Member of the National Assembly | |
Assumed office May 14, 2017 | |
Constituency | Guayas |
Municipal Councilor of Guayaquil | |
In office July 31, 2009 – November 10, 2012 | |
Member of the Constituent Assembly | |
In office November 30, 2007 – October 25, 2008 | |
Constituency | Guayas |
Personal details | |
Born | Cristina Eugenia Reyes Hidalgo August 26, 1981 Guayaquil, Ecuador |
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Alma mater | Francisco de Vitoria University |
Occupation | Poet, lawyer, politician |
Biography
Cristina Reyes was born on August 26, 1981[2] into a Catholic family, the daughter of doctors Xavier Reyes Feijoo and Cristina Hidalgo de Reyes. She has two younger brothers, Xavier and Belisario Reyes Hidalgo. She studied at Las Mercedarias Catholic school,[3] and was named queen of the city of Guayaquil in 2001.[4] She studied law at the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil and earned a master's degree in Political Action from Francisco de Vitoria University in Spain.[3]
She was a program host at TC Televisión, Telesistema (now RTS), Telerama,[5] and Ecuavisa.[4]
Her first appearance as a reporter on television was on the program Ventana a la Calle, hosted by Kenneth Carrera, who was later replaced by Reyes when he became involved in politics.
Political career
In November 2007, Reyes was a member of the Constituent Assembly for the Social Christian Party,[6] where she joined the panel on Sovereignty and Latin American integration.[7] For the 2009 Guayaquil municipal election, she was nominated as city councilor for the alliance between the Social Christian Party and the Madera de Guerrero Civic Movement, obtaining the second highest vote among the councilors, behind only Polo Baquerizo.[8]
In November 2012 she resigned as councilor to participate in the 2013 legislative elections,[9] in which she was elected as a National Assembly member representing Guayas Province.[10] During her term she was part of the Workers' and Social Security Commission.[11]
In the 2017 legislative election she retained her seat in the Assembly.[12]
In August 2017, she accused the Legislative Administration of inefficiency in an interview, which caused her to be sanctioned in January 2018 with a 10-day suspension without pay.[13] In response, on January 16, she filed a protective action with the Judicial Branch to counteract the measure.[14] A week later, Judge Lucila Gómez dismissed the sanction, accepting the protective action in her favor.[15]
On January 8, 2019, Reyes was retained as the third member of the Legislative Council (CAL) with 79 votes in favor, 27 against, and 11 abstentions, following the resignation of Luis Fernando Torres.[16]
Publications
- Travesía (2000), collection of 62 poems, most with a romantic theme[17]
- Tierna Furia (2007), poetry collection
- @Yo Libertadora (2012), poetry collection[18]
- Mis plenos poderes (2018), poetry collection[19]
References
- "PSC postula a Cristina Reyes como cabeza de lista de asambleístas nacionales" [PSC Nominates Cristina Reyes as Head of List of National Assembly Members]. La Hora (in Spanish). Guayaquil. November 4, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- "Cristina Reyes Hidalgo". El Universo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- "Cristina Reyes una 'musa' de la política" [Cristina Reyes a 'Muse' of Politics]. Diario Extra (in Spanish). January 20, 2013. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- "Cristina Reyes, de los reinados a la televisión" [Cristina Reyes, from Queendom to Television]. El Universo (in Spanish). June 28, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- "Cristina Reyes ¡No soporta las ataduras!" [Cristina Reyes ¡Don't Put Up with Restraints!]. Diario Extra (in Spanish). Guayaquil. April 29, 2010. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- "Una década de 'correísmo' prevén los asambleístas" [The Assembly Members Foresee a Decade of 'Correísmo']. Hoy (in Spanish). May 11, 2008. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- "Distribución de mesas constituyentes" [Distribution of Constituent Tables]. El Universo (in Spanish). December 14, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- "Un concejal define la mayoría en Guayaquil" [A Councilor Defines the Majority in Guayaquil]. El Universo (in Spanish). May 8, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- "Nuevos miembros del Concejo participaron de sesión en Cabildo" [New Council Members Participate in Session in Cabildo]. El Telégrafo (in Spanish). Guayaquil. November 23, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- "Asambleístas electos en Guayas recibieron credenciales" [Elected Assembly Members in Guayas Receive Credentials]. Vistazo (in Spanish). Guayaquil. April 14, 2013. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- "Cristina Reyes va a la Asamblea en Ecovía" [Cristina Reyes Goes to the Assemby on Ecovía]. Diario Extra (in Spanish). Guayaquil. June 19, 2013. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- "36 asambleístas fueron reelectos" [36 Assembly Members Reelected]. La Hora (in Spanish). March 4, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- Rodríguez, Abdón (January 11, 2018). "Suspenden por 10 días sin sueldo a Cristina Reyes, Ana Galarza y Augusto Espinosa" [10-Day Suspension Without Pay for Cristina Reyes, Ana Galarza, and Augusto Espinosa] (in Spanish). Ecuavisa. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- "Cristina Reyes presentó acción de protección; afirma que sus derechos han sido violentados" [Cristina Reyes Files Protective Action; Affirms That Her Rights Have Been Violated]. El Universo (in Spanish). January 16, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- "Acción de protección a favor de Cristina Reyes" [Protective Action in Favor of Cristina Reyes]. La Hora (in Spanish). January 23, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- "Cristina Reyes fue posesionada como tercera vocal del CAL" [Cristina Reyes Retained as Third Member of CAL]. El Universo (in Spanish). January 8, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- Lago, Ivonne (August 13, 2018). "Cristina Reyes: 'Me encantaba enamorarme de imposibles'" [Cristina Reyes: 'I Loved Falling in Love with the Impossible']. Diario Extra (in Spanish). Guayaquil. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- "'@Yo libertadora', nuevo poemario de Cristina Reyes" ['@Yo libertadora', New Poetry Collection by Cristina Reyes]. El Universo (in Spanish). March 8, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- "'Mis plenos poderes', obra de Cristina Reyes se presentará en septiembre" ['Mis plenos poderes', Work By Cristina Reyes to be Presented in September]. El Universo (in Spanish). August 9, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2019.