Ethel Ana del Rosario Jara Velásquez (born 11 May 1968) is a

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vian lawyer and politician who was

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from July 2014 to April 2015."Peru's Prime Minister Ana Jara deposed over spy row"
''BBC''. Retrieved 19 August 2017.

Early life

Ana Jara was born in Ica on May 11, 1968. She attended elementary school at I.E. No. 22494 Juan XXIII and high school in Antonia Moreno de Cáceres School located in the same city. She studied

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and

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at the Saint Aloysius Gonzaga National University in Ica. Likewise, the Master of Law studies, with a mention in Civil and

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, culminated in the Graduate School of the same university. She has a

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in Law. In 1998, she began to practice as a

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in Ica. She was secretary of the Mutual Fund of Peruvian Notaries (2000–2001), member of the Advisory Council of the Zone XI Registry Office (2002–2003) and Vice Dean of the College of Notaries of Ica (2005–2006).

Political career

In 2006, she ran unsuccessfully for Congresswoman for Ica under Union for Peru and a few months later, Jara ran for Governor of Ica, placing third. Five years later, Ana Jara was elected congresswoman, representing the

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-dominated Peru Wins. She was member of the board of directors and of the Permanent Commission of the Congress of the Republic, of the Audit and Justice Commissions and secretary of the Housing Commission. Likewise, she served as president of the Foreign Relations Commission.Congresista de Gana Perú Ana Jara será la nueva ministra de la Mujer (in Spanish)
/ref> On 11 December 2011, upon assuming the second ministerial cabinet of President

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chaired by Óscar Valdés, she was sworn in as Minister of Women and Social Development until 2014. On 21 January 2012, her office was renamed the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations. On 24 February 2014, she became Minister of Labour and Employment Promotion of Peru in a renewed cabinet whose presidency was assumed by René Cornejo. After the resignation of René Cornejo, Ana Jara became president of the Council of Ministers. Her swearing-in ceremony was held on 22 July 2014, in the Golden Room of the Government Palace. On 26 August, after two unsuccessful attempts, Jara and her ministerial cabinet obtained the vote of confidence from the Congress of the Republic. On 20 March 2015, the opposition in Congress presented a motion of censure against the prime minister due to the intelligence service spying on politicians, business leaders, and journalists. This motion was debated on the 30th of the same month, being censored by Congress with 72 votes in favor and 42 against, and due to this she had to resign from office.

References

External links

Biografía de Ana Jara
(in Spanish)
Articles by Ana Jara in Lucidez.pe
(in Spanish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Jara, Ana 1968 births Living people Women members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru Members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru People from Ica, Peru Peruvian Nationalist Party politicians Prime ministers of Peru 21st-century women prime ministers Women government ministers of Peru 21st-century Peruvian women politicians 20th-century Peruvian lawyers Women's ministers of Peru 20th-century Peruvian women lawyers Women prime ministers in South America

Early life

Political career

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