Ana Jara
Ana Jara | |
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| Prime Minister of Peru | |
| In office 22 July 2014 – 2 April 2015 | |
| President | Ollanta Humala |
| Preceded by | René Cornejo |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Cateriano |
| Minister of Labor and Promotion of Employment | |
| In office 24 February 2014 – 22 July 2014 | |
| President | Ollanta Humala |
| Prime Minister | René Cornejo |
| Preceded by | Nancy Laos Cáceres |
| Succeeded by | Fredy Otárola |
| Minister of Women and Vulnerable Populations | |
| In office 11 December 2011 – 24 February 2014 | |
| President | Ollanta Humala |
| Prime Minister | Salomon Lerner Oscar Valdés Juan Jiménez César Villanueva |
| Preceded by | Aída García Naranjo |
| Succeeded by | Carmen Omonte |
| Member of Congress | |
| In office 26 July 2011 – 26 July 2016 | |
| Constituency | Ica |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 May 1968 Ica,Peru |
| Political party | Nationalist Party |
| Other political affiliations | Peru Wins(2010–present) |
| Alma mater | St Aloysius Gonzaga National University |
Ethel Ana del Rosario Jara Velásquez(born 11 May 1968) is aPeruvianlawyer and politician who wasPrime Minister of Perufrom July 2014 to April 2015.[1][2][3]
Early life[edit]
Ana Jara was born inIcaon May 11, 1968. She attended elementary school at I.E. No. 22494 Juan XXIII and high school in Antonia Moreno de Cáceres School located in the same city.[4]
She studiedLawandPolitical Scienceat theSaint Aloysius Gonzaga National Universityin Ica. Likewise, the Master of Law studies, with a mention inCivilandCommercial Law,culminated in the Graduate School of the same university. She has aPhDin Law.
In 1998, she began to practice as anotary publicin Ica. She was secretary of the Mutual Fund of Peruvian Notaries (2000–2001), member of the Advisory Council of the Zone XI Registry Office (2002–2003) and Vice Dean of the College of Notaries of Ica (2005–2006).[5]
Political career[edit]
In 2006, she ran unsuccessfully for Congresswoman for Ica underUnion for Peruand a few months later, Jara ran for Governor of Ica, placing third. Five years later, Ana Jara was elected congresswoman, representing theNationalist-dominatedPeru Wins.She was member of the board of directors and of the Permanent Commission of theCongress of the Republic,of the Audit and Justice Commissions and secretary of the Housing Commission.[6]Likewise, he served as president of the Foreign Relations Commission.[7]
On 11 December 2011, upon assuming the second ministerial cabinet of PresidentOllanta Humalachaired byÓscar Valdés,she was sworn in asMinister of Women and Social Developmentuntil 2014. On 21 January 2012, her office was renamed the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations.[7]
On 24 February 2014, she becameMinister of Labor and Employment Promotion of Peruin a renewed cabinet whose presidency was assumed byRené Cornejo.
After the resignation ofRené Cornejo,Ana Jara became president of the Council of Ministers. Her swearing-in ceremony was held on 22 July 2014, in the Golden Room of the Government Palace.[8]
On 26 August, after two unsuccessful attempts, Jara and her ministerial cabinet obtained the vote of confidence from the Congress of the Republic.[9]
On 20 March 2015, the opposition in Congress presented a motion of censure against the prime minister due to the intelligence service spying on politicians, business leaders, and journalists. This motion was debated on the 30th of the same month, being censored by Congress with 72 votes in favor and 42 against, and due to this she had to resign from office.[2][3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Ana Jara Appointed New Prime Minister Of Peru".Bernama (news agency of Malaysia). July 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 6 December 2015.Retrieved25 July2014.
- ^ab"Peru sacks PM over alleged domestic spying".MSN.Archived fromthe originalon 2015-04-02.Retrieved31 March2015.
- ^ab"Peru's Prime Minister Ana Jara deposed over spy row"BBC.Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^"JNE: Declaración Jurada de vida del candidato".Archived fromthe originalon 2014-08-09.Retrieved2020-10-11.
- ^Ana Jara Velásquez - Presidenta del Consejo de Ministros.Portal de la Presidencia de la República del Perú (in Spanish)
- ^Ana Ethel Jara Velásquez Ministra de la Mujer y Poblaciones Vulnerables.MIMDES Portal (in Spanish)
- ^abCongresista de Gana Perú Ana Jara será la nueva ministra de la Mujer (in Spanish)
- ^"Ana Jara Velásquez asume hoy como jefa del Gabinete"(in Spanish). El Comercio. 22 July 2014.
- ^"Pleno del Congreso aprobó voto de confianza al gabinete Jara"(in Spanish). Andina.
External links[edit]
- Biografía de Ana Jara(in Spanish)
- Articles by Ana Jara in Lucidez.pe(in Spanish)
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Women members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru
- People from Ica, Peru
- Peruvian women lawyers
- Peruvian Nationalist Party politicians
- Prime ministers of Peru
- 21st-century women prime ministers
- Women government ministers of Peru
- 21st-century Peruvian women politicians
- 21st-century Peruvian politicians
- 20th-century Peruvian lawyers
- Women's ministers of Peru
- 20th-century women lawyers
- Women prime ministers in Peru