Background and career
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.
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