Alvarado was born in
Cuenca in 1977. She completed her higher studies at the
Universidad del Azuay, where she obtained a law degree and a degree in social communication. She joined the
Alianza PAÍS party. including Alvarado who was the vice president of the legislature, but the motion was opposed by the President. This is an issue where Alvarado differs from the President as she is in favour of
same-sex marriage and the liberalisation of the laws against
abortion. in 2015. In 1998, only 13% of the representatives in Ecuador's National Assembly were women, but by 2013 it was 42%, reflecting better representation of women in the
politics of Ecuador. The assembly was well above the global average which was 17% for women in parliament. In 2017, she joined the cabinet as the Minister for Justice under President
Lenín Moreno. ==References==