Guillermo Celi

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Celi and the second or maternal family name is Santos.
Guillermo Celi
Celi in 2015
Member of the National Assembly
In office
May 14, 2017 – September 29, 2020
National Director of the SUMA Party
In office
Since 2014
Personal details
Political partySUMA Party
Other political
affiliations		Patriotic Society Party (before 2012)
EducationPontifical Catholic University of Ecuador

Guillermo Alejandro Celi Santos (born February 5, 1976)[1] is a doctor of jurisprudence, lawyer, and Ecuadorian politician, known for being the national director of the SUMA Party.[2] On May 17, 2017, he took office as a National Assembly Member after being elected in the 2017 Ecuadorian general election for the SUMA-CREO alliance.

Biography

Celi was born on February 5, 1976, in the city of Portoviejo, province of Manabí.[1] He completed his secondary studies at the Cristo Rey Educational Unit of Portoviejo and his higher education at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, where he obtained his doctorate in jurisprudence.[1][3][4]

Before starting his political career, he practiced as a lawyer and university professor.[5]

He was a trustee of the city of Portoviejo during the term of Mayor Humberto Guillem [es].[6] He was one of the founders of the "Pragmatic Ecuador" collective,[7][8] the predecessor organization to the SUMA Party. He began his political career in 2009, participating in the 2009 Ecuadorian local elections [es] as a candidates for the prefecture of Manabí, with the Patriotic Society Party[9][10]

During the 2013 Ecuadorian general election he ran as a candidate for the assembly of Manabí with the SUMA Party.[11] He was made the national director of the SUMA Party a year later in 2014.[2]

During the 2017 Ecuadorian general election he was elected as a National Assemblyman for the SUMA-CREO alliance. Near the end of his term, he resigned[12] to run as the presidential candidate for the 2021 Ecuadorian presidential election.[13] He obtained 10th place with 0.91% of the vote

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lunes 14 de enero del 2012 by EDIASA - Issuu". issuu.com. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Guillermo Celi asume la dirección de SUMA". El Universo (in Spanish). 28 April 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  3. ^ S.A, El Diario, Grupo Ediasa (3 March 2014). "CELI: "ECUADOR NECESITA ESTAR MÁS UNIDO"". El Diario Ecuador (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Poblete, Juan Correa; Comercio, Grupo El (29 April 2014). "Guillermo Celi: 'Quieren impedir que nuestras autoridades hagan su trabajo'". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  5. ^ S.A, El Diario, Grupo Ediasa (4 April 2009). ""Sueño con un manabí desarrollado y nuevo"". El Diario Ecuador (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ S.A, El Diario, Grupo Ediasa (23 March 2012). "Guillermo Celi renuncia a procuraduría síndica". El Diario Ecuador (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ S.A, El Diario, Grupo Ediasa (7 February 2008). "Ecuador Pragmático presentó proyecto sobre autonomía". El Diario Ecuador (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Impreso 28 01 15 by Diario Opinion - Issuu". issuu.com. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  9. ^ S.A, El Diario, Grupo Ediasa (6 April 2009). ""Seré el prefecto de las carreteras"". El Diario Ecuador (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "EL DIARIO (Manabí) Desmanes en las inscripciones :: Ecuadorinmediato". 22 October 2016. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ^ "Guillermo Celi Santos | Asambleistas | Elecciones Ecuador 2013". 21 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ^ S.A, El Diario, Grupo Ediasa (1 October 2020). "Suma inscribe su binomio Celi - Sevilla para las elecciones presidenciales". El Diario Ecuador (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "Renuncias de legisladores por casos de corrupción y elecciones dejan vacíos en comisiones de la Asamblea Nacional". El Universo (in Spanish). 5 October 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2024.