Otilia Lux de Cotí is a Guatemalan social leader and politician.
Otilia Lux | |
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| Minister of Culture and Sports | |
| In office 14 January 2000 – 14 January 2004 | |
| President | Alfonso Portillo |
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| Born | 21 January 1949 Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala |
| Political party | Encuentro por Guatemala |
| Education | Rafael Landívar University |
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Early life
editOtilia Lux de Cotí was born in Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala on 21 January 1949.
Career
editLux was a member of Guatemala's Historical Clarification Commission, charged with investigating the human rights violations committed during the Central American nation's 30-year-long civil war. She was the only womsn on the commission.[1]
Lux was later chosen to serve as Minister of Culture and Sport in the cabinet of President Alfonso Portillo. She was a member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at the United Nations, and she served on UNESCO's Executive Board for the 2004–2007 period.[2][3][4]
In the 9 September 2007 general election, she was elected to Congress as a national list deputy for the Encuentro por Guatemala party.[1][1]
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editReferences
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- ^ a b Williams, J. S. (2017-01-04). "Otilia Lux de Coti". Women In Peace. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ "Otilia Lux de Cotí: activist for the human rights of women and indigenous peoples in Guatemala". UN Women – Americas and the Caribbean. 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ DomínguezMunllonch, Montse (2022-01-31). "Social Activist. Otilia Lux de Cotí". 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ "Ms. Otilia Lux de Coti" (PDF).