Cenaida Uribe
Encyclopedia
Cenaida Cebastiana Uribe Medina (born December 2, 1965 in Lima
) is a Peru
vian former volleyball player and politician (PNP
). During her sports career, she played for the national team for many years and obtained a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics
. Since 1996, she has held a trainer's licence.
Her first contact with politics was in 1981, when the Peruvian Ministry of Education
won her as a promoter and coordinator of the sport of volleyball, a position she has not abandoned ever since. In 2005, she became an advisor to the parliamentary group in Congress. In 2006, she ran for Congresswoman
on the list of the Union for Peru
, which also promoted the candidates of her Peruvian Nationalist Party
. She was elected, representing the constituency of Lima
for the 2006-2011 term. She was reelected for the 2011-2016 term, this time on the successful Nationalist-dominated Peru Wins
list.
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
) is a Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian former volleyball player and politician (PNP
Peruvian Nationalist Party
The Peruvian Nationalist Party is a political party in Peru. The ideology of the party is wrongly considered to be nationalism with strong ties to the Movimiento Etnocacerista.Ollanta Humala was the Peruvian Nationalist Party's...
). During her sports career, she played for the national team for many years and obtained a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
. Since 1996, she has held a trainer's licence.
Her first contact with politics was in 1981, when the Peruvian Ministry of Education
Ministry of Education (Peru)
The Ministry of Education in Peru was created on February 4, 1837, in times of fervor caudillista and republican agitation of a country that arises to the independent life, don Andrés de Santa Cruz, Captain general and President of Bolivia, Big Pacifying Marshall of Peru, Supreme Protector of the...
won her as a promoter and coordinator of the sport of volleyball, a position she has not abandoned ever since. In 2005, she became an advisor to the parliamentary group in Congress. In 2006, she ran for Congresswoman
Congress of Peru
The Congress of the Republic of Peru or the National Congress of Peru is the unicameral body that assumes legislative power in Peru.Congress consists of 130 members of congress , who are elected for five year periods in office on a proportional representation basis...
on the list of the Union for Peru
Union for Peru
Union for Peru is a Peruvian political party. UPP was founded by Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, ex UN Secretary General, in 1994. UPP was originally a liberal or centrist political party....
, which also promoted the candidates of her Peruvian Nationalist Party
Peruvian Nationalist Party
The Peruvian Nationalist Party is a political party in Peru. The ideology of the party is wrongly considered to be nationalism with strong ties to the Movimiento Etnocacerista.Ollanta Humala was the Peruvian Nationalist Party's...
. She was elected, representing the constituency of Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
for the 2006-2011 term. She was reelected for the 2011-2016 term, this time on the successful Nationalist-dominated Peru Wins
Peru Wins
Peru Wins is a left-wing political party in Peru formed as an alliance for the general election, 2011, dominated by the Peruvian Nationalist Party and led by presidential candidate Ollanta Humala.- Constituent Parties :...
list.