Jazmín de la Vega
Jazmín de la Vega | |
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| Minister of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing | |
| In office 15 January 2024 – 17 May 2024 | |
| President | Bernardo Arévalo |
| Preceded by | Javier Maldonado Quiñónez |
| Succeeded by | Félix Alvarado |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 June 1956 Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Party | National Advancement Party |
| Alma mater | Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala |
Diana Jazmín de la Vega (born 11 June 1956) is a Guatemalan architect and politician. She served as Minister of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing in the Government of Guatemala in 2024.
Biography
Jazmín de la Vega was born on 11 June 1956 in Guatemala City. She has a bachelor's degree in architecture and postgraduate degrees in costs and budgets in construction and environmental law.[1]
In the 1995–96 Guatemalan general election, de la Vega ran as a candidate for the National Advancement Party, but was not elected.
In January 2024, President of Guatemala Bernardo Arévalo appointed de la Vega as Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing in the Government of Guatemala (Spanish: Ministro de Comunicaciones, Infraestructura y Vivienda de Guatemala),[1][2] succeeding Javier Maldonado Quiñónez.[3]
With Bernardo Arévalo, the mayor of Guatemala City Ricardo Quiñónez, the United States ambassador to Guatemala Tobin Bradley and the Guatemala City councilor of Semilla Ninotchka Matute, de la Vega supervised the progress of the construction of the first phase of Metro Riel, a light-rail system that is one of the priorities of the Arévalo government.[4]
De la Vega was fired from her ministerial position in May 2024.[5][6][7] She was succeeded by Félix Alvarado.[8]
References
- 1 2 Rodríguez, Lincy (16 January 2024). "Jazmín de la Vega asume como ministra de Comunicaciones, Infraestructura y Vivienda - Agencia Guatemalteca de Noticias" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ Castillo, Raúl Barreno; Najarro, Fátima (8 January 2024). "Gabinete de Bernardo Arévalo: Quién es Jazmín de la Vega Espinoza y su paso por el gobierno de Óscar Berger". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ Navarro, Dinorah (17 January 2024). "Jazmín de la Vega es la nueva ministra de Comunicaciones, Infraestructura y Vivienda de Guatemala". DPL News (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "Supervisan avance de construcción del metro de la Ciudad de Guatemala". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). 12 April 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "In brief: Guatemala's infrastructure minister sacked". Latinnews.com. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ Najarro, Fatima (20 May 2024). "Destitución de Jazmín de la Vega fue por "favorecer" pagos a empresas". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ Barrientos, Miguel; Montenegro, Henry (21 May 2024). "Destituyen a dos viceministros del CIV y removerán a personal afín a Jazmín de la Vega". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ Pineda, Sandy; Sanchez, Leslie; Najarro, Fatima (20 May 2024). "Félix Alvarado: cuál es el perfil del médico designado como ministro de Comunicaciones". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2026.