María Fernanda Espinosa
Ecuadorian politician (born 1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés (born 7 September 1964)[1] is an Ecuadorian politician and diplomat. She was the President of the United Nations General Assembly for the 73rd session from 2018 to 2019.[2] She served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under President Lenín Moreno from May 2017 to June 2018. She also held several other Ministerial posts before, including as Minister of National Defense of from 28 November 2012 to 23 September 2014.[3] She served as the Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations in Geneva from 2008 to 2009 and again from October 2014 to May 2017. Besides her political career she is also a poet and essayist.
María Fernanda Espinosa | |
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President of the 73rd UN General Assembly | |
In office 18 September 2018 – 17 September 2019 | |
Preceded by | Miroslav Lajčák |
Succeeded by | Tijjani Muhammad-Bande |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 24 May 2017 – 11 June 2018 | |
President | Lenín Moreno |
Preceded by | Guillaume Long |
Succeeded by | José Valencia Amores |
In office 15 January 2007 – 7 December 2007 | |
President | Rafael Correa |
Preceded by | Francisco Carrión |
Succeeded by | María Isabel Salvador |
Minister of National Defense | |
In office 28 November 2012 – 23 September 2014 | |
President | Rafael Correa |
Preceded by | Miguel Carvajal |
Succeeded by | Fernando Cordero Cueva |
Coordinating Minister of Heritage | |
In office 19 October 2009 – 28 November 2012 | |
President | Rafael Correa |
Preceded by | Alex Rivas |
Succeeded by | María Belén Moncayo |
Personal details | |
Born | (1964-09-07) 7 September 1964 (age 59) Salamanca, Spain |
Political party | PAIS Alliance |
Spouse | Eduardo Mangas |
Alma mater | Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Rutgers University |