Nathalie María Viteri Jimenez (born 6 October 1974) is a lawyer and an

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ian Assemblyperson. In 2021 she joined the fourth legislative period of the National Assembly.

Life

Viteri was born on 6 October 1974. Her parents are José Viteri Peña and Leonor Jiménez Campuzano, and her elder sister is

Cynthia Viteri Cynthia Fernanda Viteri Jiménez de Váscones (born 19 November 1965) is an Ecuadorian lawyer, journalist and politician. On March 24, 2019, she was elected Mayor of Guayaquil, the second-largest city in Ecuador, in the sectional elections of Ecu ...

. She worked in the mayor's office, and she served as an alternate councilor for Doménica Tabacchi, who became the vice mayor of Guayaquil. In March 2007, the Supreme Electoral Court dismissed 57 deputies from the National Assembly. Viteri was one of these politicians. The deputies appealed against the decision twice, and they were successful. However, their places were no longer available. The

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granted over 50 of them compensation; , the money had not been paid. However, Viteri was again elected to the National Assembly in 2021. Viteri is from

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where her sister, Cynthia Viteri, is the mayor. In November 2021, she was one of the 81 politicians who abstained from voting, which allowed the Economic Development and Fiscal Sustainability Law to be passed. Other abstainers included

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, Rosa Cerda,

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, Gissella Molina and

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. In 2022, during a debate, she spoke of

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being used to cause an abortion. This does not happen according to the

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. Viteri makes a high number of interventions in the assembly. On average, members of the assembly made about ten interventions each during the first ten months of the new session's plenaries. However, Viteri made over 40, putting her in the top five for interventions up to March 2022.

Private life

Viteri is married to Oscar Crow; they have two children.

References

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