Luis Almeida (politician)

Luis Almeida
Almeida in 2022
National Assemblyman of Ecuador
District 1 of Guayas
In office
May 14, 2021 – May 17, 2023
Municipal Councilor of Guayaquil
In office
May 14, 2019 – September 2, 2020
National Deputy of Ecuador
for Guayas
In office
2007–2007
Personal details
Born
Luis Fernando Almeida Morán

June 24, 1958
Vinces, Los Rios Province, Ecuador
Political partyChristian Social Party (1994-2009, 2019-present)
Patriotic Society Party (2009-2013)
Alma materCooperative University of Colombia

Luis Fernando Almeida Morán is an Ecuadorian politician and lawyer. He served in the National Assembly from 2009 to 2013 and again from 2021 to 2023 representing District 1 of Guayas Province, as municipal councilor of Guayaquil from 2019 to 2020, and as a deputy for Guayas from 1994 to 1996, 2003 to 2005, and 2007.

Biography

Almeida was born on June 24, 1958, in Vinces, Los Ríos Province. He completed his higher education at the Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia in Ecuador, where he earned a law degree.[1] Almeida began his political career in 1994, when he was elected deputy in the National Congress representing Guayas for the Christian Social Party (SCP).[2] In the 2002 legislative elections, he was elected as an alternate deputy for his wife Jenny Moran, but he took over after she resigned due to health problems.[3] In Congress, he served on the Civil and Criminal Commission.[3][4]

In November 2004, opposition parties to the Lucio Gutiérrez government announced their intention to impeach him. Almeida's SCP was at the forefront of these proceedings, but at the last moment he and fellow Social Christian MP Rocio Jaramillo defected and voted against impeachment, blocking the possibility of a trial.[5] Almeida's move drew criticism and accusations that he accepted bribes from Gutierrez' government.[5] Almeida asserted he voted against impeachment because members of the Masonic lodge, of which him, Jaramillo, and Gutierrez are a part of, are prohibited from voting against one another. This explanation was rejection by SCP deputy and former Ecuadorian president León Febres Cordero, who called on Almeida to resign his seat.[6] At the end of April 2005 following the Outlaw rebellion that ousted Gutierrez, Almeida and ten other MPs were forced to resign.[7]

In the 2006 legislative election, Almeida was re-elected as deputy for Guayas under the Patriotic Society Party (PSP).[8] This time around, he was part of the international affairs and national defense committee.[9] In November 2007, he was removed from office along with the rest of the deputies following the 2007 Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly election.[10]

In 2009, Almeida was again re-elected as a national assemblyman for Guayas under the SCP.[11] He unsuccessfully attempted to retain his seat in 2013.[12]

During the 2019 regional elections, he was elected municipal councilor of Guayaquil for the SCP.[13][14] He resigned from the position in 2020 to run as assemblyman again, where he won the election in 2021.[15][16][17]

References

  1. ^ "Luis Almeida Morán | Asambleistas | Elecciones Ecuador 2013". 2016-04-04. Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  2. ^ "NOMINA DE DIPUTADOS PROVINCIALES | 1994-10-27 00:00:00 Explored - Noticias de Ecuador". Explored | Archivo Noticias. 2013-12-19. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  3. ^ a b "Luis Fernando Almeida Morán - NOV. 09, 2003 - Política - Historicos - EL UNIVERSO". 2016-12-11. Archived from the original on 2016-12-11. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  4. ^ "Congreso debate hoy formación de Comisión - NOV. 09, 2004 - Política - Historicos - EL UNIVERSO". 2016-12-11. Archived from the original on 2016-12-11. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  5. ^ a b "Fracasan en juicio Lucio". 2016-04-22. Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  6. ^ "Masones estuvieron pendientes de pedido de juicio a Gutiérrez - NOV. 13, 2004 - Política - Historicos - EL UNIVERSO". 2016-04-24. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  7. ^ "Expulsa el Congreso de Ecuador a 11 diputados "independientes" - La Jornada". 2016-12-11. Archived from the original on 2016-12-11. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  8. ^ "Hoy se instala nuevo Congreso | El Diario Ecuador". 2016-03-09. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  9. ^ "eluniverso.com - Congreso Nacional - Guía del Sector Público del Ecuador - May. 13, 2008 - ESPECIALES". 2012-01-12. Archived from the original on 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  10. ^ "Cronología del mandato de Rafael Correa | El Diario Ecuador". 2013-12-28. Archived from the original on 2013-12-28. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  11. ^ "Ecuador". 2016-03-06. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  12. ^ "Almeida: "Buscamos promover el bien común"". 2016-04-01. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  13. ^ "Concejo Cantonal de Guayaquil también irá a una renovación en 2019". El Universo (in Spanish). 2018-11-11. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  14. ^ "Cynthia Viteri gobernaría Guayaquil con una mayoría en el Concejo, según escrutinio del CNE | El Comercio". 2019-03-26. Archived from the original on 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  15. ^ Jimenez, Cynthia Viteri (September 2, 2020). "ALCALDESA DE LA MUY ILUSTRE MUNICIPALIDAD DE GUAYAQUIL" (PDF). Municipalidad de Guayaquil. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  16. ^ "'Viejas' figuras políticas se repiten en las listas de precandidatos a la Asamblea Nacional | Política | Noticias | El Universo". 2020-08-31. Archived from the original on 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  17. ^ "10 exalcaldes y exprefectos vuelven a la política desde la Asamblea". 2021-02-28. Archived from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.