Lidice Larrea (born c.1973) is an
Ecuadorian politician. Following the 2016 earthquake she became a minister.
Life
Larrea was born in
Calceta
Calceta is a town in the Manabí province of Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of t ...
in about 1973. She joined the Alianza País movement and she was elected to represent the
province of Manabi.
Following the
16 April 2016 earthquake she was soon involved in relief work. She became the Minister of Economic and Social Inclusion in early May.
President
Rafael Correa replaced
Betty Tola
Ana Beatriz "Betty" Tola Bermeo (born December 22, 1965) is an Ecuadorian politician and former minister. In June 2022 she was putting forward proposals for a feminist government in Ecuador.
Life
Tola was born in Cuenca in 1965. She was educated ...
with Larrea. Larrea had been president of the Commission for Economic, Productive and Microenterprise Development and she could not be replaced in that role by her vice president
Juan Carlos Cassinelli
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...
as he was also moved at the same time.
Larrea was able to announce some money to support victims on 25 May,
[ and the following week she was thanking the World Food Programme for their assistance.]
References
1973 births
Ecuadorian people of Basque descent
Living people
Members of the National Assembly (Ecuador)
Women members of the National Assembly (Ecuador)
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