Martha Isabel Peralta Epieyú is a Colombian lawyer, specialist in environmental law and indigenous leader of the Wayuu people belonging to the Epinayú Epieyú clan. She is president of the political party Movimiento Alternativo Indígena y Social (MAIS) (Alternative Indigenous and Social Movement).[1] Peralta was elected to the Senate in the 2022 legislative election within the coalition of the Historical Pact for Colombia.[2][3]
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| Senator of Colombia | |
| Assumed office 20 July 2022 | |
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| Born | Martha Isabel Peralta Epieyú La Guajira, Colombia |
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Biography
editPeralta was born in the village of Monguí in La Guajira, near the capital Riohacha. She studied at the San Antonio de Aremasain indigenous boarding school.[3] She studied Law at the Universidad Externado de Colombia, and completed a master's degree in Government and Public Policy with a specialization in Environmental Law at the Universidad del Rosario. During her study period she accompanied the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (Onic) in several projects.[1]
Career
editIn 2015, Peralta joined the MAIS movement as a legal advisor; She later participated in the political training school of said party. She was also an advisor to the Onic before the National Land Agency.[3] In 2017 she was appointed national director of her movement.[1]
Personal life
editIn August 2021, Peralta married Manuel Julián Molina, at the Aritaure ranch in La Guajira.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Página oficial". MAIS.
- ^ "Gustavo Bolívar encabeza lista al Senado del Pacto Histórico". W Radio. 13 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Peralta y Quilcué: las senadoras indígenas que abren camino en el congreso". La Silla Vacía. 2022.
- ^ "En la Guajira: El matrimonio wayuu de Martha Peralta Epieyú presidenta nacional de Mais". www.wayuunaiki.com.ve. 6 August 2021.