Samuel Doria Medina

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Doria Medina and the second or maternal family name is Auza.

This Spanish surname is barreled, being made up of multiple names. It should be written as Doria Medina, not Doria.

Samuel Doria Medina Auza (born 4 December 1958) is a politician in Bolivia and former businessman. From 1987 until 2014 he was the President and main shareholder in SOBOCE. SOBOCE is the largest cement manufacturer in Bolivia.^[2]

Samuel Doria Medina
President of the National Unity Front
In office 12 December 2003 – 15 December 2021
Preceded by	Party established
Succeeded by	Elizabeth Reyes[1]
Minister of Planning and Coordination
In office 9 August 1991 – 6 August 1993
President	Jaime Paz Zamora
Preceded by	Luis Enrique García Rodríguez
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	Samuel Doria Medina Auza (1958-12-04) 4 December 1958 (age 66) La Paz, Bolivia
Political party	National Unity Front (2003–present)
Other political affiliations	Revolutionary Left Movement (1991–2001)
Spouse	Nidia Monje Postigo
Children	3
Education	London School of Economics
Website	samuel.bo

Politics

He is the leader of the National Unity Front and represented the party alongside Carlos Fernando Dabdoub Arrien in the December 2005 Presidential Elections. In that election, Doria Medina finished 3rd with 7.8% of the national vote. He ran again in the 2009 elections and won 5.65% of the vote. Doria Medina ran once again in the 2014 elections; coming out second with 25.1 of the vote.

He has sought to position himself and his party as a moderate third force in Bolivian politics.^[3]

Personal life

Medina married Nidia Monje Postigo in 1983 and has six children.^[4]

On 21 January 2005, Medina was travelling aboard a Cessna 208 Caravan, operated by Línea Aérea Amaszonas,^[5] that crashed into the Huaricollo Mountain Range, near the Colquiri mine. All eleven occupants on board the aircraft survived the accident, though many were injured.^[6]