Antonieta Mónica Xavier Yelpo (Montevideo, 16 December 1956) is a Uruguayan politician and medical doctor with a postgraduate degree in cardiology.

Mónica Xavier
Mónica Xavier in 2006
Born
Antonieta Mónica Xavier Yelpo

(1956-12-16) 16 December 1956 (age 67)
Nationality URU Uruguayan
Alma materUniversity of the Republic
Occupation(s)politician, doctor
Political partyBroad Front

She was the President of the leftist coalition Frente Amplio between 2012 and 2015 and is a serving in the Senate of Uruguay.[1] Xavier was born into a family with socialist roots. She completed all her studies in public education. In 1975, she became a student in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of the Republic, and graduated in 1985.

References

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  1. ^ "Mónica Xavier". Frente Amplio. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2014.