Margarita Arotingo
in 2023
Born1968
Cotacachi Volcano
NationalityEcuador
Occupation(s)lawyer and politician
Known formember of the National Assembly
Political partyCitizen Revolution Movement

Margarita Arotingo is an Ecuadorian lawyer and politician who became a member of the National Assembly in 2023 for the Citizen Revolution Movement (RC).

Life

Margarita Arotingo comes from the Kichwa people of Otavalo and was born near the Cotacachi volcano.[1]

She holds master's degree in popular and solidarity economy and finance and is a lawyer by training.[1]

She worked in different capacities for the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights.[1]

In 2022, she was part of the executive council one of biggest organisation (Fenocin) leading to the 2022 Ecuadorian protests and was part of the negotiations with the Ecuadorian government.[1][2][3]

At the 2023 Ecuadorian general elections, she is a candidate for the Citizen revolution movement as the indigenous movement is unable to form a party.[4] She is elected.[5] She is a member of the Permanent Commission for Comprehensive Protection of Girls, Boys and Adolescents.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 GK (2023-09-22). "¿Quién es Margarita Arotingo, asambleísta nacional electa?". GK (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  2. ↑ "CONSEJO EJECUTIVO NACIONAL (CEN) FENOCIN 2021 – 2025 | FENOCIN" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  3. ↑ "El movimiento indígena se resquebraja: la Fenocin pide a Leonidas Iza, presidente de la Conaie, que 'no entrometa sus narices' en sus bases". El Universo (in Spanish). 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  4. ↑ "Movimiento indígena quedó rezagado en las ltimas elecciones" (in Spanish). 2023-08-29. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  5. ↑ "Ellos son los nuevos integrantes de la Asamblea Nacional: el correísmo tendrá la bancada más numerosa". www.vistazo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  6. ↑ "Rosa Margarita Arotingo Cushcagua". Observatorio Legislativo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-21.


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