Janet Altagracia Camilo Hernández (born October 29,1971) was the Minister of Women's Affairs of the Dominican Republic. She was appointed by President Danilo Medina in August 2016. She is a feminist activist concerned with women's rights.
Camilo Hernández was born in Salcedo,the daughter of Antonio Manuel de Jesús Camilo and Lorenza Hernández Ramírez. She has seven siblings,a daughter,and a son. [1] She graduated with a licentiate in law from the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña,and later earned a master's degree in political science from the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo. [2]
In 1991 she joined the National Commitment movement to support JoséFrancisco Peña Gómez of the Dominican Revolutionary Party. She held various positions within that movement. [3]
Camilo Hernández is the President of the Latin American Institute for Women and Politics. She is a vice president of the Permanent Conference of Political Parties of Latin America and the Caribbean (COPPPAL Women). [4] She is also vice president of Socialist International Women. [2] [5]
She was appointed Minister of Women's Affairs by President Danilo Medina on August 16,2016. [1] [6] On February 1,2018,she was named president pro tempore of the Council of Women's Ministers of Central America and the Dominican Republic (COMMCA). [7]
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