Margarita Arotingo

Arotingo comes from the Kichwa people of Otavalo and was born near the Cotacachi volcano.^[1]

She holds master's degree in popular and solidarity economy and finance and is a lawyer by training.^[1]

She worked in different capacities for the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights.^[1]

In 2022, Arotingo was part of the executive council one of biggest organisation (Fenocin) leading to the 2022 Ecuadorian protests and was part of the negotiations with the Ecuadorian government.^[1][2][3]

At the 2023 Ecuadorian general elections, she is a candidate for the Citizen revolution movement as the indigenous movement is unable to form a party.^[4] She is elected.^[5] She is a member of the Permanent Commission for Comprehensive Protection of Girls, Boys and Adolescents.^[6]