María Eleonora Silva Silva

María Eleonora Silva y Silva (27 October 1930 – 16 March 2016) was a Peruvian politician. In 1956 she was among the first group of women elected to Congress, serving until 1962.

Biography Silva was born in Jauja in 1930, the daughter of José Benigno Silva and María Ricardina de Silva. She was educated at the Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Carmen de Jauja, before studying law at the Catholic University. She married Luis Mayor, and had a son Luis Iván. At the age of 25, she was the youngest of the nine.