Ixora Robertina Rojas Paz (June 24, 1955 – June 19, 2016) was a Venezuelan lawyer and politician. She represented Zulia in the National Congress of Venezuela and served as president of the Chamber of Deputies from 1998 to 1999.[1][2]
Ixora Robertina Rojas Paz | |
|---|---|
| President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of Venezuela | |
| In office 1998–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Ramón Guillermo Aveledo |
| Succeeded by | Henrique Capriles |
| Personal details | |
| Profession | politician, lawyer |
Career
editShe first became involved in politics at the age of thirteen, while she was studying at the Liceo Baralt in Maracaibo. She moved to the Capital Region of Venezuela, where she married at the age of fourteen.[3]
She served as leader of the Democratic Action party in Zulia state and as secretary for the national women's office for the so-called "tolda blanca".[1]
In 2008, she became the leader of the Asociación Latinoamericana de Mujeres Socialdemócratas ("Latin American Association of Social Democratic Women"). She also presented herself as an independent candidate for the governorship of Zulia.[1] She served as vice-president of the Socialist International Women.[3]
She died from cancer at the Hospital de Clínicas Caracas in Caracas at the age of 60.[1][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Falleció Ixora Rojas, exdirigente zuliana de Acción Democrática". Panorama (in Spanish). June 19, 2016. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ "Rojas Paz Ixora Robertina – Edo. Zulia – Venezuela". dateas.com (in Spanish).
- ^ a b "El cáncer se llevó a Ixora Rojas, primera mujer en dirigir el antiguo Congreso de Venezuela". Efecto Cocuyo (in Spanish). June 19, 2016. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ "Falleció Ixora Rojas, primera mujer en presidir el extinto Congreso". El Estímulo (in Spanish). June 19, 2016. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2018.