María Eugenia Estenssoro
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María Eugenia Estenssoro is a Bolivia
n-born Argentine
politician, journalist and activist for women's rights. She represents the city of Buenos Aires
in the Argentine Senate
.
Estenssoro was born in La Paz
. Her great-grandfather is credited with discovering oil in Bolivia and her grandfather founded the national oil company, YPFB
. Her family also includes two former Presidents of Bolivia, Víctor Paz Estenssoro
and Hugo Banzer
. Her parents came to Argentina with her in 1964, and her father ran the Argentine oil company, YPF. She was raised in San Isidro, Buenos Aires
and studied at the Northlands School
. At 16 she continued her education in the United States
, studying at Smith College
, Massachusetts
, and then in France
at the Sorbonne
and the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris
. She completed a postgraduate course in books and magazines at Harvard
and a teaching course at Columbia University
.
In May 1983 Estenssoro returned to Argentina. She began work at the magazine El Porteño and also worked for Time
magazine, The Wall Street Journal
and other US publications. She became editor of Mercado and then economics editor of Noticias. She founded a women's magazine and also worked in television.
Estenssoro was elected to the Buenos Aires city legislature in 2003 as an independent on the list of liberal party Recrear, under the wing of Patricia Bullrich
. http://www.comunidadboliviana.com.ar/shop/detallenot.asp?notid=292 She was the first legislator of Bolivian descent in a city with a large Bolivian population. Later she allied with the ARI
party. http://www.clarin.com/diario/2007/10/29/elpais/p-03401.htm In 2007 she became a senator for the Civic Coalition
. http://www.clarin.com/diario/2007/10/29/elpais/p-03401.htm Her alliance with the ARI party, as a centre-right politician, provoked a crisis within ARI ranks, with several ARI deputies resigning to form an 'Autonomous ARI
' block in the Argentine Congress.
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
n-born Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
politician, journalist and activist for women's rights. She represents the city of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
in the Argentine Senate
Argentine Senate
The Argentine Senate is the upper house of the Argentine National Congress. It has 72 senators: three for each province and three for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires...
.
Estenssoro was born in La Paz
La Paz
Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country after Santa Cruz de la Sierra...
. Her great-grandfather is credited with discovering oil in Bolivia and her grandfather founded the national oil company, YPFB
YPFB
Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos is the state-owned petrol company of Bolivia.-History:YPFB was created in 1936 as a state-owned and run petrol company. During the first presidency of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, capitalized oil companies were formed from YPFB properties under the...
. Her family also includes two former Presidents of Bolivia, Víctor Paz Estenssoro
Víctor Paz Estenssoro
Ángel Víctor Paz Estenssoro was a politician and president of Bolivia. He ran for president 8 times , winning in 1951, 1960, 1964, and 1985....
and Hugo Banzer
Hugo Banzer
Hugo Banzer Suárez was a politician, military general, dictator and President of Bolivia. He held the Bolivian presidency twice: from August 22, 1971 to July 21, 1978, as a dictator; and then again from August 6, 1997 to August 7, 2001, as constitutional President.-Military and ideological...
. Her parents came to Argentina with her in 1964, and her father ran the Argentine oil company, YPF. She was raised in San Isidro, Buenos Aires
San Isidro, Buenos Aires
San Isidro, Buenos Aires is a municipality in Greater Buenos Aires and one of the most affluent municipalities in Argentina. It is located in San Isidro Partido in the Buenos Aires Province....
and studied at the Northlands School
Northlands School
Northlands School is a co-educational, non-denominational bilingual school in Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its mission is "to educate young people to the full extent of their individual potential, so that after completing their Schooling they will feel capable of pursuing their life choice with...
. At 16 she continued her education in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, studying at Smith College
Smith College
Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is the largest member of the Seven Sisters...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, and then in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
at the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
and the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris
Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris
The Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
. She completed a postgraduate course in books and magazines at Harvard
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and a teaching course at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
.
In May 1983 Estenssoro returned to Argentina. She began work at the magazine El Porteño and also worked for Time
Time (magazine)
Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
magazine, The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
and other US publications. She became editor of Mercado and then economics editor of Noticias. She founded a women's magazine and also worked in television.
Estenssoro was elected to the Buenos Aires city legislature in 2003 as an independent on the list of liberal party Recrear, under the wing of Patricia Bullrich
Patricia Bullrich
Patricia Bullrich is an Argentine politician. She leads the Union for All , which forms part of the Civic Coalition, and represents the City of Buenos Aires in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies....
. http://www.comunidadboliviana.com.ar/shop/detallenot.asp?notid=292 She was the first legislator of Bolivian descent in a city with a large Bolivian population. Later she allied with the ARI
Support for an Egalitarian Republic
Civic Coalition ARI is a social liberal Argentine political party, founded in 2001 by Elisa Carrió. It is a member of the Civic Coalition with centrist and centre-left parties.- Creation and political representation :...
party. http://www.clarin.com/diario/2007/10/29/elpais/p-03401.htm In 2007 she became a senator for the Civic Coalition
Civic Coalition
The Civic Coalition is a political coalition in Argentina. It was founded by Elisa Carrió, as an association supported by the ARI party , as well as a number of other political groups and individual political leaders, notably Union for All of Patricia Bullrich and GEN - Generation for a National...
. http://www.clarin.com/diario/2007/10/29/elpais/p-03401.htm Her alliance with the ARI party, as a centre-right politician, provoked a crisis within ARI ranks, with several ARI deputies resigning to form an 'Autonomous ARI
Solidarity and Equality
Solidarity and Equality is a centre-left Argentine political party, founded in 2008 as a splinter from ARI....
' block in the Argentine Congress.