Julia Mena
{{Short description|Nicaraguan politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Julia Mena
|image =
|caption =
|office = Vice President of Nicaragua
|president = Violeta Chamorro
|term_start = 23 October 1995
|term_end = 10 January 1997
|predecessor = Virgilio Godoy
|successor = Enrique Bolaños
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1950|4|3}}
|birth_place = Granada
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Independent Liberal Party
Sandinista National Liberation Front
}}
Julia de la Cruz Mena Rivera (born 3 April 1950) is a Nicaraguan politician.
Background and earlier career
Her profession was as a school teacher.
She was a deputy in National Assembly of Nicaragua from 1990 to 1995{{cite web |title=Vice Presidencia de la República |url=http://www.vicepresidencia.gob.ni/?inc=view&view=profiles&id=43 |date=2 February 2014 |access-date=18 March 2023 |archive-date=2 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202102230/http://www.vicepresidencia.gob.ni/?inc=view&view=profiles&id=43 |url-status=bot: unknown }} and also served as first vice president of National Assembly. She was a member of the Independent Liberal Party.
Vice President of Nicaragua (1995-1997)
In 1995 National Assembly elected her as Vice President following resignation of Virgilio Godoy for the remainder of the term until January 1997.[http://www.vicepresidencia.gob.ni/noticias/2008/jul/vp.html History of Vicepresidency] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025000247/http://www.vicepresidencia.gob.ni/noticias/2008/jul/vp.html |date=2008-10-25 }}
Later career
Later she joined Sandinista National Liberation Front, and has served as their deputy, and also as Mayor of Granada as a Sandinista.{{cite web |title=Julia de la Cruz Mena Rivera |url=http://legislacion.asamblea.gob.ni/Diputadosweb.nsf/2d81564b376467b60625695000774925/07b67cfa2293e9b50625801f00729ffa?OpenDocument |website=legislacion.asamblea.gob.ni}}{{cite web |title=Ex Vicepresidenta de la República y Diputada electa de la Asamblea Nacional, Julia Mena Rivera, fue lanzada oficialmente por el FSLN como candidata a Alcalde de Granada - La Verdad Nica |url=https://laverdadnica.com/ex-vicepresidenta-de-la-republica-y-diputada-electa-de-la-asamblea-nacional-julia-mena-rivera-fue-lanzada-oficialmente-por-el-fsln-como-candidata-a-alcalde-de-granada/ |website=laverdadnica.com |language=es |date=17 January 2012}}
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Category:Vice presidents of Nicaragua
Category:Members of the National Assembly (Nicaragua)
Category:Independent Liberal Party (Nicaragua) politicians
Category:Sandinista National Liberation Front politicians
Category:20th-century Nicaraguan women politicians
Category:20th-century Nicaraguan politicians
Category:Women vice presidents in North America
Category:Mayors of places in Nicaragua
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