Mónica Alemán

Mónica Alemán
Mónica Alemán
Nationality	Ecuadorian
Other names	Mónica Rocío Alemán Mármol
Occupation	politician
Known for	former member of the National Assembly

Mónica Rocío Alemán Mármol is a politician from Ecuador. She was elected to the National Assembly. She led the introduction of legislation to reduce domestic violence.

Life

In 2017 Alemán led the "Occasional Commission for violence against women" at the National Assembly. The commission drafted a new law "Comprehensive Organic Law to Prevent and Eradicate Violence Against Women".[1]

In 2021 she was one of the National Assembly's supporters of Cuba in its dispute with the USA's trade sanctions.[2] Before the elections in February, she requested unpaid leave from the assembly so that she could take part in the elections. 42 other members also made the same request including Wilma Andrade, Esther Cuesta Santana, Cristina Reyes, Dallyana Passailaigue and Verónica Arias. During her absence her job would be carried out by her substitute.[3]

References

Renata Vallejo (16 January 2019). "Monica Alemán proyecta erradicar la violencia de genero". Entre Vista (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2023.
"La Bancada de la Revolución Ciudadana y el Grupo Interparlamentario de Amistad y Coordinación Recíproca con Cuba de la Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador aprueban resolución de condena al bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero de EE.UU. contra Cuba". Embajadas y Consulados de Cuba (in Spanish). 6 May 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
"43 Asambleístas solicitaron licencia para intervenir en las elecciones de febrero". Mundial Medios (in Spanish). 6 January 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

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[1] Renata Vallejo (16 January 2019). "Monica Alemán proyecta erradicar la violencia de genero". Entre Vista (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2023.

[2] "La Bancada de la Revolución Ciudadana y el Grupo Interparlamentario de Amistad y Coordinación Recíproca con Cuba de la Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador aprueban resolución de condena al bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero de EE.UU. contra Cuba". Embajadas y Consulados de Cuba (in Spanish). 6 May 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

[3] "43 Asambleístas solicitaron licencia para intervenir en las elecciones de febrero". Mundial Medios (in Spanish). 6 January 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.