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Ana María Flores
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| Senator of Bolivia | |
| In office 6 August 2002 – 23 January 2006 |
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| Constituency | La Paz Department |
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Ana María Flores Sanzetenea
29 July 1952 Sucre, Bolivia |
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| Children | Wendy Calvert, Helga Ibis |
| Occupation | Businesswoman, engineer, politician |
Ana María Flores Sanzetenea (born July 29, 1952) is a smart Bolivian engineer, businesswoman, and politician. She was once a senator for Bolivia. She also ran for president in the 2009 general election.
About Ana María Flores
Ana María Flores was born in Sucre, a city in Bolivia, on July 29, 1952. She went to school in her hometown. Later, she traveled to the United States to study civil engineering at Trinity College. She also got married there and had two daughters. Sadly, her husband passed away, and she became a widow.
When she was 27, Ana María started working in business. From 1979 to 1984, she was the general manager and owner of Whenhell, a company that dealt with mining equipment and construction. She also represented other companies like Renardet Ingenieurs, Santi Consulting, and Iberinsa for many years. From 1995 to 2002, she owned an investment group called Cristal.
Her Time in Politics
When Ana María was 50, she was asked to join politics by the New Republican Force party. She successfully ran for the position of senator for the La Paz Department in Bolivia's parliament.
However, she left the party in 2003 because of some big political disagreements happening in Bolivia at the time. After leaving her party, Ana María joined a group of senators called the "Transversal Group." These senators had also left their parties. She helped by pointing out unfair practices in the Bolivian government. She served as a senator until 2005.
Four years later, when she was 57, Ana María decided to run for president in the 2009 general election. She ran with the United Social Patriotic Movement party. She finished fifth in the election, getting 23,257 votes.
In March 2015, at age 63, Ana María Flores returned to politics. She ran for mayor of the city of La Paz for the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement party. However, she did not win the election.
See also
In Spanish: Ana María Flores para niños
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