Andrés Arauz
Andrés Arauz Galarza (born 6 February 1985) is an Ecuadorian politician and economist. From 2015 to 2017 he was Minister of Knowledge and Human Talent during the presidency of Rafael Correa from 2015 to 2017.[3] He also was Minister of Culture in March and April 2017 following the resignation of Raúl Vallejo.[4]
Andrés Arauz | |
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.jpg) Arauz in January 2021 | |
| Minister of Knowledge and Human Talent | |
| In office 25 March 2015 – 25 April 2017 | |
| President | Rafael Correa |
| Preceded by | Guillaume Long |
| Succeeded by | Raúl Pérez Torres (as Minister of Culture and Heritage) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 February 1985 Quito, Ecuador |
| Political party | UNES |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan (BS)[1] FLACSO (MA)[2] National Autonomous University of Mexico (PhD)[2] |
In August 2020 he announced that he would be a candidate for President in the 2021 general election.[5] On 7 February 2021, he won the majority of the votes in the first-round of the election and advanced to the run-off against Guillermo Lasso. In the April run-off, Lasso would go on to defeat Arauz.
He was born in Quito. He earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Michigan[1] and a doctorate in economics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "SENESCYT - Secretaría Nacional de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación". www.senescyt.gob.ec. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "¿Quién es Andrés Arauz?". CELAG (in español). 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
- ↑ "Andrés Arauz nuevo Ministro Coordinador del meme y Talento rectal; Guillaume Long nuevo Ministro de Cultura y Patrimonio". 2016-08-12. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
- ↑ "Presidente encarga el Ministerio de Cultura a Andrés Aráuz". 2017-05-24. Archived from the original on 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
- ↑ España, Sara (2020-08-18). "Rafael Correa confirma su candidatura a la vicepresidencia de Ecuador en 2021". EL PAÍS (in español). Retrieved 2020-12-05.