Nardi Elizabeth Suxo Iturry (born 23 February 1961) is a Bolivian lawyer and sociologist. She served as the ambassador of Bolivia to Austria, Croatia, Hungary, and Slovakia from June to November 2019.
Nardi Suxo | |
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| Ambassador of Bolivia to Spain since 2022, to Austria, Croatia, Hungary, and Slovakia | |
| In office 2 June 2019 – 15 November 2019 | |
| Permanent representative of Bolivia to the United Nations in Geneva | |
| In office 13 May 2015 – 2018 | |
| Minister of Institutional Transparency and Fight Against Corruption of Bolivia | |
| In office 22 January 2006 – 23 January 2015 | |
| President | Evo Morales |
| Succeeded by | Lenny Valdivia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nardi Elizabeth Suxo Iturry 23 February 1961 La Paz, Bolivia |
| Political party | Movement for Socialism |
| Alma mater | Higher University of San Andrés |
| Occupation | Lawyer, sociologist, politician |
She was the country's Minister of Institutional Transparency and Fight Against Corruption from 2006 to 2015, during the first and second governments of President Evo Morales. During her tenure, the Bolivian state recovered about 800 million bolivianos (US$115 million) through more than 100 convictions in corruption cases.
Early life and education
editNardi Suxo was born in La Paz on 23 February 1961,[a] to parents Humberto Suxo and Yolanda Angélica Iturry Gutiérrez.
She began her education in 1967, completing a baccalaureate in La Paz in 1978. In 1979, she entered the Higher University of San Andrés, graduating with a law degree in 1985. She also earned a degree as a sociologist years later, and obtained a human rights diploma from Charles III University of Madrid.[2]
During her working life she served as director of the Carter Center in Bolivia. She was a second deputy delegate in the area of human rights at the ombudsman's office, and also held the position of director of the Universidad Católica Boliviana's Institute of Legal Research.[2]
Minister of Institutional Transparency and Fight against Corruption
editWith the election of Evo Morales as President of Bolivia, Nardi Suxo became one of the first ministers of the Movement for Socialism (MAS) government. On 23 January 2006, Morales appointed her minister of the recently created Ministry of Institutional Transparency and Fight against Corruption. She remained in office for nine years, thus becoming one of the longest-serving ministers (along with Luis Alberto Arce Catacora, David Choquehuanca, and Roberto Iván Aguilar Gómez).[3]
During her tenure, about 800 million bolivianos (US$115 million) were recovered by the government, with over 100 public servants convicted of acts of corruption.[4]
Awareness campaigns for the Bolivian population were also carried out, with a "Caravan of Transparency" touring various cities and towns.[2][5]
Nardi Suxo left the post of transparency minister on 22 January 2015, being replaced by Lenny Valdivia.[6]
Diplomatic career
editOn 24 March 2015, Nardi Suxo presented a plan to the Senate for her to become the country's representative to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva.[7] She formally presented her credentials as permanent representative on 13 May 2015.[8] In 2018, she was nominated as a judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. However, this bid failed after being met with strong objections from citizen activist groups and opposition parties, alleging that she had avoided taking action in some corruption cases which involved officials high in the government.[9]
On 22 May 2019, Suxo was appointed as Bolivia's ambassador to Austria, and concurrently to Croatia, Hungary, and Slovakia, in a closed session of the Bolivian Senate.[9] On 2 June 2019, she was sworn in as ambassador by Bolivia's foreign minister, Diego Pary Rodríguez.[10]
She was dismissed as ambassador to these countries on 15 November 2019.[11]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "La Estrella del Oriente denuncia que la ministra Nardi Suxo nació en Perú" [La Estrella del Oriente Denounces That Minister Nardi Suxo was Born in Peru]. Opinión (in Spanish). La Paz. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ a b c Tapia, Guadalupe (5 October 2013). "Nardi Suxo: Habrá caravanas pro transparencia en 2014" [Nardi Suxo: There Will Be Pro-Transparency Caravans in 2014]. La Razón (in Spanish). La Paz. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Ministra Suxo niega que su hija haya maltratado en Alemania a trabajadora del hogar" [Minister Suxo Denies That Her Daughter Mistreated a Domestic Worker in Germany]. La Razón (in Spanish). ANF. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Suxo logra 100 fallos en casos de corrupción" [Suxo Achieves 100 Decisions in Corruption Cases]. La Razón (in Spanish). ABI. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ Gumucio, Carlos (23 September 2013). "La Caravana de la Transparencia llega a Tarija" [The Caravan of Transparency Arrives in Tarija]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Lenny Valdivia Bautista Asume la Titularidad del Ministerio de Transparencia Institucional y Lucha Contra la Corrupción" [Lenny Valdivia Bautista Assumes the Title of Minister of Institutional Transparency and Fight Against Corruption] (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministry of Institutional Transparency and Fight Against Corruption of Bolivia. 23 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Suxo presenta plan para hacerse cargo de la representación de Bolivia ante la ONU en Ginebra" [Suxo Presents Plan to Take Over the Representation of Bolivia Before the UN in Geneva]. La Razón (in Spanish). ABI. 24 March 2015. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Embajadora Nardy Suxo entregó cartas credenciales ante director de la ONU en Ginebra" [Ambassador Nardi Suxo Presents Credentials to the UN Director in Geneva] (in Spanish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bolivia. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Designan a exministra Nardi Suxo como embajadora en Austria" [Former Minister Nardi Suxo Appointed Ambassador to Austria]. Los Tiempos (in Spanish). La Paz. ANF. 21 May 2019.
- ^ Guarachi, Ángel (3 June 2019). "Un exmagistrado y tres exautoridades fueron posesionados como embajadores" [A Former Magistrate and Three Former Officials Sworn in as Ambassadors]. La Razón (in Spanish). La Paz. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Cancillería aclara que Nardi Suxo ya no es embajadora desde mediados de noviembre" [Foreign Ministry Clarifies That Nardi Suxo Has Not Been Ambassador Since Mid-November] (in Spanish). Radio Erbol. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2020.