María Cristina Iglesias is a Venezuelan

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and leader. She is the leader of the

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. She is a two-time minister in the

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. She was first Minister for Labour and Social Security, she was subsequently appointed Minister of Commerce.

Early life and career

On April 21, 2013, she was reaffirmed on the national network as Minister of Labour and Social Security for the government of

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. In 2015 she was a candidate for circuit 3 of the

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state for the 2015 parliamentary elections, where she lost to the candidates of the

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(MUD).

Controversies

In August 2012, different print media published a photo of María Cristina Iglesias, where she is linked as a member of an opposition party Democratic Action to the ruling party of Venezuela (

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References

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