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Introduction
Luisa González is an Ecuadorian politician and lawyer who is running for President of Ecuador in the 2023 general election. She was elected to the National Assembly in the 2021 legislative elections representing the Province of Manabi.
González served in various positions in the government of Rafael Correa from 2007 to 2017. She worked as the Ecuadorian general counsel in Spain prior to enter ing politics and briefly was the Secretary of Public Administration under the Rafael Correa administration from January to May 2017. She also served in various positions in the Tourism Ministry in the Correa government.
In June 2023, González announced her candidacy for president in the 2023 election, one month after her tenure at the National Assembly ended when the incumbent president, Guillermo Lasso, invoked a measure from Ecuador’s constitution known as muerte cruzada.
Early life
Luisa Magdalena González Alcivar was born on November 22, 1977 (age 45 years) in Quito, Pichincha Province, Ecuador. She was raised in Chone Canton, Manabí Province. She studied to become a lawyer at the International University of Ecuador and received her master’s degree from the Institute of Higher National Studies in Ecuador.
González also received a master’s degree in economics from Complutense University of Madrid in Spain. González was a research assistant at the International University of Ecuador in 2005. She served in various positions in the government of Rafael Correa from 2007 to 2017.
Political career
Luisa González was a candidate for the National Congress in 2007 to represent the Pichincha Province for the right-wing Social Christian Party (PSC). In 2008, she worked as an advisor to the Secretariat of Communication and Information of Ecuador, and that same year she became the General Coordinator of Human Resources, Institutional Development and Training of the Superintendence of Companies.
González assumed the role of General Coordinator of the Presidential Strategic Agenda in 2010. Then in 2011, she was appointed as Vice Consul of Ecuador in Madrid. In 2014, González was promoted to Vice Minister of Tourism Management in the Ministry of Tourism. In 2015, she was appointed Undersecretary in charge of the Presidential Agenda and, later, Secretary General of the Presidential Office. That same year, González also held the position of Consul General of Ecuador in Madrid.
In 2016, she assumed the role of Deputy Secretary General of Public Administration. In 2017, she held different positions, such as advisor in the company Correos del Ecuador, National Secretary of Public Administration, Minister of Labor in charge, Secretary General of the Quito Companies Intendancy in the Superintendence of Companies, and Consul General of Ecuador in Alicante.
Luisa González became the national secretary for the Andean Parliament in 2018 and in 2019, became the parliamentary advisor. González was elected as a member of the National Assembly in the 2021 legislative elections, representing the Manabí Province for the first district, for the Union for Hope alliance.
In February 2022, during a debate in the National Assembly on the decriminalization of abortion in cases of rape, she controversially took a pro-life stance and denied abortion as a right. She also objected to the Menstrual Health and Hygiene bill that, among various things, proposed the free distribution of menstrual pads. On 17 May 2023, when President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly through the decree muerte cruzada, González’s tenure as an assemblywoman ended.
Prior to her presidential campaign announcement in 2023, a special examination showed González was among the assembly members who used private aircraft to travel to various countries considered tax havens, such as the United Arab Emirates, Luxembourg, Panama, Cape Verde, Belize, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago. The Comptroller’s Office found her liable for a total of $880,473 for the irregular use of the presidential plane to travel to fiscal paradises.
On 10 June 2023, González was designated as the presidential candidate for the Citizen Revolution Movement to participate in the 2023 general election after former Vice President Jorge Glas declined the nomination. In 2021 presidential candidate Andrés Arauz was nominated as her running mate. Should González be elected president, she would be the first female elected president in the country’s history.
On 13 June 2023, while González was about to register her presidential candidacy with the National Electoral Council with her supporters and president of the Citizen Revolution movement, Marcela Aguiñaga, they were attacked with pepper spray and tear gas by the National Police. González was treated at a Quito medical center after flushing her eyes from the pepper spray. The National Police claimed to have used chemical agents to protect security and public order because of the hostile behavior of González’s supporters. González was able to register her candidacy at the end of the day.
On 16 June 2023, the National Electoral Council (CNE) denied González’s candidacy because the party had not presented the corresponding documents. The CNE provided a period of 48 hours for González to correct the issue for her to participate in the elections. However, the next day, the Citizen Revolution Movement stated that the missing requirement was being corrected, and on 20 June the registration was accepted.
During her campaign, González had vowed to make former President Rafael Correa a central figure in her administration such as a “principal advisor”. She said that she would treat the United States equally as she would other countries. She also insisted that the United States should respect the country’s “self-determination”.
A poll conducted on 9 July, showed González as the front-runner with nearly 34% and former Vice President Otto Sonnenholzner in second place with 17.5%. Two polls conducted on 9 August, the day of Fernando Villavicencio’s assassination, found González in first place at 35.4% and 24% with Villavicencio in second place at 18.4% and 12.5% respectively. On 12 August, a poll found her narrowly ahead of right-wing businessman Jan Topić for first place with 24.9% to Topić’s 21.7%.
Husband
Luisa González marital status is unclear. The politician rarely speaks about her husband and children.
Luisa González net worth
How much is Luisa González worth? Luisa González net worth is estimated at around $2 million. Her main source of income is from her primary work as a politician. Luisa González’s salary per month and other career earnings are over $239,873 dollars annually. Her remarkable achievements have earned her some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips. She is one of the richest and most influential politicians in Ecuador. She stands at an appealing height of 1.69m and has a good body weight which suits her personality.