Lady Camones | |
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| Member of Congress | |
| Assumed office 26 July 2021 | |
| Constituency | Ăncash |
| President of Congress | |
| In office 26 July 2022 â 5 September 2022 | |
| Vice President | 1st Vice President Martha Moyano 2nd Vice President Digna Calle 3rd Vice President Wilmar Elera Alejandro Muñante |
| Preceded by | Maricarmen Alva |
| Succeeded by | Martha Moyano (acting) |
| First Vice President of Congress | |
| In office 26 July 2021 â 26 July 2022 | |
| President | Maricarmen Alva |
| Preceded by | Mirtha VĂĄsquez |
| Succeeded by | Martha Moyano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lady Mercedes Camones Soriano (1975-02-20) February 20, 1975 (age 49) Chimbote, Ăncash, Peru |
| Political party | Alliance for Progress |
| Education | Antenor Orrego Private University (LLB) CĂ©sar Vallejo University |
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."
Biographyâ»
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 CĂ©sar Vallejo University, although she left it unfinished.
She was regional head of National Registry of Identification and Civil Status from 2003ââto 2018.
Political careerâ»
Candidate for the Presidency of Ăncash in 2018â»
Her political career began in the 2018 regional and municipal elections where she ran for the Regional Governorship of Ăncash with Popular Force. However, "she was not elected."
Congresswoman (2021-2026)â»
In the general elections of 2021, she was electedââto the Peruvian Congress for Ăncash with Alliance for Progress. She garnered 6203 votes for the parliamentary period 2021-2026.
On July 26, 2021, Camones was elected first vice president of Congress under the presidency of MarĂa del Carmen Alva for the legislative period 2021-2022.
One year later, after a series of parliamentary deals among the opposition caucuses, Camones was elected President of Congress, on July 26, 2022.
On September 2, 2022, illegal audio recordings between Camones and her party leader, César Acuña, discussing on bills favoring the latter's 2022 governorship run, were revealed by, the press. Facing public outcry, Camones was censured and removed as President of Congress by the Peruvian Congress on September 5, 2022 by a vote of 61-47 and 5 abstentions.
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Resultados de las elecciones al Congreso". La RepĂșblica (in Spanish). Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "Este es el perfil de MarĂa del Carmen Alva y los demĂĄs integrantes de la Mesa Directiva del Congreso". RPP Noticias (in Spanish). July 26, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "Estos son los congresistas de AcciĂłn Popular, Alianza para el Progreso, Somos PerĂș y Podemos PerĂș [Fotos] | Noticias | Diario Oficial El Peruano". Diario Oficial El Peruano (in Spanish). July 23, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "ÂĄGanĂł la lista 2! MarĂa del Carmen Alva es la nueva presidenta del Congreso para el periodo 2021-2022 | Noticias | Diario Oficial El Peruano". Diario Oficial El Peruano (in Spanish). July 26, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Lady Camones se convierte en la nueva presidenta del Congreso". Diario El Gobierno (in Spanish). July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ "CĂ©sar Acuña exige a Lady Camones aprobar una ley que beneficiarĂa su candidatura, segĂșn audio difundido". Diario El Comercio (in Spanish). September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "Lady Camones es censurada: ya no es mĂĄs la presidenta del Congreso". Diario El Comercio (in Spanish). September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.