Flor Pablo Explained

Flor Pablo
Office:Member of Congress
Term Start:26 July 2021
Constituency:Lima
Office2:Minister of Education
Term Start2:11 March 2019
Term End2:13 February 2020
President2:Martín Vizcarra
Primeminister2:Salvador del Solar
Vicente Zeballos
Predecessor2:Daniel Alfaro
Successor2:Martin Benavides
Birth Name:Flor Aideé Pablo Medina
Birth Date:20 September 1974
Birth Place:San Marcos, Ancash Region, Peru
Alma Mater:National University of San Marcos
Profession:Teacher
Party:First The People – Community, Ecology, Liberty, and Progress (since 2024)
Lo Justo por el Perú (since 2024)
Otherparty:Purple Party (2020–2024)

Flor Aideé Pablo Medina (born 20 September 1974) is a Peruvian teacher, educator, and politician. She is currently a member of Congress since 2021. A former member of the Purple Party, she ran as Julio Guzmán's running-mate in the 2021 general election.[1]

Since March 2024, she leads Lo Justo por el Perú alongside Marisol Pérez Tello, party that was annexed by First The People – Community, Ecology, Liberty, and Progress in June 2024 in order to participate of the 2026 general election.[2] [3]

Biography

Flor Pablo Medina was born in the town of San Marcos, in the Huari Province, in the Ancash Region of Peru. At the age of 6 she and her family moved to Lima, the capital of the country. Growing up she studied at the Presentation of María Educational Institute, a women's parochial college located in the Comas District.[4]

She earned her undergraduate degree from the National University of San Marcos, with a specialty in language and literature. Pablo Medina also has completed postgraduate studies in management and public programs.[5]

In the public sector, she held the position of national director of Primary Education in the Ministry of Education, during the administration of educational minister Patricia Salas, in the government of Ollanta Humala.[6]

In July 2014, she was appointed as the regional director of education for Metropolitan Lima.[7]

In 2018 she worked as head of the technical team of the National Education Council,[8] and at the beginning of 2019 as she was appointed as executive secretary of the Peruvian National Education Council.[9]

On 11 March 2019 Pablo Medina was sworn in as Minister of Education of the Peru of the government of President Martin Vizcarra, replacing Daniel Alfaro Paredes.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flor Pablo: la buena educación. Spanish. Ana. Bazo Reisman. 18 November 2020. 11 December 2020. El Comercio.
  2. News: Partidos de centro Lo Justo y Primero La Gente se fusionan. 7 August 2024. La República. 17 June 2024. es-ES. Lo Justo desisted from registering with the National Jury of Elections (JNE), a requirement to compete in the elections, and its members are already affiliating to Primero La Gente, which is already in the official registry of the electoral entity. Thus, they will be able to participate in the elections..
  3. News: Partido Lo Justo pierde fuerza y se anexa a Primero la Gente: ex Partido Morado busca sobrevivir . 7 August 2024. Expreso. 17 June 2024. es-ES. In order not to be left adrift in their plans to take office in the next government, Lo Justo'’ -led by Marisol Pérez Tello and Flor Pablo- had no choice but to join the Primero La Gente party, led by Miguel del Castillo..
  4. Web site: Flor Pablo: la buena educación. Spanish. Maritza. Espinoza. 21 May 2019. 10 December 2020. La República.
  5. Web site: Conozca la trayectoria de la nueva ministra de Educación, Flor Pablo Medina. Andlina. 11 March 2019. 10 December 2020. Spanish.
  6. Web site: Padres pueden conocer materiales educativos que se entregarán gratis en colegios públicos. Los Andes. 25 February 2012. 27 March 2019. Spanish.
  7. Web site: Flor Pablo Medina es nueva titular de Dirección Regional de Educación de Lima Metropolitana. Andlina. 26 July 2014. 10 December 2020. Spanish.
  8. Web site: San Martín: CNE inició diálogo con regiones sobre formulación del PEN al 2036. Spanish. 24 July 2018. 10 December 2020. Consejo Nacional de Educación.
  9. Web site: Consejo Nacional de Educación y región Callao instalaron Grupo Impulsor. Spanish. 14 February 2019. 10 December 2020. Consejo Nacional de Educación.
  10. Web site: Ministra Flor Pablo: "No hay cambio educativo sin los maestros". RPP News. 13 March 2019. 10 December 2020. Spanish.