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Irís Montenegro

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Irís Montenegro
President of the National Assembly
In office
September 2016 – 9 January 2017
Preceded byRené Núñez Téllez
Succeeded byGustavo Porras Cortés
Personal details
Born (1950-08-16) 16 August 1950 (age 74)
Estelí, Nicaragua
Political partySandinista National Liberation Front

Irís Marina Montenegro Blandón (born 16 August 1950[1]) is a Nicaraguan politician for Sandinista National Liberation Front.[2]

She was born in the city of Estelí. She studied nursing at a polytechnic university in Guatemala and at the University of Rome. She studied also municipal management and business administration. As a politician, she was a councilor at the Mayor of Managua's office (1996-2000) and as president of the Nicaraguan Nursing Association (1983-1985).[2] She is a deputy in the National Assembly of Nicaragua (since 2002),[3] and Vice President of the National Assembly 2012–2016.[3] She became President for a period from September 2016 to January 2017 following the death of René Núñez Téllez.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Diputada Propietaria Irís Marina Montenegro Blandón". legislacion.asamblea.gob.ni.
  2. ^ a b "Irís Marina Montenegro Blandón". legislacion.asamblea.gob.ni.
  3. ^ a b "Las mujeres en los cuerpos legislativos nicaragüenses (1957-2014)" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Presidenta del Parlamento de Finlandia envía condolencias por fallecimiento del Compañero René Núñez".