Martha Rina Victoria Roldós Bucaram (born 1963) is an

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

ian

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and politician. Her parents were the former

president of the Republic The President of the Republic is a title used for heads of state and/or heads of government in countries having republican form of government. Designation In most cases the president of a republic is elected, either: * by direct universal s ...

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 ...

and

Martha Bucaram Martha Bucaram Ortiz (12 October 1941 – 24 May 1981) 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. Biography Martha Bucaram Ortiz was the ...

, who both died in a plane crash in

Loja Province Loja Province () is one of 24 Provinces of Ecuador, 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 Province, Zamora-Chinchipe. Founded on i ...

in 1981. She has been a deputy of the

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and the

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, 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 Guaya ...

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

External links

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 Roldós family Bucaram family {{Ecuador-politician-stub