Betty Tola
"Betty" Tola | |
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| Born | December 22, 1965 [1] |
| Nationality | Ecuadorian |
| Education | State University of Cuenca and the University of Chile |
| Occupation | Minister |
| Known for | Minister for President Rafael Correa |
Ana Beatriz "Betty" Tola Bermeo (born December 22, 1965) is an Ecuadorian politician and former minister. In June 2022 she was putting forward proposals for a feminist government in Ecuador.
Life[edit]
Tola was born in Cuenca in 1965. She was educated at the State University of Cuenca and the University of Chile where she gained her master's degree in Local Development.[1] She also studied Gender and Public Policies in Argentina at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences.
From 2001 to 2008 she was an member of the National Assembly.[1] for the province of Azuay. In 2011 she was chosen to be the National Secretary for Migrants and in November of that year she became the Coordinating Minister for Politics[1] replacing Doris Soliz.[2] In the following year Soledad Buendía was nominated to the position of Coordinating Minister of Politics, replacing Tola who had resigned.[3]
After losing the mayoral race for Guayaquil in 2014, Viviana Bonilla was named National Secretary of Policy Management, replacing Tola.[4]
Following the 16 April 2016 earthquake President Rafael Correa replaced Tola with Lidice Larrea and Larrea became the Minister of Economic and Social Inclusion in early May.[5]
In June 2022 she was putting forward proposals for a feminist government in Ecuador. The group were not calling for a woman necessarily to lead the government but it would propose to not prioritise money but to concentrate on work and life in a multinational society. The proposals had taken a year to create and were titled, "Agenda for a Feminist Government Power to Transform" - Paolina Vercoutere Quinche was another spokesperson[6] and she was the first Kichwa Governor of Imbabura Province.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Betty Tola: "¿Usted dialogaría con quien quiere derrocar a un gobierno?" - Política - Noticias | El Universo". 2016-12-23. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ "Tola renuncia a Ministerio de la Política". 2016-12-23. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ "Soledad Buendía, ministra de la Política. Su marido, Edwin Jarrín renuncia a Transparencia". La República. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Viviana Bonilla dice que las mujeres exitosas no deben renunciar a la maternidad". El Comercio. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2022. (in Spanish)
- ^ Ponce, Santiago (25 May 2016). "Lídice Larrea: 'Se pagará los bonos con crédito del BID'". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ Confirmado.net, Roger (2022-06-06). "Colectivos de Ecuador proponen agenda para un gobierno feminista". Confirmado.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ "Paolina Vercoutere". Vital Voices. Retrieved 2022-07-05.