Ana María Raffo | |
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| Nationality | Ecuadorian |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | represents the Guayas Province at the National Assembly |
| Political party | Democratic Center |
Ana Maria Raffo Guevara is an Ecuadorian politician who represents the Guayas Province at the National Assembly. She is a member of the Democratic Center.
In 2008 she was working as a government manager for the Republic's President. By 2014 she had been promoted to be one of his advisors. She left that employment in 2017 when she became an advisor to the National Assembly. [1]
She joined the Democratic Center party and at the 2021 election she was elected to represent the Guayas Province at the National Assembly. Her substitute was Barahona Kelber Bermudez. She sits on the "Permanent Commission on Education, Culture, Science, Technology, Innovation and Ancestral Knowledge". [2] Other members of that commission include Zolanda Pluas, Mariuxi Sanchez and Isabel Enriquez. [3]
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