León Roldós Aguilera
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León Roldós Aguilera is an Ecuador
ian politician. He was born in Guayaquil
in 1942. His mother died during his birth. He studied law at the state University of Guayaquil (Universidad de Guayaquil). He became Secretary of the Municipality of Guayaquil under Mayor Asaad Bucaram (his brother's father in law), of the populist party Concentración de Fuerzas Populares. He also had a private practice of law and consultancy mostly to the banking sector. He later became a professor in the Guayaquil state University and a Dean of the Law School of the Universidad Laica Vicente Rocafuerte.
In 1979, his brother Jaime Roldós
was elected President in a ticket representing the alliance between Concentración de Fuerzas Populares and the Christian Democrat Party Democracia Popular. He was then appointed Chairman of the Monetary Board (Junta Monetaria).
President Jaime Roldós died in an airplane crash while in office; the National Congress elected León Roldós to serve out the term (1981-84) as Vice-President, with President Osvaldo Hurtado
, of Democracia Popular. León Roldós did not enjoy a good relationship with President Hurtado, having opposed the assumption of the private external debt by the government (known as the "sucretización"), among other economic policies.
On 31 October 1994, León Roldós was elected Rector of the Universidad de Guayaquil, and served two terms, which were acknowledged to have revitalized this institution.
León Roldos ran for President in 1992 under the banner of the Socialist Party of Ecuador, Partido Socialista Ecuatoriano; and in a second attempt in 2002 as an independent; he received then 15.4% of the vote and barely missed the runoff election). He was also elected Congressman for the Province of Guayas.
In 2006 Ecuadorian general elections he ran again this time in a ticket of the of alliance of "Ethics and Democracy Network" (Red Etica y Democracia) and of the Democratic Left Party
. He raked a fourth place of the vote receiving 4.8% of casted votes.
Note: León Roldós does not belong to the Ecuadorian Roldosist Party
, which is named after his brother, former President Jaime Roldós.
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
ian politician. He was born in Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...
in 1942. His mother died during his birth. He studied law at the state University of Guayaquil (Universidad de Guayaquil). He became Secretary of the Municipality of Guayaquil under Mayor Asaad Bucaram (his brother's father in law), of the populist party Concentración de Fuerzas Populares. He also had a private practice of law and consultancy mostly to the banking sector. He later became a professor in the Guayaquil state University and a Dean of the Law School of the Universidad Laica Vicente Rocafuerte.
In 1979, his brother Jaime Roldós
Jaime Roldós Aguilera
Jaime Roldós Aguilera was President of Ecuador from 10 August 1979 to 24 May 1981. In his short tenure, he became known for his firm stance on human rights. His death in a plane crash gave rise to speculation of involvement by the United States government in the accident.-Early life and...
was elected President in a ticket representing the alliance between Concentración de Fuerzas Populares and the Christian Democrat Party Democracia Popular. He was then appointed Chairman of the Monetary Board (Junta Monetaria).
President Jaime Roldós died in an airplane crash while in office; the National Congress elected León Roldós to serve out the term (1981-84) as Vice-President, with President Osvaldo Hurtado
Osvaldo Hurtado
Luis Osvaldo Hurtado Larrea is an Ecuadorian author and politician who served as President of Ecuador from 1981 to 1984....
, of Democracia Popular. León Roldós did not enjoy a good relationship with President Hurtado, having opposed the assumption of the private external debt by the government (known as the "sucretización"), among other economic policies.
On 31 October 1994, León Roldós was elected Rector of the Universidad de Guayaquil, and served two terms, which were acknowledged to have revitalized this institution.
León Roldos ran for President in 1992 under the banner of the Socialist Party of Ecuador, Partido Socialista Ecuatoriano; and in a second attempt in 2002 as an independent; he received then 15.4% of the vote and barely missed the runoff election). He was also elected Congressman for the Province of Guayas.
In 2006 Ecuadorian general elections he ran again this time in a ticket of the of alliance of "Ethics and Democracy Network" (Red Etica y Democracia) and of the Democratic Left Party
Democratic Left Party (Turkey)
The Democratic Left Party is a Turkish political party founded on November 14, 1985, by Rahşan Ecevit.-1985-1999:The DSP, a social democratic oriented party, was registered on November 14, 1985 by Rahşan Ecevit, wife of Bülent Ecevit, as he was banned from political life after the 1980 coup...
. He raked a fourth place of the vote receiving 4.8% of casted votes.
Note: León Roldós does not belong to the Ecuadorian Roldosist Party
Ecuadorian Roldosist Party
The Ecuadorian Roldosist Party is a centre-left populist political party in Ecuador.At the legislative elections, 20 October 2002, the party won 15 out of 100 seats. Its candidate Jacobo Bucaram Ortiz won 11.9 % of the vote in the presidential elections of the same day, coming in 6th place...
, which is named after his brother, former President Jaime Roldós.