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Abdalá Bucaram Jr.
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Bucaram in 2010
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| Member of the National Assembly for the National Constituency | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 31 July 2009 – 1 December 2014 |
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Abdalá Jaime Bucaram Pulley
25 March 1982 Guayaquil, Ecuador |
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| Political party | Fuerza Ecuador | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecuadorian Roldosist Party (until 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Gabriela Pazmiño | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Association football career
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Abdalá Jaime Bucaram Pulley Jr. (born 25 March 1982) is an Ecuadorian politician and former football player. He is also known as "Dalo" Bucaram. His father, Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz, was a former President of Ecuador.
After ending his professional football career at age 24, he started his journey in politics. He was elected as an Assemblyman in 2009, receiving 428,000 votes. In 2014, he was re-elected with 500,000 votes.
On 1 December 2014, he announced he was leaving his role as a National Assemblyman. He felt that the position was not helping the people he represented in the best way.
In 2017, he ran for president of Ecuador. He was supported by his political party, Fuerza Ecuador (FE), which he helped create. He did not win the election, getting 4.82% of the votes.
He was invited to a big event called the XIII Latin American Summit of Political Marketing and Governance. This event brings together important political experts from around the world.
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Early Life and Family
Growing Up in Guayaquil
Abdala "Dalo" Bucaram was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on 25 March 1982. His parents are Abdala Bucaram Ortiz and Maria Rosa Pulley Vergara. He is the third of four children, with older siblings James and Linda, and a younger brother Michel.
He finished his high school studies at the Moderna Sergio Perez Valdez College in Guayaquil.
His Family's Political Background
Dalo Bucaram's father, Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz, was a well-known political figure. He served as the President of Ecuador from August 1996 to February 1997. His father was later removed from office by the Congress of Ecuador.
In 2005, Dalo Bucaram married Gabriela Pazmiño, who was a TV host and later an assemblywoman. They have four children together: Dalia, Maria Gabriela, Abdala, and Charlotte.
Education and Learning
Bucaram first studied law at the Metropolitan University of Ecuador. He then moved to the Cooperative University of Colombia in Quito. In 2008, he earned his law degree there.
After becoming a lawyer, Bucaram continued his studies. In 2013, he specialized in Constitutional Law at the Universidad de Salamanca in Spain. He also earned a master's degree in Political Management from George Washington University.
Bucaram also attended special learning sessions at the University of Alicante, University of Salamanca, and George Washington University.
Sports Career
Playing Football
As a football player, Abdalá Bucaram Jr. played as a midfielder. He played for several clubs in South America.
In 2001, he was chosen to play for the Ecuador national under-20 football team. He played in the first match of the South American championship, which ended in a 0–0 tie against Venezuela. After this game, the team's coach resigned. Bucaram later said that political reasons kept him from playing in more games during the tournament.
In 2003, while playing for the club Emelec, he took part in the Copa Libertadores. This is a very important football tournament in South America. He played in two games during that competition.
Political Career
Starting in Politics
Bucaram began his political journey with the Ecuadorian Roldosista Party (PRE). This party was led by his father, Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz, and was founded in 1983.
Dalo Bucaram was the head of the party in the Guayas province from 2006 to 2008. He then became the national director of the party for six years, from 2008 to 2013. He later left the party. He stated he wanted to focus on his master's degree, spend more time with his family, and support new leaders in Guayas.
Serving in the National Assembly
First Term (2009–2013)
Bucaram was first elected to the National Assembly in 2009. He received 428,000 votes while representing the Ecuadorian Roldosista Party. His wife, Gabriela Pazmiño, also ran with the same party and was elected as a Member of Parliament for the Guayas province.
Second Term (2013–2017)
Bucaram and his wife both tried to be re-elected for a second term in the National Assembly. Only Bucaram won, getting half a million votes. This made him the only member from the Roldosist party in the Assembly at that time.
However, during a debate about changes to the Constitution, Bucaram announced his resignation. He explained that he was against the changes being pushed by the majority party, País Alliance. He also felt that the people of Ecuador should have been asked about these changes through a public vote. He believed that his position was not truly serving the best interests of the people he represented.
Running for President
On 10 September 2015, the National Electoral Council approved a new political party called Fuerza Ecuador. This party uses the number 10 for elections. It has about 600,000 members across the country.
In December, at the party's office in Guayaquil, Bucaram announced he would run for president in the 2017 elections. He also shared the first idea of his government plan: to stop a government program that replaced gas stoves with induction stoves.
Even though some people criticized him because of his father's past, Bucaram has always made it clear. He loves and respects his father, but his own political ideas are different from his father's.
Images for kids
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Bucaram in 2010
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Speaking at a political event in 2015
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Announcing his run for President of Ecuador in 2016
See Also
In Spanish: Dalo Bucaram para niños
