Ana María Olivera Pessano (born 17 December 1953 in

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) is an

an professor and politician belonging to the

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– Broad Front. Since February 15, 2020 she serves as National Representative for

. Previously, she held the position of Deputy Minister of Social Development and

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, being the first woman to be elected to that position. Her mandate as Intendant ran from July 8, 2010, to July 9, 2015, when she was succeeded by Daniel Martínez.

Biography

Early life

She was born in Montevideo on December 17, 1953. At a very young age she joined the MLN-Tupamaros, so she had to go into exile in

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and later in

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during the civic-military dictatorship. In France, he joined the

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. Once the dictatorship ended, she returned to her native country and graduated as a secondary school French teacher.

Political career

In 1995 she was appointed Director of the Division of Local Administrations of the Municipality of Montevideo, by the then Intendant, Mariano Arana. In a new term of office of Arana, Olivera assumes the position of Director of the Western Region Division, until 2003. Again, in 2003 and until 2005 she assumes as General Director of the Decentralization Department, being in charge of the sectoral commissions of Youth, Children, Women, the Elderly and Social Management for the Disabled. In March 2005, after President

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took office, she was appointed Deputy Minister of Social Development. Back then, the officerholder was

Marina Arismendi Ana Marina Arismendi Dubinsky (born 30 May 1949, Montevideo) is an Uruguayan teacher and politician of the Communist Party. She served as Minister of Social Development from 2005 to 2010, and from 2015 to 2020, in the first and second government ...

. After

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took office, he appointed her as Minister of Social Development. However, Olivera rejected the position when she was proclaimed as candidate by the Broad Front in Montevideo for the 2015 municipal election.

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Ana Olivera - Currículum - MIDES
1953 births Living people Intendants of Montevideo Members of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay Women mayors of places in Uruguay People from Montevideo Communist Party of Uruguay politicians Broad Front (Uruguay) politicians {{Uruguay-mayor-stub

Biography

Early life

Political career

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