Samuel Doria Medina

Samuel Doria Medina Auza is a politician in Bolivia and former business person. From 1987 until 2014 he was the President and main shareholder in SOBOCE. SOBOCE is the largest cement manufacturer in Bolivia.[2] He is the leader of the National Unity Front and represented the party alongside Carlos Fernando Dabdoub Arrien in the December 2005 Presidential Elections. In that election, Doria Medina finished 3rd with 7.8% of the national vote. He ran again in the 2009 elections and won 5.65% of the vote. Doria Medina ran once again in the 2014 elections; coming out second with 25.1 of the vote.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Doria Medina and the second or maternal family name is Auza.
Samuel Doria Medina
Minister of Planning and Coordination
In office
1991 – 1993[1]
PresidentJaime Paz Zamora
Leader of the National Unity Front
Assumed office
2003
Preceded byparty established
Personal details
Born
Samuel Doria Medina Auza

(1958-12-04) December 4, 1958
La Paz, Bolivia
Political partyNational Unity Front

He has sought to position himself and his party as a moderate third force in Bolivian politics.[3]

References
  1. "Bolpress: Asume en 1993 como Gobernador del Banco Mundial y del Bando Interamericano de Desarrollo-BID. 2014-08-28". Archived from the original on 10 February 2010.
  2. GeadeNewsWire: December, 16th, 2020 Samuel Doria Medina Sells Soboce to Completely Devote Himself to the BolivianPeople
  3. http://momento24.com/en/2009/12/07/bolivia-opposition-acknowledges-evo-morales-victory


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