Dori Parra de Orellana | |
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| Governor of the state of Lara | |
| In office 1975–1977 | |
| Constituency | State of Lara |
| Senator of the Congress of Venezuela | |
| In office 1978–1983 | |
| Constituency | State of Lara |
| Senator of the Congress of Venezuela | |
| In office 1968–1973 | |
| Constituency | State of Lara |
| Legislator Congress of Venezuela | |
| In office 1947–1948 | |
| Representative Iribarren Municipality | |
| In office 1958–1968 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elena Dorila Parra Pinellaux July 25, 1923 Barquisimeto, Venezuela |
| Died | March 21, 2007 Barquisimeto, Venezuela |
| Political party | Democratic Action |
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| Children | 1 son |
| Alma mater | Andrés Bello Academy |
| Known for | First Venezuelan woman to be a state senator and governor |
Elena Dorila Parra Pinellaux (Barquisimeto, Venezuela, July 25, 1923 - Barquisimeto, March 21, 2007), better known as Dori Parra de Orellana, was a Venezuelan politician. She was elected as a deputy to the Congress of Venezuela for the Democratic Action party in 1947. After the 1948 coup in Venezuela, Parra joined the fight against the military junta and the Marcos Pérez Jiménez dictatorship, during which she was imprisoned and tortured. With the arrival of democracy in the country, she was elected as a senator for the state of Lara and served as state governor, being the first Venezuelan woman to be a senator and state governor.