Nila Heredia Miranda (born in Uyuni, Potosí) is a former medical school anatomy professor and administrator, former leftist militant, and Bolivia's Minister of Health and Sports, a position she has occupied twice.[1]
Nila Heredia Miranda | |
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| Minister of Health and Sports | |
| In office 16 May 2010 – 2012 | |
| Minister | Evo Morales |
| Preceded by | Sonia Polo |
| Succeeded by | Juan Carlos Calvimontes Camargo |
| Vice Minister of Health and Health Promotion | |
| In office February 2010 – 16 May 2010 | |
| Minister of Health and Sports | |
| In office January 2006 – January 2008 | |
| Succeeded by | Wálter Selum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 September 1943 Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia |
| Occupation | Medical school docent, Administrator |
In the 1970s, Heredia was a member of the Revolutionary Workers' Party of Bolivia and the National Liberation Army during the dictatorship of Hugo Banzer.[2] She was detained by government forces on 2 April 1976, and according to a petition filed with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, tortured in the prefectural headquarters in Cochabamba and held in Viacha prison.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Posesionan a Nila Heredia como Ministra de Salud". Los Tiempos. 2010-05-17. Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
- ^ Ministry of the Presidency. Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia. "Gabinete de ministros - Ministra de Salud". Retrieved 2011-04-09.
- ^ Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (6 March 1979). "CASO 2721 BOLIVIA NILA HEREDIA MIRANDA MÉDICA". Retrieved 9 April 2011.
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