Andrés Arauz
Andrés Arauz | |
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Arauz in 2021 | |
| General Secretary of the Citizen Revolution Movement | |
| Assumed office 18 November 2023 | |
| President | Luisa González |
| Preceded by | David Villamar |
| President of the Citizen Revolution Movement | |
| In office 21 December 2020 – 24 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Vanessa Freire |
| Succeeded by | Raisa Corral |
| Minister of Knowledge and Human Talent | |
| In office 25 March 2015 – 25 April 2017 | |
| President | Rafael Correa |
| Preceded by | Guillaume Long |
| Succeeded by | Raúl Pérez Torres |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 February 1985 Quito, Ecuador |
| Political party | Citizen Revolution Movement |
| Other political affiliations | Union for Hope |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Education | University of Michigan (BS) Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (MA) National Autonomous University of Mexico (PHD) |
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.