Mónica Xavier
Uruguayan politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antonieta Mónica Xavier Yelpo (Montevideo, 16 December 1956) is a Uruguayan politician and medical doctor with a postgraduate degree in cardiology.
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Xavier and the second or maternal family name is Yelpo.
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Born | Antonieta Mónica Xavier Yelpo (1956-12-16) 16 December 1956 (age 67) |
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Alma mater | University of the Republic |
Occupation(s) | politician, doctor |
Political party | Broad Front |
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She was the President of the leftist coalition Frente Amplio between 2012 and 2015 and is a serving in the Senate of Uruguay.[1] Xavier was born into a family with socialist roots. She completed all her studies in public education. In 1975, she became a student in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of the Republic, and graduated in 1985.