Daniel Noboa
Daniel Noboa Azin | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Noboa Azin in April 2024 | |
| 48th President of Ecuador | |
| Assumed office 23 November 2023 | |
| Vice President | Verónica Abad Rojas (suspended) Sariha Moya (acting) |
| Preceded by | Guillermo Lasso |
| Member of the National Assembly from Santa Elena | |
| In office 14 May 2017 – 17 May 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azin 30 November 1987 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | National Democratic Action (2022–present) |
| Other political affiliations | United Ecuadorian (before 2022) |
| Spouse(s) |
Gabriela Goldbaum
(m. 2018; div. 2021) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents | Álvaro Noboa Anabella Azín |
| Education | New York University (BBA) Northwestern University (MBA) Harvard University (MPA) George Washington University (MA) |
Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azin (born 30 November 1987) is an American-born Ecuadorian politician and businessman. He became the President of Ecuador after winning the 2023 election.[1] He was a member of the National Assembly of Ecuador, between 2021 and 2023. He was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador. His father is businessman and former presidential candidate Álvaro Noboa.[2]
Early life
[change | change source]Noboa was born on 30 November 1987, in Miami, Florida. He is the son of businessman Álvaro Noboa, and of doctor Anabella Azin.[2] He was raised in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
After studying at the New York University Stern School of Business, he earned a degree in business administration in 2010.[3]
Business career
[change | change source]At the age of 18, he founded his own company, DNA Entertainment Group.[2]
His father Álvaro Noboa's Noboa Corporation business is an exporter of bananas.[4] He is seen as an heir to the company.[4] He was the Shipping Director of Noboa Corporation.[2] He was also commercial and logistics director, between 2010[5] and June 2018.[2]
Political career
[change | change source]Noboa was elected to the National Assembly in the 2021 legislative elections.[6] He was inaugurated on 14 May of the same year. In that same May, he became president of the Commission for Economic, Productive and Microenterprise Development.[7] In March 2023, he was in favour of the muerte cruzada and supported President Guillermo Lasso during his impeachment proceedings.[8] On 17 May 2023, Lasso used muerte cruzada to the National Assembly's current term and ended Noboa's term in the assembly.[9]
2023 presidential campaign
[change | change source]In May 2023, after his term in the National Assembly ended, he announced his candidacy for the presidential elections of the same year, by the political movement National Democratic Action (ADN).[3][1][10] His running mate was businesswoman Verónica Abad Rojas.[11]
On 20 August, Noboa won 23.47% of the actual votes and advanced to the run-off election set for 15 October, facing Luisa González.[12] His second place finish was seen as surprising.[13]
In the second round, Noboa was elected, winning 52% of the vote.[14] At age 35, he is the youngest president to be elected in Ecuadorian history.[15][14]
Presidency
[change | change source]Noboa was inaugurated as president on 23 November 2023, becoming the country's youngest person to assume the office.[16] President of Colombia Gustavo Petro was the only foreign head of state to attend his inauguration.[17] His inaugural address lasted seven minutes.[17]
In May 2024, Noboa registered to run for re-election in the upcoming 2025 general election.[18]
Personal life
[change | change source]In 2018, he married Gabriela Goldbaum.[19] They had a daughter.[20] They later divorced.[20] In June 2021, a complaint filed by Noboa was accepted by a Spanish court to investigate the insurance company Mapfre. This was related to an alleged violation of privacy and disclosure of secrets involving data used by Goldbaum during their divorce.[21]
In 2021, he married social media figure Lavinia Valbonesi.[22][23] They have one son.[24] In October 2023, it became known that Noboa and Valbonesi will have their second son in February 2024.[25]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Otra vez Álvaro Noboa quiere ser presidente y ahora competiría hasta con su hijo". El Universo (in Spanish). 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Daniel Noboa anuncia su candidatura a la presidencia: "Soy un hombre de proyectos que no se rinde"". www.vistazo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Redacción (24 May 2023). "Elecciones Ecuador 2023: Daniel Noboa Azín buscará por primera vez la Presidencia de Ecuador, que su padre Álvaro Noboa no logró en cinco intentos". www.ecuavisa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Banana tycoon's son pulls off upset in Ecuador president race". Columbian. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ↑ "Daniel Roy Noboa Azin". www.radiografiapolitica.org. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ "La renovación política de los Noboa Azín comienza en Santa Elena". Primicias (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ "Legisladores manabitas en comisiones permanentes de Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador". REVISTA DE MANABÍ (in Spanish). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ "Asambleísta Daniel Noboa dice que se debe llamar a muerte cruzada". www.vistazo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ "Ecuador's president dissolves National Assembly". Deutsche Welle. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ↑ "Movimiento Mover respaldará la candidatura de Daniel Noboa a la Presidencia de la República". El Universo (in Spanish). 29 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ "Segunda vuelta Ecuador 2023: ¿Quién es Verónica Abad, la compañera de fórmula de Daniel Noboa?" (in Spanish). Ecuavisa. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ↑ "Factbox-Ecuador's Gonzalez and Noboa go to second round in presidential vote". AOL. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ "Luisa Gonzalez will face Daniel Noboa in Ecuador's presidential runoff election". CNN. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Daniel Noboa, political neophyte and heir to banana empire, elected president in Ecuador". MSN. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ↑ "Segunda vuelta 2023: Ecuador tendrá a la primera mujer presidenta electa en las urnas o al presidente más joven de la historia" (in Spanish). El Universo. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ↑ "Ecuador's youngest-ever president Daniel Noboa takes office". Yahoo. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Daniel Noboa assumes power in Quito: 'I am not an anti-anything; I am pro Ecuador'". MSN. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ↑ "ADN, de Daniel Noboa, fue inscrito en el CNE con un número 'especial'" (in Spanish). El Comercio. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ↑ "Daniel Noboa Azín y Gabriela Goldbaum se casan en Salinas | La República EC" (in Spanish). 15 January 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Telégrafo, El (18 October 2020). "Si no podemos confiar en la justicia, no es justicia". El Telégrafo (in European Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ EFE (19 July 2021). "Juez español investiga a Mapfre por revelar secretos de empresario ecuatoriano". www.ecuavisa.com. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ↑ "Ella es Lavinia, la esposa del candidato presidencial Daniel Noboa Azín". El Universo (in Spanish). 25 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ "La 'influencer' Lavinia Valbonesi comparte su felicidad en las redes; se casó con el asambleísta Daniel Noboa". El Universo (in Spanish). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ "¿Quién es Daniel Noboa?". El Comercio. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ "¿Quién es Lavinia Valbonesi, la futura primera dama de Ecuador?". CNN. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Campaign website (in Spanish)
- Biography by CIDOB (in Spanish)