Samuel Doria Medina Auza (born 4 December 1958) is a politician in Bolivia and former business person. From 1987 until 2014 he was the President and main shareholder in SOBOCE. SOBOCE is the largest cement manufacturer in Bolivia.[2]

Samuel Doria Medina
President of the National Unity Front
In office
12 December 2003 – 15 December 2021
Preceded byParty established
Succeeded byElizabeth Reyes[1]
Minister of Planning and Coordination
In office
9 August 1991 – 6 August 1993
PresidentJaime Paz Zamora
Preceded byLuis Enrique García Rodríguez
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born
Samuel Doria Medina Auza

(1958-12-04) 4 December 1958 (age 65)
La Paz, Bolivia
Political partyNational Unity Front (2003–present)
Other political
affiliations
Revolutionary Left Movement (1991–2001)
SpouseNidia Monje Postigo
Children3
EducationLondon School of Economics

Politics

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He is the leader of the National Unity Front and represented the party alongside Carlos Fernando Dabdoub Arrien in the December 2005 Presidential Elections. In that election, Doria Medina finished 3rd with 7.8% of the national vote. He ran again in the 2009 elections and won 5.65% of the vote. Doria Medina ran once again in the 2014 elections; coming out second with 25.1 of the vote.

He has sought to position himself and his party as a moderate third force in Bolivian politics.[3]

Personal life

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Medina married Nidia Monje Postigo in 1983 and has six children.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Elizabeth Reyes es la nueva presidenta de UN y Doria Medina, secretario general". Página Siete (in Spanish). 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021.
  2. ^ Medina, Samuel Doria (16 December 2014). "Samuel Doria Medina Sells Soboce to Completely Devote Himself to the Bolivian People". GlobeNewswire News Room.
  3. ^ Bolivia opposition acknowledge Evo Morales victory 7 December 2009 Archived 7 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Candidato a la vicepresidencia FUERZA POLÍTICA JUNTOS". Retrieved 21 August 2024.