Rocío Silva-Santisteban

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Silva-Santisteban and the second or maternal family name is Manrique.

Rocío Silva-Santisteban
Silva-Santisteban in 2018
President of Congress
Acting 15 November 2020 – 16 November 2020
Vice President	1st Vice President Vacant 2nd Vice President Vacant 3rd Vice President Vacant
Preceded by	Luis Valdez Farías (acting)
Succeeded by	Francisco Sagasti
Member of Congress
In office 16 March 2020 – 26 July 2021
Constituency	Lima
Personal details
Born	(1963-01-30) January 30, 1963 Lima, Peru
Party	Broad Front (2020-present)
Domestic partner	Marco Arana (2012-2016)
Parent	Fernando Silva Santisteban (father)
Alma mater	University of Lima (LL.B.) National University of San Marcos (M.A.) Boston University (Ph.D.)

Rocío Yolanda Angélica Silva-Santisteban Manrique (born 30 January 1963) is a Peruvian poet, academic, activist, and journalist. She serves as a Member of Congress from 2020 to 2021.

Early career

She served as Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Coordinator from 2011 to 2015.

Political career

She was elected to the Congress of the Republic of Peru in 2020 for the Lima constituency, representing the Broad Front party.

Presidency of Congress (2020)

On the 15th of November of the same year, President Manuel Merino, who ascended to the presidency of Peru five days ago upon the impeachment of President Martín Vizcarra, resigned from both the presidency and his de jure role as the president of Congress.

Silva-Santisteban becomes the acting president of Congress during the selection period for a new Congress president, who would also succeed Merino as president of Peru.

She was originally running for the presidency of Congress, but her list was rejected by Congress. The next day, Francisco Sagasti's list won a majority vote, and he became the president of Congress, which also made him the next president of Peru.

External links

• Official website