Which country’s politics has Maria Corina Machado spent her career in?
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She is Venezuelan, and every stage of her public career has been in Venezuela.
Which prize was Maria Corina Machado awarded in 2025?
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The Norwegian Nobel Committee named her the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
What did Machado study at university?
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She took a degree in industrial engineering before a postgraduate specialisation in finance.
In which city was Machado born?
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She was born in Caracas on 7 October 1967.
In which industry did Machado’s father make his name?
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Her father, Henrique Machado Zuloaga, was a steel industrialist, and she worked in the family firm early in her career.
Which body decides the Nobel Peace Prize?
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Alone among the Nobel prizes, the Peace Prize is awarded by a Norwegian committee.
In which city is the Nobel Peace Prize presented each year?
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The Peace Prize ceremony is held in Oslo; Machado’s was on 10 December 2025.
Which prize did the European Parliament award Machado in 2024?
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She and Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia were named the European Parliament’s 2024 Sakharov Prize laureates.
Which organisation, working on electoral transparency, did Machado co-found in 2002?
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Sumate was a non-governmental organisation set up to work on electoral transparency and voters’ rights.
Which body was Machado elected to in 2010?
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She won a National Assembly seat with one of the largest personal votes of that election.
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