Álvaro Noboa
Álvaro Fernando Noboa Pontón (born November 21, 1950) is an Ecuadorian businessman and politician. He was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Noboa has been actively involved in politics, unsuccessfully running for the office of President of Ecuador in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2009 and 2013. In 2007, however, he was elected national assemblyman. In 2013 Noboa ran for office for the fifth time unsuccessfully.[1]
In 1997, already owning 24% of Bonita Bananas, Noboa purchased another 25% of the shares, the holding company for the family business. Presently, he runs the Noboa Group of Companies and Noboa Corporation, with more than 110 companies in Ecuador.
His son, Daniel Noboa Azin, is running for president in the 2023 election and was a member of the National Assembly.
Álvaro Noboa Media
Medical attention at Babahoyo and Barreiro
References
- ↑ "ECUADORTIMES.NET - Alvaro Noboa Announces his Presidential Candidacy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
Other websites
- (in Spanish) PRIAN campaign official website Archived 2004-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Ecuador's Presidential Election: Background on Economic Issues, issue brief from the Center for Economic and Policy Research