Emeliana Aiza

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Emeliana Aiza
Party list
Substitute
31 January 2006 – 19 January 2010
DeputySevero Pacaja
Preceded byAnacleto Gabriel
Succeeded byRita Callahuara
ConstituencyCircumscription 41 (Chayanta)
Personal details
Born
Emeliana Aiza Parada

(1980-05-10) 10 May 1980 (age 44)
Huayraña, Potosí, Bolivia
Political party
Movement for Socialism
Occupation
  • Politician
  • trade unionist

Emeliana Aiza Parada (born 10 May 1980) is a Bolivian politician and trade unionist who served as a

Movement for Socialism, she represented the same department as a substitute alongside Severo Pacaja
from 2006 to 2010.

Orphaned at a young age, Aiza spent much of her early life working agricultural and farming jobs in her rural community. Starting in the late 1990s, she began rising through the ranks of northern Potosí's trade syndicates, capping off her union career as a member of the Chayanta Regional Women's Center. The position opened the way for a career in politics, a product of the peasant movement's alignment with the Movement for Socialism.

In 2005, following an unsuccessful bid for a seat on the Ocurí Municipal Council, Aiza was elected as a substitute member of the Chamber of Deputies. She won her own seat in the 2009 election, becoming one of the rare few members of the Movement for Socialism to achieve reelection. Elected deputy leader of her party's caucus in the lower chamber, Aiza twice assumed full leadership due to the resignation or absence of her predecessors. She was not nominated for a third term.

Early life and career

Emeliana Aiza was born on 10 May 1980 in Huayraña, a small

cultivating potatoes and attending to the livestock of her neighbors. Eventually, Aiza and her sisters saved enough money to set up their own small farm, allowing them to live independently of others.[3]

Starting from the late 1990s, Aiza began assuming roles within her area's local peasant unions. She got her start in 1999 as a member of her community's syndicate, where she served as Huayraña's representative before larger unions. In 2000, she joined the provincial women's union and two years later acceded to the directorate of the Chayanta Regional Women's Center.[5] During this time, she also attained membership within the Bartolina Sisa Confederation, the country's national women's organization.[6]

Chamber of Deputies

Election

Further information: 2005 Bolivian general election and 2009 Bolivian general election

Aiza's first foray into electoral politics came in 2004, when she was nominated to contest a seat on the Ocurí Municipal Council.

Movement for Socialism (MAS-IPSP).[4]

As a product of its close alliance with the

single-member constituencies. In northern Potosí, where traditional mechanisms of choosing leaders remained common practice, the designation adhered to the principle of rotation: in 2002, the candidate had been from Pocoata [es], so for 2005, the unions instead opted for Severo Pacaja of Ravelo, accompanied by Aiza of Ocurí as his substitute. The pair jointly contested the country's 41st circumscription and were elected to represent Potosí's Chayanta Province in the lower chamber.[7]

In 2009, Aiza was nominated for reelection as a full member of the Chamber of Deputies. The selection was almost unheard of within the MAS, which had opted to near-entirely renew its roster of representatives that cycle.[4] Unlike in 2005, where she ran individually, this time, Aiza was incorporated onto the MAS's electoral list. Although disadvantaged by a bottom placement on the party's slate of candidates, she won nonetheless, owing to Evo Morales's near-eighty-percent victory in Potosí, which garnered the MAS an almost clean sweep of the department's parliamentary delegation.[8]

Tenure

Shortly after assuming office, Aiza was elected to serve as deputy leader of the MAS caucus in the Chamber of Deputies.[6] Her service as second-in-command to leader Rebeca Delgado lasted until early June, at which point Aiza succeeded Delgado following the latter's surprise resignation.[9] Aiza's own tenure was also cut short in early 2011, after an announced increase in the price of gas drew pushback from her party[10] – the incident reflected simmering tensions in the country after a hike in gas prices the previous year, dubbed the gasolinazo [es], provoked intense general strikes.[11] In her place, Edwin Tupa was elected to lead the MAS caucus, while Aiza returned to her former position as deputy leader.[12] However, Tupa's own troubles forced him to take an extended leave of absence, leading Aiza to once again assume the post of caucus leader for the duration of 2011.[13]

Unlike in 2009, Aiza was not nominated for reelection to a third term in 2014, concluding her active participation in politics.

International IDEA.[14] Throughout her service in the Chamber of Deputies, Aiza regularly attended night courses at the Gualberto Villarroel School in La Paz, from which she received her secondary school baccalaureate [es] in 2013.[1]

Commission assignments

Electoral history

Electoral history of Emeliana Aiza
Year Office Party Votes Result Ref.
Total % P.
2004 Councillor
Movement for Socialism
 770 29.01% 2nd Lost [20][α]
2005 Substitute deputy
Movement for Socialism
 5,437 45.30% 1st Won [21]
2009 Deputy
Movement for Socialism
 243,855 78.32% 1st Won [22][α]
Source: Plurinational Electoral Organ | Electoral Atlas

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c Vargas & Villavicencio 2014, p. 35.
  2. ^ Romero Ballivián 2018, pp. 18, 24.
  3. ^ a b Gonzales Salas 2013, p. 272.
  4. ^ a b c d Romero Ballivián 2018, p. 24.
  5. ^ Gonzales Salas 2013, p. 272; Vargas & Villavicencio 2014, p. 35.
  6. ^ a b Gonzales Salas 2013, p. 273.
  7. ^ Romero Ballivián 2018, p. 431.
  8. ^ Rebelion.org 2009.
  9. ^ Los Tiempos 2010; Vargas & Villavicencio 2014, p. 35.
  10. ^ El Diario 2011.
  11. ^ BBC Mundo 2010; BBC Mundo 2011.
  12. ^ Los Tiempos 2011a.
  13. ^ Los Tiempos 2011b; El Día 2011.
  14. ^ Noticias Fides 2019.
  15. ^ Vargas & Villavicencio 2014, p. 312.
  16. ^ Prensa Diputados 2012.
  17. ^ Prensa Diputados 2011.
  18. ^ Vargas & Villavicencio 2014, p. 309.
  19. ^ Vargas & Villavicencio 2014, p. 320.
  20. ^ Atlas Electoral 2004.
  21. ^ Atlas Electoral 2005.
  22. ^ Atlas Electoral 2009.

Works cited

Online and list sources

  • "Comisiones y Comités: Periodo Legislativo 2011–2012". diputados.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Cámara de Diputados del Estado Plurinacional. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  • "Comisiones y Comités: Periodo Legislativo 2012–2013". diputados.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Cámara de Diputados del Estado Plurinacional. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  • "Elecciones Municipales 2004 | Atlas Electoral" (in Spanish). La Paz: Órgano Electoral Plurinacional. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  • "Elecciones Generales 2005 | Atlas Electoral" (in Spanish). La Paz: Órgano Electoral Plurinacional. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  • "Elecciones Generales 2009 | Atlas Electoral" (in Spanish). La Paz: Órgano Electoral Plurinacional. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

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