Marcela Paredes
Marcela Paredes is a prominent Panamanian engineer and educator, holding a degree in electromechanical engineering from the Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá (UTP). With over 25 years of experience in higher education, she served as the rector of UTP from 2008 to 2013, and later as the Minister of Education from 2014 to 2018. Paredes also held the position of Panama's ambassador to Chile between 2018 and 2019. Recently, she has been in the news as a candidate in the upcoming election for the rectorate of UTP, competing for the role in a significant contest set for June 4, 2023.
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Recent news mentions
Marcela Paredes competed against Angela Laguna for the position of rector at UTP and acknowledged Laguna's victory.
Angela Laguna, nueva rectora de la UTP, según datos extraoficiales
Panama· 2025-06-05
Paredes is an electromechanical engineer and a candidate for the rectorship of UTP with over 25 years of experience.
Dos candidatas se disputan la rectoría por la UTPPanama· 2025-06-03