Andrés Arauz

Andrés Arauz Galarza (born 6 February 1985) is an Ecuadorian politician and economist who ran for Vice President of Ecuador in the 2023 election. Arauz served as Minister of Knowledge and Human Talent in the Rafael Correa administration from 2015 to 2017. He also briefly served as President of the Citizen Revolution Movement from five months between December 2020 to May 2021.

Arauz was a candidate for President of Ecuador in the 2021 general election as a progressive candidate. He came in first place in the first round of voting, however narrowly lost in the run-off election to conservative banker Guillermo Lasso.

In November 2023, Arauz was designated as General Secretary of the Citizen Revolution Movement. Provided by Wikipedia