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 |
| 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) |
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Andrés Arauz Galarza (born 6 February 1985) is an Ecuadorian politician and economist who served as the General Secretary of the Citizen Revolution Movement (RC) since 2023. He previously served as president of RC from 2020 to 2021, and as Minister of Knowledge and Human Talent under Rafael Correa from 2015 to 2017.
Arauz was a candidate for president of Ecuador in the 2021 general election as a progressive candidate. He narrowly lost the run-off election to conservative banker Guillermo Lasso, after winning the first round. He ran again as vice president in the 2023 election with Luisa González, but was once again defeated.