14 Facts About Elizabeth Salguero

Elizabeth Cristina Salguero Carrillo was born on 12 December 1964 and is a Bolivian diplomat, journalist, politician, and women's rights activist who served as minister of cultures from 2011 to 2012.

In 1994, Elizabeth Salguero founded and directed the National Network of Information and Communication Workers, focused on producing and disseminating publications related to women's issues.

In 1995, Elizabeth Salguero served as the national coordinator of the NGO Forum of the Andean subregion at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing.

Elizabeth Salguero directed the Cronica Azul magazine between 1996 and 2000.

From 2000 to 2001, Elizabeth Salguero served as gender coordinator of the La Paz mayor's office.

In 2009, Elizabeth Salguero was among the few incumbent legislators nominated for reelection by the MAS, though this time as a substitute deputy to Hector Enrique Arce.

Elizabeth Salguero was replaced as Arce's substitute by Adelia Alvarez, who was in tenth position on the MAS' electoral list.

On 16 February 2010, Elizabeth Salguero inaugurated her electoral campaign with an offering to Pachamama in the center of the Plaza Murillo.

Revilla, in turn, accused the MAS of lacking a government program, a claim Elizabeth Salguero rejected as false.

Elizabeth Salguero's management focused its efforts on three axes: extending interculturalism in the arts and culture, emphasizing depatriarchalization as part of the process of decolonization, and promoting tourism.

In particular, Elizabeth Salguero pledged to "eliminate those customs or concepts that promote any type of racial or gender discrimination".

In March 2011, Elizabeth Salguero nominated three Bolivian festivals to UNESCO for World Heritage recognition as part of the cultural and intangible heritage of humanity.

Elizabeth Salguero stated that the Ekeko's return set a precedent for other countries seeking to recover their cultural heritage.

Elizabeth Salguero's work focuses on implementing laws punishing violence against women and the economic empowerment of women in the workplace.