Martha Rina Victoria Roldós Bucaram ( Guayaquil, Ecuador; 1963) is an Ecuadorian economist and politician. Her parents were the former president of the Republic Jaime Roldós Aguilera and

Martha Bucaram Martha Bucaram Ortiz (12 October 1941, Guayaquil – 24 May 1981, Celica, Ecuador, Celica) was an Ecuadorian lawyer and feminist who was First Lady of Ecuador to President Jaime Roldós Aguilera, with whom she was killed in a plane crash. Biogr ...

, who both died in a plane crash in

Loja Province Loja Province () is one of 24 provinces in Ecuador and shares its southern border on the west with El Oro Province, on the north with El Azuay, and on the east with Zamora-Chinchipe. Founded on its present site in 1548 by Captain Alonso de Mer ...

in 1981. She has been a deputy of the

National Congress ''National Congress'' is a term used in the names of various political parties and legislatures . Political parties *Ethiopia: Oromo National Congress *Guyana: People's National Congress (Guyana) *India: Indian National Congress *Iraq: Iraqi Nati ...

and the Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly, representing the Ethics and Democracy Network party, which is led by her uncle

León Roldós Aguilera León Roldós Aguilera (born 21 July 1942) is an Ecuadorian politician. He was born in Guayaquil in 1942. His mother died during his birth. He studied law at the state University of Guayaquil. He became secretary of the Municipality of Guayaq ...

. She was a candidate for President of the Republic in the presidential elections of the 2009, running with Eduardo Thin.

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Official website of the National Assembly of Ecuador - Profile of Martha Roldós
Members of the National Congress (Ecuador) 1963 births Living people Ecuadorian people of Lebanese descent 21st-century Ecuadorian women politicians 21st-century Ecuadorian politicians 20th-century Ecuadorian economists Ecuadorian women economists 21st-century Ecuadorian economists People from Guayaquil {{Ecuador-politician-stub

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