Zury Ríos
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Zury Mayté Ríos Sosa (born 24 January 1968) is a Guatemalan former politician. She is the daughter of the late general, and President of Guatemala Efraín Ríos Montt.
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Zury Ríos | |
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Second Vice President of the Congress of Guatemala | |
In office 14 January 2000 – 14 January 2004 | |
President | Efraín Ríos Montt |
Preceded by | Rubén Darío Morales Véliz |
Succeeded by | Jorge Méndez Herbruger |
Member of the Congress of Guatemala | |
In office 14 January 1996 – 14 January 2012 | |
Constituency | National List |
Personal details | |
Born | Zury Mayté Ríos Sosa (1968-01-24) 24 January 1968 (age 56) Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Political party | Valor |
Other political affiliations | Guatemalan Republican Front (1990–2013) |
Spouses | Jeovanny Chávez
(m. 1987, divorced)José García Bravatti
(m. 1995, divorced)Roberto López Villatoro
(m. 1999, divorced)Gregory Charles Smith
(m. 2020) |
Children | 1 |
Parents |
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Alma mater | Francisco Marroquín University |
Profession | Lawyer |
She began her political career with her father, whom she defended against accusations of genocide against him. She served four terms in Congress, from 1995 to 2012, where she was chair of the Foreign Relations Committee. She also served on the Steering Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and was the chair of the IPU's Latin American Group where she was elected unanimously by parliamentarians from the Latin American nations. Zury was the presidential candidate for the party VIVA at the 2015 elections.