Julia Figueredo

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Julia Figueredo
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Personal details
Born
Julia Figueredo Paniagua

(1966-05-22) 22 May 1966 (age 58)
San José, La Paz, Bolivia
Political party
Movement for Socialism
Occupation
  • Agricultural worker
  • politician
  • trade unionist

Julia Figueredo Paniagua (born 22 May 1966) is a Bolivian agricultural worker, politician, and trade unionist who served as a

from 2010 to 2015.

Figueredo was born in the

.

A member of the

Movement for Socialism, Figueredo was appointed sub-prefect of Inquisivi Province and elected to the Chamber of Deputies from the party's electoral list in 2009. She joined a small caucus of legislators representing the Bartolina Sisa Confederation in parliament
. At the end of her term, Figueredo did not seek reelection.

Early life and career

Early life and education

Julia Figueredo was born on 22 May 1966 in San José, a

grazed cattle and herded sheep, with some smallholdings for crop cultivation.[3]

A

vocational courses in nurse assistance, certifying her to work as a practicing midwife.[5][α]

Career and trade unionism

After marrying her husband around age 19–20, Figueredo settled in

Around this time, Figueredo started taking part in the

Backed by community members in Licoma, Figueredo was appointed sub-prefect of Inquisivi by La Paz Prefect Pablo Ramos [es]. In her position, Figueredo worked to develop provincial road infrastructure and public works. She collaborated with the departmental administration to promote the bicentennial anniversary of the La Paz revolution – whose leader, Pedro Domingo Murillo, was born in Inquisivi.[10]

Chamber of Deputies

Election

Personal sympathy toward the

Movement for Socialism (MAS).[11] Figueredo formally joined the MAS in tandem with her ascension through union leadership,[8] buoyed by the Bartolina Sisa Confederation's entrenched roots within the party apparatus.[12] In 2009, Figueredo was put forward by the Bartolinas for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies.[13] She wrested the nomination from among three contending candidates representing regional social movement organizations – the Bartolina Sisa and Túpac Katari unions and select cocalero groups – and was presented on the MAS's electoral list in the La Paz Department.[14]

Tenure

Figueredo joined nine other members of the Bartolina Sisa Confederation in parliament – five in the Chamber of Deputies, with one other representing the same department: Patricia Mancilla.[15] Considering her Yungas roots, she was made a member of the Coca Leaf Committee from 2010 to 2011 but spent the duration of her term as part of the Prosecutor's Office Committee.[16] In 2013, Figueredo was elected president of La Paz's parliamentary delegation, the first indigenous woman to hold the post.[17] At the end of her term, Figueredo was not nominated for reelection, nor did she seek it, preferring instead to retire to her chacra in Inquisivi.[18]

Commission assignments

  • Plural Justice, Prosecutor's Office, and Legal Defense of the State Commission
    • Prosecutor's Office and Legal Defense of the State Committee (2011–2015)[19]
  • Rural Native Indigenous Peoples and Nations, Cultures, and Interculturality Commission
    • Coca Leaf Committee (2010–2011)[20]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Julia Figueredo
Year Office Party Votes Result Ref.
Total % P.
2009 Deputy
Movement for Socialism
1,099,259 80.28% 1st Won [21][β]
Source: Plurinational Electoral Organ | Electoral Atlas

References

Notes

  1. ^ Lack of female educational attainment was a frequent experience in rural agrarian regions of the country. Common practice was to prioritize male education, whereas girls were instead prepared for domestic labor. In the absence of basic rural health services, midwifery allowed some women to play an elevated social role, even into the beginning of the twenty-first century.[6]
  2. ^ Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.

Footnotes

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 Generales 2009 | Atlas Electoral". atlaselectoral.oep.org.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Órgano Electoral Plurinacional. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  • "Papel Pampa – Provincia G. Villarroel". educa.com.bo (in Spanish). 20 December 2015. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2023.

Digital and print publications

Books and encyclopedias

External links

Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia
Preceded by Member of the Chamber of Deputies
from La Paz

2010–2015
Succeeded by