Otilia Lux

Otilia Lux
Official portrait
Minister of Culture and Sports
In office
14 January 2000 – 14 January 2004
PresidentAlfonso Portillo
Personal details
Born (1949-01-21) 21 January 1949 (age 75)
Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala
Political partyEncuentro por Guatemala
EducationRafael Landívar University
Occupation
  • Politician
  • activist

Otilia Lux de Cotí is a Guatemalan social leader and politician.

Early life

Otilia Lux de Cotí was born in Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala on 21 January 1949.

Career

Lux was a member of Guatemala's Historical Clarification Commission, charged with investigating the human rights violations committed during the Central American nation's 30-year-long civil war. She was the only womsn on the commission.[1]

Lux was later chosen to serve as Minister of Culture and Sport in the cabinet of President Alfonso Portillo. She was a member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at the United Nations, and she served on UNESCO's Executive Board for the 2004–2007 period.[2][3][4]

In the 9 September 2007 general election, she was elected to Congress as a national list deputy for the Encuentro por Guatemala party.[1][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Williams, J. S. (2017-01-04). "Otilia Lux de Coti". Women In Peace. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  2. ^ "Otilia Lux de Cotí: activist for the human rights of women and indigenous peoples in Guatemala". UN Women – Americas and the Caribbean. 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  3. ^ DomínguezMunllonch, Montse (2022-01-31). "Social Activist. Otilia Lux de Cotí⁠". 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  4. ^ "Ms. Otilia Lux de Coti" (PDF).