Vilma Facunda Bedia

Vilma Facunda Bedia (born 27 November 1961) is an Argentine teacher, anti-abortion activist, evangelical pastor, and politician. She has served as a national senator for Jujuy Province since 2023.

Bedia was elected to the Senate as a member of La Libertad Avanza in the 2023 legislative elections. The party's list received 38.04% of the vote in Jujuy, and she took office alongside Ezequiel Atauche.

Early life Bedia was born on 27 November 1961 in San Salvador de Jujuy. She obtained a teaching degree in fine arts from Instituto R. S. Ortiz in San Salvador de Jujuy in 1985. In 2008, she completed a postgraduate university qualification in education at the National University of Tucumán. Bedia taught at secondary schools for more than two decades. She later held administrative positions within the education system, serving as an assistant secretary at several institutions.

From 2017 to 2023, she served as assistant secretary of Bachillerato No. 13 in Susques.

Bedia coordinated the educational project Susques Verde, which involved secondary-school students in environmental activities. She has also participated in community work with Indigenous communities.

She is a member of a Pentecostal evangelical church and has worked as a pastor and missionary with the Fundación Misionera del Amor Coreano.

Political career Bedia was elected to the Senate as a member of La Libertad Avanza in the 2023 legislative elections. The party's list received 38.04% of the vote in Jujuy, and she took office alongside Ezequiel Atauche.