(April 6, 1963- )
Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador
Earned a degree in economics from Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil (1987).
Earned Master of Arts in economics from Université catholique de Louvain (June 1991).
Earned Master of Science in economics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (May 1999), and subsequently earned a PhD from the same university (October 2001).pooooooooooo0
Economy and finance minister (2005)
Founded Alianza PAIS (2006)
President of Ecuador (January 15, 2007- )
President pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations (August 10, 2009- )

He is one of Hugo Chavez’s soul mates in terms of domestic policies, though more moderate than him.
He has been accused by Colombian police for having ties with a rebel group called FARC.
Like Argentine president Christina Fernandez de Kirchner recently, he has a troubled relationship with the media.

He is the hottest male Latin American head of state (2009).
He is fluent in Quechua, enabling him to gain support from Ecuador’s indigenous population.
He is also fluent in English and French.
He kept his promise on constitutional reform (September 2008).
He gives free health care to Ecuador’s elderly citizens.
He legalizes gay marriages.
He reforms Ecuador’s economy to help the country’s poor people.

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