Soledad Diab
{{Short description|Ecuadorian model and politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}
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| name = Soledad Diab
| image = Soledad Diab, 2021.jpg
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| birth_name = María Soledad Diab Aguilar
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|04|04}}
| birth_place = Guayaquil, Ecuador
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| occupation = Model, presenter, politician
| spouse = {{Marriage|Richard Bohrer Pons|1993}}
| relatives =
| children = 3
| awards = Miss Ecuador 1992
| education =
| party = Social Christian
| office1 = Member of the National Assembly of Ecuador
| constituency1 = Guayas District 3
| term_start1 = May 14, 2021
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| office2 = Member of the National Congress of Ecuador
| constituency2 = Guayas
| term_start2 = January 5, 2007
| term_end2 = November 29, 2007
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María Soledad Diab Aguilar (born April 4, 1973) is an Ecuadorian model, television presenter, and politician of the Social Christian Party (PSC).
She served as a deputy of the National Congress in 2007, and has been a member of the National Assembly since May 14, 2021.
She was named Miss Ecuador 1992 and named Miss Photogenic at Miss Universe 1992 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Early life and education
Soledad Diab was born in Guayaquil on April 4, 1973. She studied at the María Auxiliadora school in Guayaquil.
She married Richard Bohrer Pons in 1993, and they have three daughters.{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.revistahogar.com/impresa/especial.php?edicion=597 |title=Reinas de su hogar |trans-title=Queens of Their Home |first=Wendy |last=Salazar |magazine=Hogar |language=Spanish |access-date=2021-09-01}}
Modeling and television
Diab joined Gamavisión to be a news anchor, but left after winning the Miss Ecuador 1992 pageant.{{Cite news |url=https://www.eluniverso.com/2013/03/28/1/1528/noticia-piel.html |title=Con la noticia en la piel |newspaper=El Universo |language=Spanish |date=2013-03-28 |access-date=2021-09-01}} She went on to compete at Miss Universe 1992 held in Bangkok, Thailand, where she was named Miss Photogenic.{{Cite news |url=https://www.eluniverso.com/2004/06/01/0001/1065/C276439668D0481582E9EAE193FF03A5.html |title=Miss Ecuador 2004 hace historia al ubicarse entre la diez semifinalistas |trans-title=Miss Ecuador 2004 Makes History by Being Among the Ten Semifinalists |newspaper=El Universo |language=Spanish |date=2004-06-01 |access-date=2021-09-01}}
Later, she joined Ecuavisa, where she was the host of the magazine Complicidades, and created the "People" segment on the Televistazo newscast.{{Cite news |url=https://www.eluniverso.com/2002/08/15/0001/262/3EBFD59E75AC40EA8B765532242A23F2.html |title='Complicidades', 13 años en la pantalla |trans-title='Complicidades', 13 Years on the Air |newspaper=El Universo |language=Spanish |date=2002-08-15 |access-date=2021-09-01}}
Political career
In 1997, Diab was appointed Undersecretary of Tourism.{{Cite news |url=https://www.clarin.com/politica/cunado-ex-miss_0_rJXGZxXbRYg.html |title=Un cuñado y una ex Miss |trans-title=A Brother-in-Law and an Ex-Miss |newspaper=Clarín |location=Quito |agency=Reuters |language=Spanish |date=1997-01-30 |access-date=2021-09-01}} She served as a provincial councilor of Guayas, and in 2007 she was a PSC candidate for the National Congress. She won a seat, but later that year, she was one of 57 deputies dismissed by the {{ill|Supreme Electoral Tribunal (Ecuador)|es|Tribunal Supremo Electoral de Ecuador|lt=Supreme Electoral Tribunal}} due to the country's {{ill|2007 Ecuadorian legislative crisis|es|Crisis legislativa de Ecuador de 2007|lt=legislative crisis}}.{{Cite news |url=https://www.eluniverso.com/2007/03/08/0001/8/6486FB710B8B4355B3DCFE9F41BB70E5.html |title=Listado: Los 57 diputados destituidos POR TSE |trans-title=Listed: The 57 Deputies Dismissed by TSE |newspaper=El Universo |language=Spanish |date=2007-03-08 |access-date=2021-09-01}}
Before the 2021 general election, Diab presented her candidacy for the National Assembly for the same party.{{Cite news |url=http://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/exlegisladores-buscan-regreso-arena-elecciones.html |title=15 exlegisladores buscan su regreso a la arena política en las elecciones 2021 |trans-title=15 Ex-Legislators Seek to Return to the Political Arena in the 2021 Elections |first=Jorge |last=González Franco |newspaper=El Comercio |language=Spanish |date=2020-09-06 |access-date=2021-09-01}} She won a seat, representing Guayas District 3.{{Cite news |url=https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/politica/diez-personajes-de-varios-partidos-vuelven-hasta-22-anos-despues-a-asamblea-nota/ |title=Diez personajes de varios partidos vuelven hasta 22 años después a Asamblea |trans-title=Ten Characters From Various Parties Return to Assembly After 22 Years |newspaper=El Universo |language=Spanish |date=2021-02-14 |access-date=2021-09-01}}
In November 2021, she was one of the 81 politicians who abstained from voting which allowed the Economic Development and Fiscal Sustainability Law to be passed. Other abstainers included Jessica Castillo, Ana Herrera, Gissella Molina, Patricia Sánchez and Nathalie Viteri.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-28 |title=Así fue la votación de la Asamblea que no dio paso al archivo de reforma tributaria, por lo que entrará en vigencia por ministerio de ley |url=https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/politica/asi-fue-la-votacion-de-la-asamblea-que-no-dio-paso-al-archivo-de-reforma-tributaria-por-lo-que-entrara-en-vigencia-por-ministerio-de-ley-nota/ |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=El Universo |language=es}}
In September 2022, she resigned from position in the assembly for the Social Christian Party as she plans to stand to be a councilor in Guayaquil in the 2023 elections. This resignation is required by Ecuadorian law.{{Cite news |date=2022-09-18 |title=Concejales y asambleístas renuncian a sus cargos para los comicios de 2023 |trans-title=Councilors and assembly members resign from their positions for the 2023 elections |url=https://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/politica/concejales-asambleistas-renuncian-cargos-elecciones.html |access-date=2022-10-26 |newspaper=El Comercio |first=Orlando |last=Silva |language=es}}
References
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External links
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Category:Members of the National Assembly (Ecuador)
Category:Members of the National Congress (Ecuador)
Category:Miss Universe 1992 contestants
Category:Politicians from Guayaquil
Category:Models from Guayaquil
Category:Social Christian Party (Ecuador) politicians
Category:Women members of the National Assembly (Ecuador)