Who is Daniel Noboa, the virtual president of Ecuador? | PROFILE

In a few words, calm and far from any kind of confrontation, and thus fulfilled the dream that his father, Álvaro Noboa, one of the richest people in the country thanks to his banana emporium, resisted five times.

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At 35 years old, Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azín (Guayaquil, 1987) He is not new to politics, as he was a deputy between 2021 and 2023, but in these elections he played the role of “outsider”.”. He was not among the favorites, but he was seen as a new face and his participation in the first round electoral debate catapulted him into this Sunday’s second round against Correista Luisa González.

He is the eldest of four brothers from a family of great businessmen and politicians, as in addition to his father’s presidential aspirations, his mother Annabella Azín, a doctor, was a deputy and candidate for vice president.

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He is also the grandson of Luis Noboa Naranjo, one of the most important businessmen in the country. in the 20th century and one of the richest men in Ecuador in his time, who launched the Quaker oat brand in the 60s, which his grandson came to be humorously nicknamed.

The candidate of the National Democratic Action (ADN) alliance, which defines itself as center-left but presents more liberal economic approaches, He is currently awaiting the birth of his second child with his second wife, nutritionist and influencer Lavinia Valbonesi..

He had his first-born daughter with his first wife, Gabriela Goldbaum, with whom Noboa faced problems in the divorce.to the point of maintaining a dispute with the Spanish insurance company Mapfre, since the woman had access to her bank details through an employee of this company.

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Finance and music

Noboa studied Business Administration at New York University’s Stern School of Business and continued his career by specializing in three master’s degrees: in 2019 in Business Administration and Public Administration at the Kellogg School of Management; in 2020 at Harvard University and in 2022 completed a master’s degree in Political Communication and Governance at George Washington University.

In a recent meeting with young people, he confessed that Since he was little, he wanted to be a musician and, although his father did not finance his studies, he did it alone..

Based on his love of music and business knowledge, Noboa founded his first company “DNA Entertainment Group” at the age of 18.dedicated to organizing events.

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There, he gained experience to, a few years later, work at Noboa Corporation., from your family; where he was the youngest navigation director in the company’s history. He was commercial director until June 2018 and his main task was to oversee the global sales strategy for all food products.

The young businessman, who claims to have always sought independence from the family business, does not believe that “hyperspecialization” is viable in current timesThat’s why he also studied physics and marketing.

In 2021 he entered politics and in the general elections he managed to be elected deputy for the coastal province of Santa Elena.

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As a deputy, he was president of the Economic Development Commission and the target of criticism for having led the organization, in the middle of the war between Russia and Ukraine, of the trip, paid for by the private company, of six parliamentarians to Russia, one of the main importers of Ecuadorian bananas, together with the European Union (EU) .

“Future project”

Noboa, who met at the polls with Luisa González, from the Citizen Revolution, a political movement led by former president Rafael Correa (2007-2017), He presented himself as a candidate with a new perspective for the country, although Correismo criticized him for parts of his campaign that were based on “old practices”..

The candidate states that “It is a project designed to give freedom, peace and progress to Ecuador, a country in economic crisis and marked by increased violence. “It’s a project for the future, not for returning to the past“, in reference to Correismo.

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He highlights that in his “youth project”, where “hope over hate” prevails, The priority is human development, productivity and competitiveness, among others.

Faced with a mandate of just 15 months, Noboa aims to “address what is urgent: reducing violence, youth unemployment and generating employment”.

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Noboa will govern Ecuador until May 2025when the Government of Guillermo Lasso should have ended if it had not dissolved the National Assembly, it invoked the “death crusade” and forced early elections.

Source: Elcomercio

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