Valentina Centeno

Valentina Centeno Arteaga (born 14 February 1997) is an Ecuadorian lawyer and politician who was elected to Ecuador's National Assembly in 2023.

Life

Early life and education Valentina Centeno was raised in Portoviejo, Manabí Province.

She played beach volleyball and became national champion in 2014. She represented her country at the 2017 Bolivarian Games.

On 20 August 2023, she was elected as a member of parliament of the National Assembly for the fourth legislative period at the 2023 Ecuadorian general election. She is affiliated with National Democratic Action and she is the group's leader in the National Assembly. She was elected the president of the permanent commission for Economic, Productive and Microenterprise Development. Other members of the commission include Diego Martín Franco Hanze, Mabel Méndez and Mishel Mancheno.