14 Notable alumni of Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences
Updated: May 10, 2026 EliteDegrees
Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences is ranked #7,366 in the world and #49 in Argentina by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 14 notable alumni from Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Anahí Durand Guevara
1978-. (aged 48)
sociologist
politician
Anahí Durand Guevara is a Peruvian sociologist. From July 2021 to February 2022, she served as the Minister of Women and Vulnerable Populations in the presidency of Pedro Castillo.
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2. Soledad Buendía
1968-. (aged 58)
politician
María Soledad Buendía Herdoiza is an Ecuadorian politician who currently serves in the National Assembly of Ecuador as a member of the PAIS Alliance, where she has served since 2013.
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3. Sandra Naranjo
1985-. (aged 41)
politician
economist
Sandra Naranjo Bautista is an Ecuadorian politician and economist.
4. Geoconda Navarrete
1969-. (aged 57)
social worker
politician
Geoconda Navarrete Arratia is a Chilean social worker and politician.
5. Jorge Taiana
1950-. (aged 76)
diplomat
politician
sociologist
Jorge Enrique Taiana is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician who served as the country's Minister of Defense from 2021 to 2023. Taiana previously served as Foreign Minister in the administrations of President Néstor Kirchner and his successor, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, from 2005 to 2010, and as a National Senator for Buenos Aires from 2019 to 2021.
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6. Andrés Arauz
1985-. (aged 41)
politician
economist
Andrés Arauz Galarza is an Ecuadorian politician and economist who served as the General Secretary of the Citizen Revolution Movement (RC) since 2023. He previously served as president of RC from 2020 to 2021, and as Minister of Knowledge and Human Talent under Rafael Correa from 2015 to 2017.
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7. María Fernanda Espinosa
1964-. (aged 62)
writer
poet
diplomat
politician
María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés is an Ecuadorian linguist, poet, politician, and diplomat. Currently, is Executive Director of GWL Voices, an NGO dedicated to achieve a gender-equal multilateral system. She served as an advisor on biodiversity and indigenous peoples (1999-2005) and was the regional director for South America (2005-2007) at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Espinosa Garcés was...
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8. Victoria Onetto
1971-. (aged 55)
actor
dancer
model
Victoria Onetto is an Argentine actress who worked in many soap operas and films.
9. Paco Moncayo
1940-. (aged 86)
military personnel
politician
Paco Rosendo Moncayo Gallegos is an Ecuadorian politician and retired general who was Metropolitan Mayor of Quito from 2000 to 2009.
10. Diane Marie Rodriguez Zambrano
1982-. (aged 44)
LGBTQ rights activist
politician
writer
human rights defender
psychologist
Diane Marie Rodríguez Zambrano is an Ecuadorian activist and politician who focuses on human rights and LGBTQ rights in Ecuador. She is the transgender chairwoman of the Silhouette X Association and a representative of the Observatory LGBTI of Ecuador. In 2009, she created a legal precedent in favor of the transgender population, to sue the Civil Registry to change her...
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11. Elizabeth Gómez Alcorta
1972-. (aged 54)
lawyer
adviser
university teacher
politician
Elizabeth Gómez Alcorta is an Argentine lawyer, professor and politician. She was the first Minister of Women, Genders and Diversity of Argentina, serving under President Alberto Fernández from 10 December 2019 to 7 October 2022.
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12. Lourdes Tibán
1969-. (aged 57)
lawyer
politician
Lourdes Licenia Tibán Guala is an Ecuadorian lawyer politician and is currently a member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and is considered one of the national leaders of the indigenous movement. She was one of the main opposition assembly members in the Rafael Correa government. She was also member of the National Assembly.
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13. Diana Atamaint
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
Shiram Diana Atamaint Wamputsar is an Ecuadorian Shuar politician. Previously a member of the National Assembly, in 2018 she became the president of the National Electoral Council. She declared that President Daniel Noboa had won another term as President in April 2025.
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14. Marcela Ríos
1966-. (aged 60)
sociologist
political scientist
Marcela Alejandra Ríos Tobar is a Chilean politician and sociologist who served as Chile's Minister of Justice from March 2022 to January 2023.