Soledad Diab

Soledad Diab
Member of the National Assembly of Ecuador
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 14, 2021
ConstituencyGuayas District 3
Member of the National Congress of Ecuador
In office
January 5, 2007 – November 29, 2007
ConstituencyGuayas
Personal details
Born
María Soledad Diab Aguilar

(1973-04-04) April 4, 1973 (age 51)
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Political partySocial Christian
Spouse
Richard Bohrer Pons
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(m. 1993)​
Children3
OccupationModel, presenter, politician
AwardsMiss Ecuador 1992

María Soledad Diab Aguilar (born April 4, 1973) is an Ecuadorian model, television presenter, and politician of the Social Christian Party (PSC).

She served as a deputy of the National Congress in 2007, and has been a member of the National Assembly since May 14, 2021.

She was named Miss Ecuador 1992 and named Miss Photogenic at Miss Universe 1992 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Early life and education

Soledad Diab was born in Guayaquil on April 4, 1973. She studied at the María Auxiliadora school in Guayaquil.

She married Richard Bohrer Pons in 1993, and they have three daughters.[1]

Modeling and television

Diab (left) with María Claudia Acosta at Miss Ecuador 1992

Diab joined Gamavisión to be a news anchor, but left after winning the Miss Ecuador 1992 pageant.[2] She went on to compete at Miss Universe 1992 held in Bangkok, Thailand, where she was named Miss Photogenic.[3]

Later, she joined Ecuavisa, where she was the host of the magazine Complicidades, and created the "People" segment on the Televistazo newscast.[4]

Political career

In 1997, Diab was appointed Undersecretary of Tourism.[5] She served as a provincial councilor of Guayas, and in 2007 she was a PSC candidate for the National Congress. She won a seat, but later that year, she was one of 57 deputies dismissed by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal [es] due to the country's legislative crisis [es].[6]

Before the 2021 general election, Diab presented her candidacy for the National Assembly for the same party.[7] She won a seat, representing Guayas District 3.[8]

In November 2021 she was one of the 81 politicians who abstained from voting which allowed the Economic Development and Fiscal Sustainability Law to be passed. Other abstainers included Jessica Castillo, Ana Herrera, Gissella Molina, Patricia Sánchez and Nathalie Viteri.[9]

In September 2022 she resigned from position in the assembly for the Social Christian Party as she plans to stand to be a councilor in Guayaquil in the 2023 elections. This resignation is required by Ecuadorian law.[10]

References

  1. ^ Salazar, Wendy. "Reinas de su hogar" [Queens of Their Home]. Hogar (in Spanish). Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Con la noticia en la piel". El Universo (in Spanish). March 28, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Miss Ecuador 2004 hace historia al ubicarse entre la diez semifinalistas" [Miss Ecuador 2004 Makes History by Being Among the Ten Semifinalists]. El Universo (in Spanish). June 1, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "'Complicidades', 13 años en la pantalla" ['Complicidades', 13 Years on the Air]. El Universo (in Spanish). August 15, 2002. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Un cuñado y una ex Miss" [A Brother-in-Law and an Ex-Miss]. Clarín (in Spanish). Quito. Reuters. January 30, 1997. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "Listado: Los 57 diputados destituidos POR TSE" [Listed: The 57 Deputies Dismissed by TSE]. El Universo (in Spanish). March 8, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  7. ^ González Franco, Jorge (September 6, 2020). "15 exlegisladores buscan su regreso a la arena política en las elecciones 2021" [15 Ex-Legislators Seek to Return to the Political Arena in the 2021 Elections]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  8. ^ "Diez personajes de varios partidos vuelven hasta 22 años después a Asamblea" [Ten Characters From Various Parties Return to Assembly After 22 Years]. El Universo (in Spanish). February 14, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "Así fue la votación de la Asamblea que no dio paso al archivo de reforma tributaria, por lo que entrará en vigencia por ministerio de ley". El Universo (in Spanish). November 28, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  10. ^ Silva, Orlando (September 18, 2022). "Concejales y asambleístas renuncian a sus cargos para los comicios de 2023" [Councilors and assembly members resign from their positions for the 2023 elections]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved October 26, 2022.
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