Elizabeth Cabezas

Elizabeth Cabezas
Elizabeth Cabezas
President of the National Assembly
	In office; 14 March 2018 – 14 May 2019
Preceded by	José Serrano Salgado
Succeeded by	César Litardo
Ecuadorian National Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 14 May 2017
Metropolitan Council of Quito [es]
	In office; 1 August 2009 – 12 May 2014
Personal details
Born	14 June 1963 (age 61); Riobamba
Nationality	Ecuador
Political party	PAIS Alliance
Education	Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil
Occupation	Economist and politician

Elizabeth Cabezas Guerrero (b. 14 June 1963, Riobamba) is an Ecuadorian economist and politician.^[1] She was elected the President of the National Assembly on 14 March 2018.^[2]

Political career

Cabezas was elected to the Metropolitan Council [es] of Quito in August 2009. She was next elected to the National Assembly in the 2017 Ecuadorian general election to represent Pichincha Province and the PAIS Alliance.^[3] Her election was criticized by the Popularity Unity party, who alleged electoral fraud. This accusation has been rejected by the National Election Council [es].^[4]^[5]

Following the dismissal of José Serrano Salgado from his office and the shakeup in the PAIS Alliance headed by Lenín Moreno, Cabezas was elected the new President of the National Assembly on 14 March 2018. The portion of the PAIS Alliance still loyal to Rafael Correa denounced her election as unconstitutional.^[6]

^ "Asamblea escoge a Cabezas para presidir el legislativo". Vistazo (in Spanish). 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
^ "Elizabeth Cabezas, nueva presidenta de la Asamblea Nacional". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
^ "Hoja de vida de Elizabeth Cabezas" (PDF) (in Spanish). PAIS Alliance. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
^ "Moncayo aclara su posición frente a la segunda vuelta y denuncia inconsistencias". Ecuavisa (in Spanish). 24 February 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
^ "Natasha Rojas denuncia supuestas inconsistencias conteo votos". Televicentro Channel 5 (in Spanish). 24 February 2017. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
^ "Elizabeth Cabezas es la nueva presidenta de la Asamblea Nacional". El Comercio (in Spanish). 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.