Cecilia Eguiluz
Cecilia Eguiluz | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay | |
| In office 25 October 2009 – March 2020 | |
| Constituency | Salto |
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| Born | August 29, 1974 Salto, Uruguay |
| Political party | Colorado Party Open Cabildo |
| Spouse | Gustavo Boksar |
| Alma mater | University of Alcalá de Henares University of the Republic (Uruguay) |
María Cecilia Eguiluz Laxague (29 August 1974) is a Uruguayan lawyer and politician. She has served as a Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay, Secretary General of the Salto Municipality and as National Deputy of the Colorado Party. She is currently the leader of Cabildo Abierto (CA) in Salto.
Biography
Eguiluz was born on 29 August 1974 in Salto, Uruguay and became interested in politics as a teenager. Her parents are María Juana Laxague and Jesús Humberto Eguiluz.
In May 2002, Eguiluz received a Master's degree in Human Rights, the Rule of Law, and Democracy in Latin America from the University of Alcalá de Henares, Spain. She studied a PhD in Law at the University of the Republic (Uruguay).
As a politician of the centre-right Colorado Party (Uruguay), Eguiluz was Director of Youth and Sports for the Salto Municipality from 2004 to 2005. Eguiluz was a member of the Vamos Uruguay faction furthest to the right within the Colorado Party.
Eguiliuz was elected as Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay for Salto in the 2009 Uruguayan general election.[1] From July 2010 to February 2015, Eguiluz served as Secretary General of the Salto Municipality. During this period, in March 2013 Eguiluz participated in the International Visitor Leadership Program (ILVP) exchange programme "Women in Action: Promoting Women's Issues in the Political System," representing her country on a tour in the United States.[2]
Eguiluz became National Deputy of the Colorado Party in 2015.[3][4] Whilst serving as a Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay, and after the findings of the UNICEF report "Panorama of Violence Against Children in Uruguay 2017," Eguiluz proposed unifying bills which had been drafted to prevent the abuse and murder of children.[5]
Eguiluz declared herself an independent politician in 2017, resigning from her executive positions in the Colorado Party structure.[6] She remained in her elected position until the end of her parliamentary term in March 2020.
In August 2021, Eguiluz joined the right-wing populist political party Cabildo Abierto,[7][8] which was founded in 2019. Eguiluz founded the Éxodo del Siglo XXI group within the party in November 2021.[9][10] In 2024, Eguiluz ran as a candidate,[11][12] and she is the leader of Cabildo Abierto in the Salto Municipality.[13][14]
References
- ^ "Cecilia diputada". EL PUEBLO (in Spanish). 27 October 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Secretaria General Cecilia Eguiluz representará al Uruguay en el programa de liderazgo político." Archived 14 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine 6 February 2013. Intendencia de Salto (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Gracias Salto". Vamossalto.uy (in European Spanish). 15 February 2015. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Cecilia Eguiluz se suma a Cabildo Abierto y será presentada por Manini rios en Salto". La Guarida. 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Buscan unificar los proyectos de abuso". EL PAIS. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Cecilia Eguiluz sobre su incorporación a Cabildo Abierto: A un partido que está en construcción, "voy a aportarle una visión diferente, batllista"". En Perspectiva Radios del Uruguay. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Dra. Cecilia Eguiluz, presentó oficialmente su nueva agrupación política en Cabildo Abierto". diarioelpueblo.com.uy. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Cecilia Eguiluz, exdiputada colorada, se incorpora a Cabildo Abierto". La Diaria (in Spanish). 20 August 2021. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Conferencia de prensa - Lanzamiento nueva agrupación de Cabildo Abierto en Salto". Levantemos la mirada (in European Spanish). 7 November 2021. Archived from the original on 16 January 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Alianza 7001: Cecilia Eguiluz lanzó su candidatura a la diputación por Cabildo Abierto". 10minutos.com.uy (in Spanish). 27 September 2024. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Puerta a puerta: Cecilia Eguiluz, candidata a diputada por Cabildo Abierto, recorre barrios e interior". Es Tiempo de Noticias (TDN) en Salto (in Spanish). October 2024. Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Dra. Cecilia Eguiluz referente de Cabildo Abierto en Salto dando una opinión en el tema jurídico con las más de 1200 funcionarios ingresaron en esto 10 años de gobierno del Dr Lima al frente de la comuna". Multimedio Caster FM 90.5 94.5 93.9 (in Spanish). 9 June 2025. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Buscan unificar los proyectos de abuso". EL PAIS. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "En Salto se lograron 15 mil firmas por Deuda Justa | La Mañana". www.xn--lamaana-7za.uy (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2025.