Luisa González facts for kids
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Luisa González
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González in 2022
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| President of the Citizen Revolution Movement | |
| Assumed office 18 November 2023 |
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| Vice President | Alejandro Tonello |
| General Secretary | Andrés Arauz |
| Preceded by | Francisco Hidalgo |
| Member of the National Assembly from Manabí's 1st district |
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| In office 14 May 2021 – 17 May 2023 |
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| Secretary of Public Administration | |
| In office 4 January 2017 – 24 May 2017 |
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| President | Rafael Correa |
| Preceded by | Pedro Solines Chacón |
| Succeeded by | Juan Sebastián Roldán |
| Personal details | |
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Luisa Magdalena González Alcivar
22 November 1977 Quito, Ecuador |
| Political party | Citizen Revolution Movement |
| Other political affiliations |
Union for Hope (before 2018) Social Christian Party (before 2007) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Complutense University of Madrid |
Luisa Magdalena González Alcivar (born 22 November 1977) is an Ecuadorian politician and lawyer. She is the current President of the Citizen Revolution Movement political party. She was also the party's candidate for president in the 2023 and 2025 general elections. Before that, she was a member of the National Assembly from 2021 to 2023.
González worked in different roles for the Ecuadorian government. She served under President Rafael Correa from 2007 to 2017. This included being the Secretary of Public Administration. In 2021, she was elected to the National Assembly. Her time in office ended early in 2023. This happened when President Guillermo Lasso used a special rule called muerte cruzada to dissolve the Assembly.
In 2023, González became the presidential candidate for her party. Andrés Arauz was her running mate. She promised to involve former President Rafael Correa in her government. She won the first round of voting but lost the final election to Daniel Noboa. She received 47% of the votes. After the election, she was chosen as the president of her party. She ran for president again in 2025 with Diego Borja as her running mate. She lost to Noboa again, getting 44% of the votes. She claimed there was fraud, but international observers did not agree.
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Early Life and Education
Luisa Magdalena González Alcivar was born in Quito, Ecuador, on November 22, 1977. She grew up in Chone, Manabí Province. She went to María Angélica Idrobo School there.
Education and Early Career
In 2007, she earned her law degree from the Universidad Internacional del Ecuador. She later received two master's degrees. One was in executive management in 2016. The other was in economics from Complutense University of Madrid in 2017.
Before her political career, González worked at UniBanco in Quito from 2002 to 2003. She also worked as a research assistant in 2005. In 2007, she first tried to become a member of the National Assembly. She was supported by the Social Christian Party but was not elected.
Political Career
González held many important positions in the government of Rafael Correa. She worked for the government from 2007 to 2017.
Government Roles
In 2008, she advised the Secretariat of Communication and Information. That same year, she became the General Coordinator for Human Resources in the Superintendence of Companies. In 2010, she became the General Coordinator of the Presidential Strategic Agenda.
In 2011, González was appointed Vice Consul of Ecuador in Madrid, Spain. She was promoted to Vice Minister of Tourism Management in 2014. In 2015, she became Undersecretary of the Presidential Agenda. Later, she was the Secretary General of the Presidential Office. She also served as the Consul General of Ecuador in Madrid that year.
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In 2016, she became the Deputy Secretary General of Public Administration. In 2017, she held several roles. These included advisor at Correos del Ecuador and National Secretary of Public Administration. She also served as Minister of Labor and Consul General of Ecuador in Alicante. In 2018, she became the national secretary for the Andean Parliament. In 2019, she worked as a parliamentary advisor.
National Assembly (2021–2023)
González was elected to the National Assembly in 2021. She represented the Manabí Province for the Union for Hope alliance. In February 2022, she expressed strong views on certain social issues during a debate. Her time as an assemblywoman ended on May 17, 2023. This was due to President Guillermo Lasso dissolving the National Assembly.
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2023 Presidential Campaign
On June 10, 2023, González was chosen as the presidential candidate for the Citizen Revolution Movement. This was for the 2023 general election. Andrés Arauz was selected as her running mate. If she had won, she would have been the first woman elected president of Ecuador.
On June 13, González tried to register her candidacy. She and her supporters were met with pepper spray and tear gas by the National Police. She received medical treatment for her eyes. The police said they used the agents to keep order. González was able to register her candidacy later that day.
Her candidacy was briefly denied on June 16 because of missing documents. However, the issue was fixed, and her registration was accepted on June 20. During her campaign, González said she would make former President Rafael Correa a "principal advisor." Polls showed her as a leading candidate. In the first round, she won 33% of the vote. She then faced Daniel Noboa in the run-off election on October 15. She lost to Noboa, getting 47% of the votes.
After her defeat, González was elected President of the Citizen Revolution Movement. This happened on November 18, 2023.
2025 Presidential Campaign
In February 2024, González registered as a candidate for the 2025 general election. She ran for the Citizen Revolution Movement (RC) nomination. In June 2024, Paola Pabón also announced her candidacy, challenging González. However, Pabón ended her campaign in August 2024. This made González the only candidate for the RC nomination.
On August 10, 2024, González became the official nominee for president. The party also named former Economy and Finance Minister Diego Borja as her running mate. She also received support from the Pachakutik party.
In the general election in February 2025, she advanced to the run-off against President Daniel Noboa. She came in second place with 43.97% of the vote. Two months later, she was defeated by Noboa, winning 44% of the vote. She claimed fraud but did not provide evidence.
Political Views
González is often seen as a follower of former President Rafael Correa. She has been critical of President Guillermo Lasso. She promised to review all of Lasso's actions after the muerte cruzada decree. Her political ideas are considered left-wing and supportive of socialist ideas. She represents the "socialism of the 21st century" and the ideas of "correism."
González has stated that she would treat the United States equally with other countries. She also believes the United States should respect Ecuador's independence. She describes herself as an "animal rights defender." She often talks about Correa's political ideas and his time as president. She has promised to bring back social programs that Correa started. González also said she would use $2.5 billion from international reserves to help the economy. She plans to invest in public buildings and services.
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In 2023, as a presidential candidate, González said that "Venezuela has better living conditions than Ecuador." During the 2023 referendum, she supported allowing oil drilling in the Yasuní National Park. She believed this would help fund education and the economy.
Social Issues
When she was a member of the National Assembly, González held strong views on certain social issues. Before working for the Correa government, González was a member of the Social Christian Party.
Personal Life
Luisa González has one son. She has stated that she is an evangelical.
Images for kids
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González supporters in the center of Quito four days before the first round vote of the 2023 elections
See also
In Spanish: Luisa González para niños
