Minou Tavárez Mirabal
Minerva Tavárez Mirabal | |
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| Representative for National District’s district #1 | |
| In office 16 August 2002 – 16 August 2016 Serving with Alberto Atallah (from 2006 to 2016) | |
| Vice Foreign Minister | |
| In office 16 August 1996 – 16 August 2000 | |
| President | Leonel Fernández Reyna |
| Vice President | Jaime David Fernández Mirabal |
| Board of Directors, Trust Fund Victims ICC | |
| Assumed office 1 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Felipe Michelini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 31, 1956 Ojo de Agua, Hermanas Mirabal Province |
| Nationality | Dominican |
| Political party | Democratic Choice (2015-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Dominican Liberation’s Party (circa 1995–2014) |
| Children | Camila Minerva & Manuel Aurelio |
| Residence | Santo Domingo |
| Alma mater |
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| Occupation | Politician, Professor |
| Profession | Philologist |
| Social Media | Minou Tavárez Mirabal on Twitter |
Minerva Josefina Tavárez Mirabal (born 31 August 1956), known as Minou, is a philologist, professor and politician from the Dominican Republic. Tavárez served as deputy for the National District in the lower House for three terms from 2002 until 2016; she served as deputy minister of foreign affairs from 1996 to 2000.
She was the presidential nominee of both the Alliance for Democracy and Democratic Choice parties for the 2016 Dominican Republic general election.
From 2002 until 2016 she held several directive positions at Parliamentarians for Global Action. She presided the International Council from 2012 until 2014, and until 2016 she was President of the Executive Board.
Since 2019, she is the vice president of the Party Alianza País. She is the co-founder and director of the Memory Museum Mirabal Sisters. She is a member of the Leaders Network of Michelle Bachelet's Foundation Horizonte Ciudadano. In June 2020, Tavarez was elected by the Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court as the Latin American and Caribbean seat holder at the Board of Direction of the Trust Fund for Victims of the crimes under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
In December 2021, she was re-elected by the Assembly for a second term of 3 years in the GRULAC seat of the Board, and was elected by the Board of Directors as its Chairperson for the period 2021-2024.