Samuel Doria Medina

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Doria Medina and the second or maternal family name is Auza.
This Spanish surname is barreled, being made up of multiple names. It should be written as Doria Medina, not Doria.
Samuel Doria Medina
Medina in 2020
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
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
Websitesamuel.bo

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

Early life

Medina was born on 4 December 1958 in La Paz at the Virgen de Copacabana Clinic on 20th Avenue.[3] He graduated high school at the Nuestra Señora de Luján School, a Marist Brothers school, where in 1976 he witnessed the Argentine coup d'etat in Luján.[4] He then studied economics and business administration at Universidad Católica Boliviana,[5] and would then achieve his master's in economics at Arizona State University in the United States[6] and his PhD in economics with a speciality in public finance from the London School of Economics in the United Kingdom.[7] From a young age he was active in politics, joining the Movement of the Revolutionary Left (MIR).[8]

Politics

He is the leader of the National Unity Front and represented the party alongside Carlos Fernando Dabdoub Arrien in the December 2005 Presidential Elections.[9] In that election, Doria Medina finished 3rd with 7.8% of the national vote.[9] He ran again in the 2009 elections and won 5.65% of the vote.[10] Doria Medina ran once again in the 2014 elections; coming out second with 25.1% of the vote.[11]

He has sought to position himself and his party as a moderate third force in Bolivian politics.[12]

Personal life

Medina married Nidia Monje Postigo in 1983 and has six children.[13]

On 21 January 2005, Medina was travelling aboard a Cessna 208 Caravan, operated by Línea Aérea Amaszonas,[14] that crashed into the Huaricollo Mountain Range, near the Colquiri mine. All eleven occupants on board the aircraft survived the accident, though many were injured.[15]

References

  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. ^ G, Ormachea Gutiérrez Ormachea (1998). Entierro sin muerte: el secuestro de Doria Medina por el MRTA (in Spanish). Aguilar. p. 36. ISBN 978-99905-2-038-5. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  4. ^ Gianello, Pedro (9 November 2024). "Samuel Doria Medina, el empresario millonario que sobrevivió a la caída de un avión, estuvo secuestrado, se curó del cáncer y quiere ser presidente de Bolivia". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  5. ^ Ávila, Ricardo Sanjinés (2005). La democracia bajo fuego (1979-2005) (in Spanish). Fundemos. p. 74. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  6. ^ Mendoza, Luz (20 May 2025). "El 50% de los candidatos a la presidencia y vicepresidencia de Bolivia tienen perfil económico". EJU (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  7. ^ Green, Rosario (1990). Democracia y recuperación económica en América Latina (in Spanish). Publicaciones Mexicanas. p. 532. ISBN 978-968-6352-06-1. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  8. ^ García, Fernando (20 May 2025). "Uno por uno: ¿quiénes son y cuál es la trayectoria de los 10 aspirantes a la Presidencia?". EJU (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  9. ^ a b "IFES Election Guide | Elections: Bolivian Presidency 2005 General". electionguide.org. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  10. ^ "IFES Election Guide | Elections: Bolivian Presidency 2009 General". electionguide.org. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  11. ^ "IFES Election Guide | Elections: Bolivian Presidency 2014 General". electionguide.org. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  12. ^ Bolivia opposition acknowledge Evo Morales victory 7 December 2009 Archived 7 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ "Candidato a la vicepresidencia FUERZA POLÍTICA JUNTOS". Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  14. ^ Ranter, Harro. "Accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan CP-2412, Friday 21 January 2005". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  15. ^ "Samuel Doria Medina sufre accidente de aviación". Bolivia.com (in Spanish). 21 January 2005. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
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