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Guillermo Lasso | |
|---|---|
 Lasso in May 2023 | |
| 47th President of Ecuador | |
| In office 24 May 2021 – 23 November 2023 | |
| Vice President | Alfredo Borrero Vega |
| Preceded by | Lenín Moreno |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Noboa |
| Superminister of Economy and Energy | |
| In office August 17, 1999 – September 24, 1999 | |
| President | Jamil Mahuad |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Governor of Guayas | |
| In office August 10, 1998 – August 17, 1999 | |
| President | Jamil Mahuad |
| Preceded by | Rafael Guerrero Valenzuela |
| Succeeded by | Benjamín Rosales Valenzuela |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Guillermo Alberto Santiago Lasso Mendoza 16 November 1955 Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Political party | Creating Opportunities |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence | Carondelet Palace |
| Website | Personal website |
Guillermo Alberto Santiago Lasso Mendoza (born 16 November 1955) is an Ecuadorian businessman and politician. Lasso was the 47th President of Ecuador from 24 May 2021 until 23 November 2023.[1] He was the presidential candidate for the 2013, 2017 and 2021 elections for the party Creating Opportunities.[2][3]
In 2013, he came in second place with 22.68% of votes. President Rafael Correa won with 57.17% of votes. In early 2017, he said that he would be running for president again. He would be against his former vice president Lenín Moreno and other candidates. In February 2017, both Lasso and Moreno made it to a run-off election on April 2, 2017. He lost the election with 49% of the vote.
In 2020, Lasso announced his candidacy for the presidency again in the 2021 election. He came in second place, so he moved to the second round of the election in February 2021, against Andrés Arauz.[4] He won the election in the April 2021 run-off.
During his presidency, he helped create COVID-19 vaccination programs and economic relief forms. During his presidency there was also an increase of food and fuel prices. His economic policies caused a series of protests across the country. His administration has been criticized for the government's response to indigenous protests.[5][6] Lasso's approval ratings have been very low during his presidency.[7]
- ↑ "Ecuador goes with conservative banker in presidential vote". Associated Press. 11 April 2021.
- ↑ "CREO enrolled Lasso-Solines binomial". Archived from the original on 2012-11-25. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
- ↑ "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 uncertain Archived 2013-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Leftist Arauz, conservative Lasso advance to Ecuador presidential run-off". Buenos Aires Times. 22 February 2021.
- ↑ "Repression of protests is causing human rights crisis in Ecuador". Amnesty International. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ↑ "Indigenous protester dies in Ecuador as violence increases". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ↑ "CEDATOS: 54,6% desaprueba la gestión de Guillermo Lasso". Pinchincha Comunicaciones. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.