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In polling before the run-off, Arauz was leading Lasso with one indicating a 82% certainty of Arauz defeating Lasso.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grupolaprovincia.com/internacionales/segun-14-de-17-sondeos-arauz-vencera-a-lasso-en-el-balotaje-del-proximo-domingo-en-ecuador-692359|title=According to 14 of 17 polls, Arauz will beat Lasso in the ballot next Sunday in Ecuador|publisher=Grupo La Provincia|accessdate=3 May 2021}}</ref> The Lasso-Borrero ticket would defeat Arauz on 11 April in the run-off election in an [[upset victory]].<ref name=WSJ>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/ecuadors-guillermo-lasso-wins-presidential-election-11618195085|title=Ecuador’s Guillermo Lasso Wins Presidential Election|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|date=11 April 2021}}</ref><ref name=upset2>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/ecuador-ponders-return-socialism-presidential-050321123.html|title=Lasso wins Ecuador presidency in upset over socialist rival|publisher=[[Yahoo]]|date=11 April 2021}}</ref> |
In polling before the run-off, Arauz was leading Lasso with one indicating a 82% certainty of Arauz defeating Lasso.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grupolaprovincia.com/internacionales/segun-14-de-17-sondeos-arauz-vencera-a-lasso-en-el-balotaje-del-proximo-domingo-en-ecuador-692359|title=According to 14 of 17 polls, Arauz will beat Lasso in the ballot next Sunday in Ecuador|publisher=Grupo La Provincia|accessdate=3 May 2021}}</ref> The Lasso-Borrero ticket would defeat Arauz on 11 April in the run-off election in an [[upset victory]].<ref name=WSJ>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/ecuadors-guillermo-lasso-wins-presidential-election-11618195085|title=Ecuador’s Guillermo Lasso Wins Presidential Election|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|date=11 April 2021}}</ref><ref name=upset2>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/ecuador-ponders-return-socialism-presidential-050321123.html|title=Lasso wins Ecuador presidency in upset over socialist rival|publisher=[[Yahoo]]|date=11 April 2021}}</ref> |
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===Inauguration=== |
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Following the Lasso-Borrero ticket victory in April 2021, he will be inaugurated as the [[List of vice presidents of Ecuador|52nd vice president of Ecuador]] on 24 May 2021.<ref name=WSJ/> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Revision as of 11:41, 4 May 2021
Doctor Alfredo Borrero | |
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| Vice President-elect of Ecuador | |
| Assuming office 24 May 2021 | |
| President | Guillermo Lasso (elect) |
| Succeeding | María Alejandra Muñoz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alfredo Enrique Borrego Vega 19 October 1955 Cuenca, Ecuador |
| Political party | Creating Opportunities |
| Spouse | Lucia Pazmiño Salvador |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Neurosurgeon, politician |
Alfredo Enrique Borrero Vega (born 19 October 1955) is an Ecuadorian neurosurgeon and politician. He is the vice president-elect of Ecuador since winning the 2021 election.[1] Borrero Vega was the running mate of Guillermo Lasso.[2] He is a member of the Creating Opportunities.
Medical career
Between 2005 and 2014, Borrero was medical director of the Hospital Metropolitano of Quito. He was president of the Association of Private Hospitals and Clinics from 2007 to 2014. He is dean and administrator of the Faculty of Medicine of the Universidad de las Americas (UDLA). Borrero has 40 years of experience and in health administration and has worked in medical and educational institutions for more than 25 years in the same city.[2]
In March 2020 he became director of Saving Lives, an initiative created by Guillermo Lasso against the COVID-19 pandemic and raised 8 million dollars to help purchase of supplies and equipment to the Ecuadorian Health System. In the middle of that same month, he was named Executive Director of the institution.[3]
Vice President-elect of Ecuador
2021 election
Creating Opportunities presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso named Borrero as his running-mate in October 2020 for the 2021 election.[4] In February 2021, the ticket advanced to the run-off election in April following a narrow second place victory.[5]
In polling before the run-off, Arauz was leading Lasso with one indicating a 82% certainty of Arauz defeating Lasso.[6] The Lasso-Borrero ticket would defeat Arauz on 11 April in the run-off election in an upset victory.[7][8]
Inauguration
Following the Lasso-Borrero ticket victory in April 2021, he will be inaugurated as the 52nd vice president of Ecuador on 24 May 2021.[7]
Personal life
Borrero was born in Cuenca, Ecuador in 1955. Borrero has a major in Health Administration from Harvard University.
He is married with Lucia Pazmiño.[9] He has four children from previous marriages,[10] one of them is Juan David Borrero,[11] director of international markets of Snap Inc, engaged in marriage with the American model of Victoria's Secret, Jasmine Tookes.[12]
References
- ^ "Ecuador goes with conservative banker in presidential vote". Associated Press. 11 April 2021.
- ^ a b "¿Quién es Alfredo Borrero, candidato a vicepresidente por CREO?" (in Spanish). GK. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Alfredo Borrero, compañero de fórmula de Guillermo Lasso, colabora con CREO desde el 2013". El Universo (in Spanish). 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ "¿Quién es Alfredo Borrero, candidato a vicepresidente por CREO?" (in Spanish). GK. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Leftist Arauz, conservative Lasso advance to Ecuador presidential run-off". Buenos Aires Times. 22 February 2021.
- ^ "According to 14 of 17 polls, Arauz will beat Lasso in the ballot next Sunday in Ecuador". Grupo La Provincia. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Ecuador's Guillermo Lasso Wins Presidential Election". The Wall Street Journal. 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Lasso wins Ecuador presidency in upset over socialist rival". Yahoo. 11 April 2021.
- ^ Montenegro Fernandez, Javier (21 November 2020). "Alfredo Borrero: "La jefa en la casa es mi esposa"" (in Spanish). Expreso. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ El Universo, Redaccion (19 December 2020). "Alfredo Borrero: Eliminar tabla de consumo de drogas será un eje prioritario" (in Spanish). El Universo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ https://twitter.com/ABorreroVega/status/1358479753179766789
- ^ Macon, Alexandra (September 24, 2020). "Jasmine Tookes Is Engaged". Vogue.com. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
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