Mery Zamora

Mery Zamora
Born
Mery Segunda Zamora García

(1972-04-19) April 19, 1972 (age 52)
Portoviejo, Ecuador
Alma materInstituto Normal Superior 23 de Octubre
Occupation(s)Teacher, politician, union leader
OrganizationNational Union of Educators
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Mery Segunda Zamora García (born April 19, 1972) is an Ecuadorian trade unionist, teacher, and politician. She was president of the National Union of Educators (UNE) from 2007 to 2010, a term which coincided with the beginning of the government of Rafael Correa. She became a prominent critic of this regime, and was a frequent target of verbal abuse on Correa's Citizen Link [es] broadcasts, culminating with an accusation of terrorism and sabotage in 2010. Legal proceedings against her were eventually dropped after a successful appeal.

Since 2014 she has been the first deputy director of the Popular Unity party.