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Alexandra Blanca Vela Puga is an
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lawyer and politician originally from
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. She was the a dean of the Faculty of Law at the .


Biography

Alexandra Vela was born to Ecuadorian parents in
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. She studied law at the
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and the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil. In 1997, she became one of the founding members of the Ecuadorian Christian Democratic Union. Vera became the
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of
Jaime Roldós Aguilera Jaime Roldós Aguilera (November 5, 1940 – May 24, 1981) was an Ecuadorian politician who was the 33rd President of Ecuador from August 10, 1979 until his death on May 24, 1981. In his short tenure, he became known for his firm stance on h ...
in 1978, holding this position until Roldós's death in 1981, and then served as
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of Public Administration to
Osvaldo Hurtado Luis Osvaldo Hurtado Larrea (born 26 June 1939) is an Ecuadorian author and politician who served as President of Ecuador from 24 May 1981 to 10 August 1984. Hurtado was born in Chambo, Chimborazo Province. During his studies at the Catholi ...
until the end of his presidency. Vela served two four-year terms as the from 1988 to 1996. Later, she was elected to the National Congress of Ecuador to represent the CDU and the province of Pichincha. In this period, she sued then president
Abdalá Bucaram Abdalá Jaime Bucaram Ortiz ( ; ; born 4 February 1952) is an Ecuadorian politician and lawyer who was the 38th president of Ecuador from 1996 until his removal from office in 1997. As president, Bucaram was nicknamed "El Loco Que Ama" ("The Madm ...
for
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after he accused Vera of having stolen documents important to the investigation of the death of former president Jaime Roldós Aguilera. The Supreme Court of Ecuador ruled in favor of Vera in 1998 and sentenced Bucaram to two years in prison, but he had by this time already fled to
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in Panama. From 1997 to 1998, Vera served as the Vice President of the National Congress. She resigned from this seat to join the , responsible for the drafting of the . After the demise of the government of
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and the disintegration of the CDU bloc in the National Congress, Vela became part of
Osvaldo Hurtado Luis Osvaldo Hurtado Larrea (born 26 June 1939) is an Ecuadorian author and politician who served as President of Ecuador from 24 May 1981 to 10 August 1984. Hurtado was born in Chambo, Chimborazo Province. During his studies at the Catholi ...
's Solidarity Fatherland Movement. She would unsuccessfully attempt to win a seat in the . She joined the Cabinet of Guillermo Lasso as Interior Minister in 2021.


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