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Guillermo Lasso
Lasso in May 2023
47thPresident of Ecuador
In office
24 May 2021 – 23 November 2023
Vice PresidentAlfredo Borrero Vega
Preceded byLenín Moreno
Succeeded byDaniel Noboa
Superminister of Economy and Energy
In office
August 17, 1999 – September 24, 1999
PresidentJamil Mahuad
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Governor of Guayas
In office
August 10, 1998 – August 17, 1999
PresidentJamil Mahuad
Preceded byRafael Guerrero Valenzuela
Succeeded byBenjamín Rosales Valenzuela
Personal details
Born
Guillermo Alberto Santiago Lasso Mendoza

(1955-11-16)16 November 1955(age 68)
Guayaquil,Ecuador
Political partyCreating Opportunities
Spouse(s)
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(m.1980)​
Children5
ResidenceCarondelet Palace
WebsitePersonal website

Guillermo Alberto Santiago Lasso Mendoza(born 16 November 1955) is anEcuadorianbusinessman andpolitician.Lasso was the47th Presidentof Ecuador from 24 May 2021 until 23 November 2023.[1]He was thepresidentialcandidatefor the2013,2017and2021elections for the partyCreating Opportunities.[2][3]

In 2013, he came in second place with 22.68% of votes. PresidentRafael Correawon with 57.17% of votes. In early 2017, he said that he would be running for president again. He would be against his formervice presidentLenín Morenoand other candidates. In February 2017, both Lasso and Moreno made it to arun-off electionon April 2, 2017. He lost the election with 49% of the vote.

In 2020, Lasso announced his candidacy for the presidency again in the2021 election.He came in second place, so he moved to the second round of the election in February 2021, againstAndrés Arauz.[4]He won the election in the April 2021 run-off.

During his presidency, he helped createCOVID-19 vaccinationprograms and economic relief forms. During his presidency there was also an increase of food and fuel prices. His economic policies causeda series of protests across the country.His administration has been criticized for the government's response toindigenousprotests.[5][6]Lasso's approval ratings have been very low during his presidency.[7]

Personal life[change|change source]

Lasso was born inGuayaquil,Ecuador's largest city. His parents were Enrique Lasso and Nora Mendoza. He studied Economics and graduated from theSan José La Salle High School.In 1980, he marriedMaría de Lourdes Alcívar.They have five children.

In August 2022, Lasso announced that he was diagnosed withmelanomanear hiseyeand he was going to havesurgeryin theUnited States.[8]The surgery was successful, and he returned toQuitofor more treatment.[9]

Banking career[change|change source]

Lasso was the largestshareholderin Banco de Guayaquil. He was executive president for more than 20 years.[10]

Political career[change|change source]

Lasso was Governor of theGuayas Provincefrom 1998 through 1999. He was appointed by PresidentJamil Mahuadto be Superminister of Economy and Energy. He was in this role from August through September 1999. In 2003, PresidentLucio Gutiérrezhired Lasso to be an Ambassador for a few months

In the 2013 presidential election, Lasso ran against then-PresidentRafael Correa.He lost the general election in alandslide.

2017 presidential campaign[change|change source]

In early 2017, Lasso announced his second presidential campaign to replace President Correa forCreating Opportunitiesin the2017 presidential elections.His campaign's theme was to create 1 million more jobs in Ecuador.[11]

Lasso lost the election after winning 49% of the vote to Moreno's 51% of the vote.[12]

2021 presidential campaign[change|change source]

In 2020, Lasso announced his third presidential campaign to replace his 2017 rivalLenin Moreno.He was at first seen as thefront-runnerbutRafael Correa-supporting candidateAndrés Arauzbecame his rival. In February 2021, Arauz won the majority of votes to go to the second round. Lasso came in second place beatingYaku Pérez Guartambel.Lasso then beat Arauz in the run-off in April.

Presidency[change|change source]

Lasso became Ecuador's 47th president on 24 May 2021.[13]He became the country's first center-right president sinceSixto Durán Ballén's presidency (1992–1996).[14]His main focus for his first 100 days was to increase the country'svaccinationrate during theCOVID-19 pandemicin thecountry.[15]

In June 2022, aseries of protestsagainst Lasso's economic policies and raising fuel prices began, mainly led by indigenous Ecuadorians and students.

In May 2023, theNational Assemblyofficially began a secondimpeachmentprocess against Lasso.[16]On 17 May 2023, Lassodissolved the National Assemblyby forcingmuerte cruzada.[17]This is the first time an Ecuadorian president used this measure.[18]Two days later, Lasso said he would not run for president in the2023 election.[19][20]On 15 October 2023, former National Assembly member and businessmanDaniel Noboawas elected to replace Lasso.[21]

References[change|change source]

  1. ↑"Ecuador goes with conservative banker in presidential vote".Associated Press.11 April 2021.
  2. ↑"CREO enrolled Lasso-Solines binomial".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-11-25.Retrieved2017-02-08.
  3. ↑"In that case the opposition should unite around a single candidate who, according to ARCOP, would be Guillermo Lasso, with 26% of voter preference in the same survey."Correa’s reelection is uncertainArchived2013-02-13 at theWayback Machine
  4. ↑"Leftist Arauz, conservative Lasso advance to Ecuador presidential run-off".Buenos Aires Times. 22 February 2021.
  5. ↑"Repression of protests is causing human rights crisis in Ecuador".Amnesty International.21 June 2022.Retrieved22 June2022.
  6. ↑"Indigenous protester dies in Ecuador as violence increases".aljazeera.Retrieved22 June2022.
  7. ↑"CEDATOS: 54,6% desaprueba la gestión de Guillermo Lasso".Pinchincha Comunicaciones. Archived fromthe originalon 27 June 2022.Retrieved16 June2022.
  8. ↑"Ecuador president going to U.S. cancer center following melanoma diagnosis".Reuters.17 August 2022.RetrievedSeptember 15,2022.
  9. ↑"El presidente Guillermo Lasso fue diagnosticado con un melanoma y por eso viajará a hacerse exámenes a Estados Unidos".El Universo. 14 August 2022.RetrievedSeptember 15,2022.
  10. ↑Mark Weisbrot:Media can't ignore financial scandal in Ecuador's presidential election,TheHill, 24. March 2017
  11. ↑Guillermo Lasso inicia su campaña electoral visitando puerta a puerta a ciudadanos en GuayaquilArchived2017-02-18 at theWayback Machine,ecuadorinmediato, 2017-01-03 (Spanish)
  12. ↑http://abcnews.go /International/wireStory/latest-ecuadoreans-choosing-president-close-race-46528194
  13. ↑"Ecuador's Guillermo Lasso Wins Presidential Election".The Wall Street Journal. 11 April 2021.
  14. ↑"Perfil: Guillermo Lasso, Primer Presidente de Ecuador de la derecha en 18 anos".CNN Espanol.12 April 2021.Retrieved6 May2021.
  15. ↑"Guillermo Lasso: Ecuador's new president faces uphill struggle".BBC.24 May 2021.
  16. ↑"Ecuador Assembly Begins Impeachment Hearing Against President Lasso".USNews.Retrieved17 May2023.
  17. ↑Valencia, Alexandra (17 May 2023)."Ecuador president dissolves legislature, bringing elections forward".Reuters.Retrieved17 May2023.
  18. ↑"Ecuador's President Dissolves Congress Amid Impeachment Trial".The New York Times.Retrieved17 May2023.
  19. ↑"Presidente Guillermo Lasso reveló que no será candidato en estas elecciones".El Telégrafo.19 May 2023.Retrieved19 May2023.
  20. ↑"After dissolving legislature, Ecuador's president says he's leaving, too".The Washington Post.19 May 2023.Retrieved19 May2023.
  21. ↑"Daniel Noboa, political neophyte and heir to banana empire, elected president in Ecuador".MSN.Retrieved16 October2023.

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