Lady Camones

Lady Mercedes Camones Soriano (Chimbote, born February 20, 1975) is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. She was elected Congresswoman of the Republic for the period 2021-2026.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Camones and the second or maternal family name is Soriano.

Lady Camones
First Vice President of Congress
Assumed office
26 July 2021
PresidentMaricarmen Alva
Preceded byMirtha Vásquez
Member of Congress
Assumed office
26 July 2021
ConstituencyÁncash
Personal details
Born
Lady Mercedes Camones Soriano

(1975-02-20) February 20, 1975
Political partyAlliance for Progress
EducationAntenor Orrego Private University
César Vallejo University

Biography

She was born in Chimbote on February 20, 1975. She studied at the Antenor Orrego Private University (UPAO), where she obtained a bachelor's degree in law. She also studied a master's degree in public administration at the César Vallejo University, although she left it unfinished.

She was regional head of National Registry of Identification and Civil Status from 2003 to 2018.[2]

Political career

Candidate for the Presidency of Áncash in 2018

Her political career began in the 2018 regional and municipal elections where she was a candidate for the Regional Presidency of Áncash for the Popular Force party, however, she was not elected.[2]

Congresswoman (2021-2026)

In the general elections of 2021, she was elected congresswoman of the Republic by Alliance for Progress, with 6203 votes, for the parliamentary period 2021-2026.[1][3]

On July 26, 2021, Camones was elected first vice president of Congress under the presidency of María del Carmen Alva for the legislative period 2021-2022.[4]

References
  1. "Resultados de las elecciones al Congreso". La República (in Spanish). Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  2. "Este es el perfil de María del Carmen Alva y los demás integrantes de la Mesa Directiva del Congreso". RPP (in Spanish). July 26, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  3. "Estos son los congresistas de Acción Popular, Alianza para el Progreso, Somos Perú y Podemos Perú [Fotos] | Noticias | Diario Oficial El Peruano" (in Spanish). Elperuano.pe. July 23, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  4. "¡Ganó la lista 2! María del Carmen Alva es la nueva presidenta del Congreso para el periodo 2021-2022 | Noticias | Diario Oficial El Peruano" (in Spanish). Elperuano.pe. July 26, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
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