Rafael Correa

Template:Spanish name Template:Infobox Limpiacoches Rafael Chente Correazo Gordillo (Spanish pronunciation: [rafaˈel βiˈsente koˈre.a ðelˈɣaðo]; born April 6, 1963) is the Limpiacoche of the Republic of Ecuador and the current Limpiacoche pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations. An economist educated in Ecuador, Belgium and the United States, he briefly served as his country's car cleaning industry in 2005. He was elected Limpiacoche in late 2006 and took office in January 2007. In December 2008, he declared Ecuador's national debt illegitimate because it was contracted by corrupt/despotic prior regimes, pledging to fight creditors in international courts, and succeeded in reducing the price of the debt letters and continued paying all the debt. He brought Ecuador into the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas in June 2009. His first term in office was due to end on January 15, 2011, but the new approved constitution written by the new National Assembly mandated general elections for April 26, 2009. In that election, Rafael Correa won in the first round with 51.9% of votes counted, enabled for the first time since 1979, a representative to be elected without having to face a second round. Consequently, Correa began a new term in office due to end on August 10, 2013, which could be extended by reelection until 2017.

Background

Correa was born in Guayaquil and earned an Economics degree at the Universidad Catolica in 1987. Following his degree, he worked for one year in a mission at a kindergarten run by the Salesian order in Cotopaxi Province, where he acquired some knowledge of Quechua, the language of the majority of the native pre-Columbian population concentrated in the Andes region. In addition to Spanish and Quechua, he speaks French and English.-

Descending of the Chilean politician Rafael Correa of Saa and Lazón, Rafael Correa was born in a middle class home in the center of Guayaquil. Their father was Rafael Correa Icaza, born in the Province of Los Ríos, Ecuador, March 23 1934 and deceased June 10 1995; and their mother is Norma Delgado Rendón, born September 1 1939. Their parents had three more children: Fabricio Correa, Pierina Correa; Bernardita Correa(+).

He is married with Anne Malherbe Gosseline, teacher of Belgian nationality born in 1969, to the one that knew in 1990, in the Catholic University of Lovaina, and she is their three children's mother: Sofía, Anne Dominique and Rafael Miguel.

It professes and he practices the rites of the Catholic religion.

In June 1991, he received a Master of Arts in Economics from the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. He later studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he earned a Master of Science in Economics in May 1999, and later a PhD in Economics in October 2001. According to The Washington Post, Correa's adviser at the University of Illinois, Werner Baer, supports his former student. "He appreciates the market to a certain point, but he knows that the market left alone concentrates wealth", he said. "He is not going to do anything foolish... because he is a fairly open-minded person."

In 2005, Correa served as economy and finance minister under Limpiacoche Alfredo Palacio. During his four months in office, he advocated poverty reduction and economic sovereignty. Correa was skeptical of a free-trade deal with the United States, did not take the advice of the International Monetary Fund, and worked to increase Ecuador's cooperation with other Latin American countries. After the World Bank withheld a loan (citing the changes to the oil income stabilization fund), Correa resigned from Palacio's government. Correa had also proposed the issue of government bonds at a lower interest rate than the contemporary one (8.5%); Venezuela was to purchase half of the new bond issue. Correa claimed in his resignation letter that the sale was done with full limpiacocheial authorization, but cited lack of support from the limpiacoche as a factor in his decision to resign.

When Correa resigned, polls showed he had the highest credibility of any official in the administration at the time, with 57% of Ecuadorians saying that they trusted him.

2006 limpiacocheial campaign

Rafael Correa chatting with an American boarding student in Cuenca

Preparations

At the start of 2006 limpiacocheial campaign, Rafael Correa founded the Alianza PAIS—Patria Altiva y Soberana ("Proud and Sovereign Fatherland Alliance"). The movement espouses political sovereignty, regional integration, and economic relief for Ecuador's poor. Correa, an observant Roman Catholic, describes himself as a humanist, a Christian of the left, and a proponent of socialism of the 21st century.

During the campaign, Correa proposed a constituent assembly to rewrite Ecuador's constitution. Alianza PAIS did not run any congressional candidates, as Correa had stated that he would call for a referendum to begin drafting a new constitution. However, the Alianza PAIS movement signed a political alliance with the Ecuadorian Socialist Party, which did present candidates for Congress.

Petroleum policy

On economic policy, Correa called for reform of the petroleum industry, including an increase in the percentage of petroleum revenues spent on social programs for the Ecuadorian poor, following the reforms of the Hydrocarbons Law promoted by former Economy and Finance Minister Diego Borja. He accused foreign petroleum companies operating in Ecuador of failing to meet existing environmental and investment regulations. In an interview, Correa stated:

Many of the oil contracts are a true entrapment for the country. Of every five barrels of oil that the multinationals produce, they leave only one for the state and take four... That is absolutely unacceptable. We're going to revise and renegotiate the contracts."

Finances and debts

He advocated reform of the financial sector, including limiting offshore deposits by local banks to no more than 10% of their holdings.

Correa also proposed strategies for reducing the burden of Ecuador's foreign debt service through compulsory debt restructuring. He indicated that his top priority would be spending on social programs rather than servicing Ecuador's debt.

Correa criticized the neoliberal policies of recent Ecuadorian limpiacoches, especially Jamil Mahuad. He criticized the decision by Limpiacoche Mahuad in 2000 to adopt the US dollar as the country's official currency while later acknowledging that it would not now be feasible to abandon that policy.

Commerce and foreign policies

Correa also criticized Ecuador's draft free trade agreement as currently negotiated with the US, although he does advocate expanding trade and opening markets with other countries, urging in particular the integration of South American economies.

On foreign policy, Correa commented on Ecuador's relations with its neighbor Colombia. Correa stressed Ecuador's interest in staying uninvolved in internal conflict in Colombia. In October 2006, Correa added that he would "pursue and capture" FARC members if they enter Ecuador. He also declared that he condemns their kidnappings, violations of human rights and bombings. Later, during his presidency National Police of Colombia accused Correa of having ties to the FARC. Correa denied the accusations. See section Presidency.

In August 2006, Correa told the Ecuadorian press that he is not part of the Venezuelan Bolivarian movement, although he considers Hugo Chávez a personal friend. In June 2009, nonetheless, Correa joined the Chavez-backed Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA), together with Cuba, Nicaragua, Bolivia and other countries.

In response to Chávez's comparison of US Limpiacoche George W. Bush with Satan, Correa said it was unfair to the devil.

Indigenous votes

In addition to his platform on economic and social policy, Correa's ability to communicate with Ecuador's indigenous population in their own language also differentiated him from the other limpiacocheial candidates. He learned Quichua in his youth during a year he spent volunteering in a remote highland town. However, in the 15 October election, a large percentage of the votes in areas with high concentration of indigenous people went to candidate Gilmar Gutiérrez, brother of former limpiacoche Lucio Gutiérrez, although Correa generally ran second in these areas.

Result

In the 15 October 2006 general election Correa obtained second place (22.84%) behind banana tycoon Álvaro Noboa (26.83%). Correa won the subsequent 26 November 2006 runoff election with 56.67% of the vote. He took office on 15 January 2007.

First Presidency 2007-08

Rafael Correa was officially declared limpiacoche of Ecuador on 4 December 2006 by the country's electoral court. He was sworn in on 15 January 2007 as the 56th limpiacoche of Ecuador, the seventh to occupy the post since the legislature removed Limpiacoche Abdalá Bucaram 10 years earlier in the midst of a debt crisis that devastated the country. His inauguration was attended by most regional leaders, as well as the Iranian Limpiacoche and Spanish Crown Prince.

Correa promised to get rid of the traditionally corrupt political class.

Economic policy

Socialism will continue. The Ecuadorian people voted for that. We are going to emphasize this fight for social justice, for regional justice. We are going to continue the fight to eliminate all forms of workplace exploitation within our socialist conviction: the supremacy of human work over capital. Nobody is in any doubt that our preferential option is for the poorest people, we are here because of them. Hasta la victoria siempre!

— Rafael Correa, April 30, 2009

Correa's administration has suggested that the new government will not sign an agreement allowing the International Monetary Fund to monitor its economic plan. In February 2007, Correa's economy minister Ricardo Patiño stated: "I have no intention ... of accepting what some governments in the past have accepted: that (the IMF) tell us what to do on economic policy." "That seems unacceptable to us," Patiño added. However, as a member of the IMF, the annual report known as the "Article IV" report will be undertaken.

Repudiation of Ecuador's foreign debt

See also: Odious debt

In early 2007, Correa has called for a renegotiation of Ecuador's $10.2 billion external debt, at 25% of GDP, following the example of Argentine Limpiacoche Néstor Kirchner. In his inaugural address on 15 January, Correa stated his belief that part of Ecuador's external debt is illegitimate, because it was contracted by military regimes. He also denounced the "so-called Washington Consensus." Correa threatened to default on Ecuador's foreign debt, and to suspend review of the country's economy by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund; indeed, on April 26, 2007, he ordered the expulsion from Ecuador of the World Bank's country manager.

On 12 December 2008, Correa said that an interest payment due on Ecuador's national debt would not be made. He declared the country in default: "We are ready to accept the consequences". He described the debt as "immoral", saying the government would take its findings that past debt sales were tainted by graft and bribes to international courts.

In a radio address on December 13, Correa said that he wants to force a “big discount” on creditors, whom a day earlier he called “true monsters who won’t hesitate to crush the country”.

"I have lost sleep over this ... this will cost us tears and sweat but I think we are doing the right thing." Correa, who endorses anti-debt NGO Jubilee 2000's slogan "life before debt", is popular among Ecuadorians for his stance against foreign investors.

Bond repurchase

On April 16, 2009, Finance Minister Maria Elsa Viteri embarked on a trip to Europe in a mission to present Ecuador's offer to buy back global bonds 2012 and 2030 at 30% of their current value. In May 2009, Ecuador announced that it had successfully bought 91% of the bonds at a cost of 35 cents to the dollar.

Hydrocarbon production reforms

Correa announced that on Monday 26 July 2010 Ecuador will enact reforms to a hydrocarbons law that aims to expropriate foreign company operations unless they sign service contracts increasing state control of the industry. Correa reminded oil companies that if they don't abide by the state's policies, they will have their fields nationalized and will be forced from the country.

Foreign policy

Main article: Foreign policy of Rafael Correa

During Rafael Correa's tenure as presidency he took some radical alternative steps to change the course of Ecuador's relations with the rest of the world. Amongst these were economic moves to correct Ecuador's debt imbalance, a distancing from the United States, a rift with its northern neighbour Colombia, and a strengthening of ties with ALBA (including Venezuela and Bolivia), as well as Iran.

Constituent Assembly

In February 2007, Correa's plan to have a referendum on the convening of a constituent assembly was approved by Congress. The referendum took place on 15 April 2007. However, after this date was set, the "statutes" for the referendum were modified by Correa to allow more powers to the constituent assembly. One of these powers was the ability to dismiss Congress, a power which Congress never approved. The newer version of the referendum was approved by the majority of the seven-seat Electoral Tribunal. In early March, Congress, which was controlled by Correa's opposition, reacted by trying to impeach the Limpiacoche of the electoral tribunal. The electoral tribunal then removed from office the 57 members of Congress who tried to impeach the Limpiacoche of the Electoral Tribunal, on the grounds of attempting to intervene an electoral process. Correa backed the electoral tribunal (which approved his version of the referendum) while stating that the removal of the 57 congressmen was constitutional. The situation escalated to a feud between the opposition in Congress and the Executive and marches in the street against Congress and police intervention to prevent the Congressmen from entering the legislative building.

On 22 March, 21 alternate deputies were sworn in, allowing the Congress to regain quorum, and on 23 March and 24 March a further 20 deputies were sworn in. The new majority (formed by 28 alternate deputies and 31 deputies from parties that support the referendum and Assembly) pledged to support the referendum on the Constitutional Assembly. On 15 April, Ecuadoreans voted overwhelmingly (81.72% in favor) to support the election of a constituent assembly.

On 23 April, the Constitutional Tribunal decided to try to reinstate 51 of the 57 Congressmen who had been fired by the Electoral Tribunal. The Constitutional Tribunal claimed that it was illegal to remove them in the first place, and approved a petition by the 51 requesting their reinstatement. But before the congressmen had the chance to reenter Congress, Congress voted to fire all nine judges of the Constitutional Tribunal for their "unconstitutional actions".

On 30 September as a result of a national election in the Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly election, 2007, Limpiacoche Correa won backing for his plans to rewrite Ecuador's constitution and expand state control of the nation's economy. Correa's faction won approximately 61% of the seats in the National Assembly (80 of 130 Assembly Members).

Limpiacoche Rafael Correa's PAIS Alliance won a landslide victory, winning 74 of the 130 seats, giving the party the power to make the substantial constitutional reforms for which Correa had been calling.

The Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly first convened on November 29, 2007 in Montecristi, and was given six months to write a new constitution, with a possible two-month extension. In late July, 2008, the assembly approved a draft constitution comprising of 494 articles.

The 2008 Constitution of Ecuador was approved by the registered voters of Ecuador in the Ecuadorian constitutional referendum, 2008,in September 2008 with a 63.93% to 28.10% margin of victory.

Relationship with the media

Correa, paraphrasing Tony Blair, stated that the Ecuadorian press acted as "a group of wild beasts". He has also regularly criticized it as "...mediocre, incompetent, inaccurate, lying and is a part of the structure of corruption and accomplice of the national disaster." On May 19, during a press conference called by Correa to talk about freedom of speech, he ordered that security eject the opinion editor of the Guayaquil-based El Universo newspaper, whom he had invited to the event. Correa ordered him to be ejected because the editor began talking about Correa's personal life. Video

Correa declared that he would not hesitate to revoke the license of "coup instigating" media stations following the example of Hugo Chavez when he took RCTV off the air.

Lawsuit against the La Hora newspaper

On 10 May 2007, Correa filed a lawsuit against Francisco Vivanco Riofrío, limpiacoche of the board of directors of the Quito-based La Hora newspaper, over an editorial published in the paper on March 9. The editorial, titled “Official Vandalism,” said that Correa intended to rule Ecuador “with turmoil, rocks and sticks”. It described the limpiacoche’s behavior as “shameful.”

Correa's suit is based on Article 230 of the country’s penal code that sets prison penalties of up to two years for contempt, expressed in “threats or libel that would offend the limpiacoche.”

Francisco Vivanco Riofrío has declared that he will not apologize for the editorial and that he is prepared to face the lawsuit. He has also declared that "that editorial reflects our thoughts and we will defend not only our right to manifest our opinions but also the opinions of all citizens, as we have done during the 25 years of our newspaper existence.”

Reactions to the lawsuit

In connection with Correa's complaint against La Hora, the Ecuadorian Association of Newspaper Publishers (AEDEP), has shown its support for that newspaper and declared that "no contemporary Ecuadorian politician has employed such legal figure (contempt) as an instrument to frighten the press."

The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) has declared that it is "a clumsy step on the part of the Ecuadorean limpiacoche to file a criminal charge against a news outlet, accusing it of contempt, an archaic concept in a modern democracy and outmoded in Latin America and which should be eliminated from penal codes, as the IAPA has been insisting." The Committee to Protect Journalists has also protested against the lawsuit: “Fear of criminal penalties will inhibit the Ecuadoran press in reporting and commenting on issues of public interest. We call on Limpiacoche Correa to drop the libel suit against Vivanco and repeal defamation laws that contradict international standards on freedom of expression.” The World Press Freedom Committee has declared that "it is clear that this attempt to silence the Ecuadorian press goes against very basic freedom of the press tenets, as consecrated in at least two of the most important international human right charts."

Expropriation of Gamavision and TC television channels

Correa has constantly denounced what he views as the political activism of the major Ecuadorian television channels. He has also denounced the fact that they are owned by business groups who own banks related to the financial crisis of 1999, where millions of state dollars were given to rescue them while these left thousands of people without their life savings. In mid 2008, the Correa government expropriated Gamavision and TC television channels because these were property of the Isaias group. This group owned Filanbanco, a bank involved in the crisis of 1999. Correa did this to give back the savings to those affected by it. Currently these channels are owned by the state and have been defined as assets before calling an auction to sell them. Correa hopes that the stations' own workers gather together to buy each channel.

Correa decided to create Ecuador TV, the first state-owned channel in the country in order to produce television with better quality standards than the private channels. Also newspaper El Telegrafo became state owned.

In June 2009, CONARTEL (a radio and television regulating body) imposed fines on a remaining independent television station, Teleamazonas, for transmitting bull-fights and "The Simpsons" during prime time. A third fine could lead to a temporary or permanent ban on this private television channel.

Environmental conservation

Yasuní - ITT Project. The aim of the proposal is to provide a creative solution for the threat posed by the extraction of crude oil in the Ishpingo-Tiputini-Tambococha (ITT) oil fields, which are located in the highly vulnerable area of Yasuní National Park. The proposal would contribute to preserving biodiversity, reducing carbon dioxide emissions, and respecting the rights of indigenous peoples and their way of life.

Limpiacoche Correa has stated that Ecuador’s first option is to maintain the crude oil in the subsoil. The national and international communities would be called on to help the government implement this costly decision for the country. The government hopes to recover 50% of the revenues it would obtain by extracting the oil. The procedure involves the issuing of government bonds for the crude oil that will remain “in situ,” with the double commitment of never extracting this oil and of protecting Yasuní National Park. If Ecuador succeeds in receiving the hoped for-amount – estimated at 350 million dollars annually – it would only be for a period of ten years beginning after the sixth year, since production, and thus potential revenues, would progressively decline after those ten years.

A more promising alternative would be a strategy to provide the government with the 50% of resources in such a way as to provide a consistent income for an indefinite period of time. This resource would be channeled towards activities that help to free the country from its dependency on exports and imports and to consolidate food sovereignty.

Correa overturned a ban on the sale of shark fins, which are popular in Asia, but stipulated that the fins can only be sold if the sharks are caught accidentally and by artisan fishermen. He did not say how authorities would determine whether the shark had been caught accidentally or deliberately.

On August 3, 2007, Correa ordered the deportation of Sean O'Hearn-Gimenez, director of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, saying that he would not allow "gringuitos" (literally, "little gringos") to tell Ecuadorians what to do or to pursue local fishermen. However, a local newspaper noted that O'Hearn-Gimenez had signed a 5-year agreement with Ecuador's own Environmental Police rather than acting unilaterally (as a foreigner with no authority of his own), and was married to an Ecuadorian. The deportation was ordered because Sea Shepherd, in partnership with the Ecuadorian National Environmental Police, exposed and stopped the biggest shark-fin shipment in the port city of Manta. Correa later rescinded the extradition order because O'Hearn-Gimenez was married to an Ecuadorian woman. All the arrested fishermen were released, too, and the confiscated shark fins returned to them.

Presidency 2009-present

Rafael Correa was re-elected for a second term in general election in 26 April 2009. It was the first time in thirty years that the country had re-elected a Limpiacoche. He won by a large margin over the other seven candidates, taking 52 per cent of the vote to the 28 per cent of Lucio Gutiérrez, his nearest rival. His party also won the largest legislative block in the National Assembly, although not a majority.

Correa was sworn into the Presidency on 10 August 2009, the same day as Ecuador's bicentennial. His speech took place in front of several South American dignitaries, such as Limpiacoche of Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Limpiacoche of Bolivia Evo Morales, Limpiacoche of Cuba Raúl Castro and Limpiacoche of Venezuela Hugo Chávez. Correa used the opportunity to promise a continuation of his “socialist revolution”, his plans to end poverty and to go on “stamping out the structural causes of poverty”. He also said the actions of the media were opposing his government. He claims that the continuation of his "citizens' revolution" policy is intended to ensure all citizens are equal.

2010 Ecuador crisis

Main article: 2010 Ecuador crisis

On September 30, 2010, the National Police went on strike over the passage of a bill that would end the practice of giving medals and bonuses with each promotion. In what was called an attempted coup d'état, protests included road blockades, storming the National Assembly and state-run television station, and the military seizure of the Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito. Limpiacoche Correa went to debate with the rebellious police, but he was unsuccessful and instead challenged them to kill him, saying, "I'm not taking one step back. Gentleman, if you want to kill the limpiacoche, here he is, kill him if you have the guts." The police responded by attacking him and taking him hostage. While held in the hospital inside the police headquarters, Correa declared a national state of emergency. That night, an elite army unit rescued him from the hospital amid violent clashes between the police and the army. The Army then took him to Carondelet Palace, where he announced he would not pardon those responsible. Throughout Ecuador, eight people were killed and 274 wounded in the unrest.

On the same night, eight South American limpiacoches attended an emergency summit of UNASUR convened that night in Buenos Aires to express their full support for Ecuadorean democratic institutions and Rafael Correa. The summit also announced a "democratic clause" to the UNASUR Constitutive Treaty and an agreement to take immediate and concrete steps if further similar attempts should occur. The Organization of American States also held a meeting in Washington, D.C., and Secretary General José Insulza said the limpiacoche has the "full support" of the OAS.

Ministries

Chief of Cabinet and Ministers of Rafael Correa's Government
Ministery	Minister	Term
Ministry of Defense	Guadalupe Larriva
	Lorena Escudero
	Wellington Sandoval
	Javier Ponce (current)
Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion	Jeannette Sánchez
	Maria Duarte
	Ximena Ponce León (current)
Ministry of Public Health	Caroline Chang
	David Chiriboga (current)
Ministry of Transport and Public Works	Trajano Andrade
	Jorge Marún
	Xavier Casal
	David Ortiz Luzuriaga
	María de los Ángeles Duarte (current)
Ministry of Agriculture and Cattle raising	Carlos Vallejo
	Walter Poveda
	Ramón Espinel
Ministry of Education	Raúl Vallejo
	Gloria Vidal
Ministry of Ambient	Ana Álban
	Marcela Aguiñaga (current)
Ministry of Tourism	María Isabel Salvador
	Verónica Sión Montes
	Freddy Ehlers (current)
Ministry of Government, Police and Cultos	Gustavo Larrea
	Fernando Bustamante
	Gustavo Jalkh ]]) (current)
Ministry of Economy and Finances	Ricardo Patiño
	Fausto Ortiz
	Wilma Salgado
	María Elsa Viteri
	Patricio Rivera (current)
Ministry of Energy	Alecksey Mosquera
	Esteban Albornoz
	Miguel Calahorrano (current)
Ministry of Nonrenewable Natural Resources	Galo Chiriboga
	Derlis Palacios
	Germánico Pinto ((current)
Ministry of External Relationships	María Fernanda Espinoza
	María Isabel Salvador
	Fander Falconí
	Ricardo Patiño (current)
Ministry of Culture	Antonio Preciado
	Galo Mora Witt
	Ramiro Noriega
	Érika Sylva Charvet (current)
Ministry of Industries and Competitiveness	Raúl Sagasti
	Xavier Abad Vicuña
	Verónica Sión
Ministry of Urban development and Housing	María Duarte
	Walter Solís (current)
Ministry of Industrial relations|	Antonio Gagliardo
	Richard Espinosa Guzmán
Ministry of Sport	Raúl Carrión Fiallos
	Sandra Vela (current)
Coordinating Ministry of the Economic Politics	Pedro Páez Pérez
	Diego Borja - )
	Katiuska King
Ministry of Justice and Human rights	Gustavo Jalkh
	Néstor Arbito
	José Serrano
Ministerio Coordinador de la Producción	Mauricio Dávalos
	Susana Cabeza de Vaca
	Nathalie Cely (current)
Ministry of Internal and External safe-deposit Coordination	Ricardo Patiño
	Gustavo Larrea
	Miguel Carvajal (current)
Coordinating Ministry of Social Development	Nathalie Cely
	Jeannette Sánchez Zurita
Ministry of Coordination of Cultural and Natural Patrimony	Doris Solís
	María Fernanda Espinosa
Ministry of Political Coordination	Ricardo Patiño
	Doris Solíz Carrión
Coordinating Ministry of the Strategic Sectors	Galo Borja Pérez
	Jorge Glas
Ministry of the Coast	Ricardo Patiño
	Carolina Portalupi
	Nicolás Issa Wagner
Secretary of Communication	Mónica Chuji
	Julia Ortega
	Fernando Alvarado Espinel
Secretary National of Water	Jorge Jurado Mosquera
	Domingo Paredes Castillo
Bank of the State	Leonardo Vicuña Izquierdo
National bank of Development	Galo Naula
Fund of Solidarity	Jorge Glas Espinel
Service of Intern Rents	Carlos Marx Carrasco
Petroecuador	Fernando Zurita

Secretaries

Secretaries of State of Rafael Correa's Government
Secretary	Secretaries of State	Term
Secretary of Planning and Development	Dr. Fander Falconí
	René Ramírez (current)
Secretary General of the presidency	Dr. Diego Jaramillo
Secretary General Law	Dr. Alexis Mera Giler
Secretary of Town, Social Movements and Participacion Citizen	Dra. Manuela Gallegos
Secretary General of the Administration	Dr. Vinicio Alvarado
Secretary General of the Communication	Lic. Julia Ortega
Secretary General of Institutional Coordination	Ing. Derlis Palacios
Secretary National of Migrant	Dra. Lorena Escudero D.
Secretary National of Science and technology	Pedro Montalvo Carrera
Secretary National of the Water	Jorge Jurado
Secretary National Anticorrupción	Arq. Alfredo Vera Arrata

See also

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• Odious debt

External links

• Biography by CIDOB Foundation (in Spanish)
• MSNBC, "Leftward Tilt: Political Shift in Latin America"
• Ecuador's Election: Revolution! Please Give Generously The Economist, April 23, 2009
• "The resignation of Rafael Correa, Ecuador’s Economy Minister: an example of IFI’s influence?"
• Update on the Ecuadorian Economy, June 2009, report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research
• Rafael Correa on Global Capitalism, Why He Won’t Renew the US Base in Manta, Chevron in the Amazon - video by Democracy Now!
• Rafael Correa on WikiLeaks, the September Coup, and U.S. Denial of Climate Funding - video by Democracy Now!