Sonia Gutiérrez

 

Diputada, Congreso Nacional de Guatemala | Member of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala

Licenciada en Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales, abogada y notaria graduada de la Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC), y cuenta con estudios superiores en Derechos Humanos por la Universidad Rafael Landívar (URL). Originaria de Palín, Escuintla, se identifica como mujer maya poqomam. Antes de su carrera política, presidió la Asociación de Abogados y Notarios Mayas de Guatemala (Nim Ajpú) y ha ocupado diversos espacios de representación indígena, entre ellos la Comisión Presidencial contra la Discriminación y el Racismo (CODISRA) y la Asociación de Mujeres Mayas Moloj. En 2010 se incorporó al Movimiento Político Winaq, partido del cual fue Secretaria General entre 2017 y 2020. En enero de 2020 fue electa diputada por Listado Nacional, iniciando su primer período legislativo, en el cual presentó importantes iniciativas de ley, entre ellas la que impulsa el día de dignificación de las mujeres indígenas y la que promueve la participación integral de la mujer guatemalteca. En 2024 fue reelecta para el período 2024-2028, siendo la única diputada que se identifica como mujer maya en el actual Congreso. Ejerce como Jefa de Bloque de WINAQ-URNG y preside la Comisión de la Mujer del Congreso de la República, desde donde impulsa la iniciativa “Tejiendo Igualdad”, en alianza con ONU Mujeres, para combatir la violencia digital y política contra las mujeres. Entre enero de 2024 y enero de 2025 se convirtió además en la primera mujer indígena poqomam en integrar la Junta Directiva del Congreso. Sus principales banderas son los derechos de los pueblos indígenas, los derechos de las mujeres, la lucha contra la discriminación y el racismo, y la erradicación de la violencia política y digital de género.


She holds a Law degree in Legal and Social Sciences and is a licensed attorney and notary from the University of San Carlos of Guatemala (USAC). She has also completed advanced studies in Human Rights at Rafael Landívar University (URL). Originally from Palín, Escuintla, she identifies as a Maya Poqomam woman. Before entering politics, she served as President of the Association of Maya Lawyers and Notaries of Guatemala (Nim Ajpú) and held several Indigenous leadership positions, including with the Presidential Commission Against Discrimination and Racism (CODISRA) and the Moloj Association of Maya Women. She joined the Winaq Political Movement in 2010 and served as its Secretary General from 2017 to 2020. In January 2020, she was elected to the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala through the National List, beginning her first legislative term. During that term, she introduced several significant legislative initiatives, including bills to establish a National Day for the Dignity of Indigenous Women and to promote the full participation of Guatemalan women. In 2024, she was re-elected for the 2024–2028 legislative term, becoming the only member of Congress who identifies as a Maya woman in the current legislature. She serves as Leader of the WINAQ-URNG parliamentary bloc and Chair of the Congressional Women’s Committee, where she leads the “Weaving Equality” (Tejiendo Igualdad) initiative, in partnership with UN Women, to combat digital and political violence against women. Between January 2024 and January 2025, she also became the first Indigenous Poqomam woman to serve on the Board of Directors of the Congress. Her main areas of work are the rights of Indigenous peoples, women’s rights, combating discrimination and racism, and eradicating gender-based political and digital violence.

 

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