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(Redirected from Samuel Jorge Doria Medina Auza) Bolivian economist and politician

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Doria Medina and the second or maternal family name is Auza. This Spanish surname is barreled, being made up of multiple names. It should be written as Doria Medina, not Doria.
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Samuel Doria Medina
President of the National Unity Front
In office
12 December 2003 – 15 December 2021
Preceded byParty established
Succeeded byElizabeth Reyes
Minister of Planning and Coordination
In office
9 August 1991 – 6 August 1993
PresidentJaime Paz Zamora
Preceded byLuis Enrique García Rodríguez
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
BornSamuel Doria Medina Auza
(1958-12-04) 4 December 1958 (age 66)
La Paz, Bolivia
Political partyNational Unity Front (2003–present)
Other political
affiliations		Revolutionary Left Movement (1991–2001)
SpouseNidia Monje Postigo
Children3
EducationLondon School of Economics
Websitesamuel.bo

Samuel Doria Medina Auza (born 4 December 1958) is a politician in Bolivia and former business person. From 1987 until 2014 he was the President and main shareholder in SOBOCE. SOBOCE is the largest cement manufacturer in Bolivia.

Politics

He is the leader of the National Unity Front and represented the party alongside Carlos Fernando Dabdoub Arrien in the December 2005 Presidential Elections. In that election, Doria Medina finished 3rd with 7.8% of the national vote. He ran again in the 2009 elections and won 5.65% of the vote. Doria Medina ran once again in the 2014 elections; coming out second with 25.1 of the vote.

He has sought to position himself and his party as a moderate third force in Bolivian politics.

Personal life

Medina married Nidia Monje Postigo in 1983 and has six children.

References

  1. "Elizabeth Reyes es la nueva presidenta de UN y Doria Medina, secretario general". Página Siete (in Spanish). 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021.
  2. Medina, Samuel Doria (16 December 2014). "Samuel Doria Medina Sells Soboce to Completely Devote Himself to the Bolivian People". GlobeNewswire News Room.
  3. Bolivia opposition acknowledge Evo Morales victory 7 December 2009 Archived 7 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Candidato a la vicepresidencia FUERZA POLÍTICA JUNTOS". Retrieved 21 August 2024.
Offices and distinctions
Political offices
Preceded byLuis Enrique García Rodríguez Minister of Planning and Coordination
1991–1993 		Succeeded byOffice abolished
Party political offices
Preceded byÓscar Zamora Medinaceli
Alliance 		Revolutionary Left Movement nominee for Vice President of Bolivia
1997 		Succeeded byCarlos Saavedra
Preceded byPolitical party established National Unity Front nominee for President of Bolivia
2005, 2009, 2014 		Succeeded byMost recent
Preceded byPolitical alliance established Juntos nominee for Vice President of Bolivia
Withdrew
2020 		Succeeded byAlliance dissolved


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