Andrés Arauz

Andrés Arauz Galarza (6 February 1985) is an Ecuadorian politician and economist. From 2015 to 2017 he served as Minister of Knowledge and Human Talent during the presidency of Rafael Correa.[3] He also served as Minister of Culture in March and April 2017 following the resignation of Raúl Vallejo.[4] In August of 2020 he announced that he would be a candidate for President in the 2021 general election, scheduled for 7 February of that year.[5] He is part of the left-wing Unión por la Esperanza (UNES) coalition which is supported by Correa and his allies.

Andrés Arauz
Arauz in 2015.
Minister of Knowledge and Human Talent
In office
2015–2017
Preceded byRaúl Vallejo Corral
Succeeded byRaúl Pérez Torres
Personal details
Born (1985-02-06) 6 February 1985
Quito, Ecuador
Alma materUniversity of Michigan (BS)[1]
Autonomous University of Mexico (PhD)[2]

He was born in Quito and earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Michigan[1] and a doctorate in Economics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico.[2]

Background

Andrés Arauz started his career as a public servant in 2009 at the Central Bank of Ecuador. In the following years, he was promoted to general director of banking, a position he occupied from 2011 to 2013. He was later appointed deputy minister of planning and general director of national procurement.[6] In March 2015 he was appointed Minister of Knowledge and Human Talent in the government of Rafael Correa, replacing Guillaume Long.[3] From this position he led the coordination and supervision of the execution of the politics, programs, and projects of the Ministries of Education, Culture, Higher Education, Science, and Technology. Among the outcomes of these projects were improved technological independence in the country, the use of free software, and the development of free knowledge.[7]

He also headed the Ministry of Culture for a brief period of time due to the resignation of Raúl Vallejo.[2]

In 2017 he left his posts due to the assumption of the presidency by Lenín Moreno. He founded the Observatory of Dollarization dedicated to disseminating essays and investigations on the subject of dollarization of various national economies and its effects. He previously began doctoral studies on financial economics in the Autonomous University of Mexico.[2] He is a member of the Executive Council of International Progress.[2]

Political career

2021 presidential candidacy

On 18 August 2020 the political coalition Unión por la Esperanza (UNES), which includes among its ranks the political organizations Citizen Revolution Movement and Democratic Center, announced that Arauz would be its candidate for President of Ecuador in the elections scheduled for 7 February 2021. Accompanying Arauz as running mate would have been Rafael Correa, who had been president from 2007 to 2017.[5] However, his acceptance of the position was rejected by the National Electoral Council, which argued that it was mere procedure rather than politically motivated, as Correa had left the country and now resides in Belgium.[8]

References
  1. "SENESCYT - Secretaría Nacional de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación". www.senescyt.gob.ec. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  2. "¿Quién es Andrés Arauz?". CELAG (in Spanish). 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  3. "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.
  4. "Presidente encarga el Ministerio de Cultura a Andrés Aráuz". 2017-05-24. Archived from the original on 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  5. España, Sara (2020-08-18). "Rafael Correa confirma su candidatura a la vicepresidencia de Ecuador en 2021". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  6. "¿Quién es Andrés Arauz?". Centro Estratégico Latinoamericano de Geopolítica (in Spanish). 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  7. "Migración a Software Libre - Ministerio Coordinador de Conocimiento y Talento Humano". Youtube. May 31, 2016.
  8. "Rafael Correa intentó aceptar su precandidatura a la Vicepresidencia de forma virtual; el Consejo Nacional Electoral no entregó el formulario a Pierina Correa". El Universo (in Spanish). 2020-09-01. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
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