Preceded by Lenin Moreno Succeeded by Jaime Guerrero Spouse Cinthia Diaz Aveiga Preceded by Position created Role Vice President of Ecuador | Succeeded by Rafael Poveda Name Jorge Glas Preceded by Galo Borja Nationality Ecuadorian Party PAIS Alliance | |
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Full Name Jorge David Glas Espinel Born 13 September 1969 (age 54)
Guayaquil, Ecuador ( 1969-09-13 ) Education Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral Office Vice President of Ecuador since 2013 Parents Jorge Glas Viejo, Norma Espinel Arauz Profiles | ||
Jorge glas su historia
Jorge David Glas Espinel ([ˈxoɾ.xe ðaˈβið ɣlas espiˈnel]; born 13 September 1969) is an Ecuadorean politician and electrical engineer. He has been Vice President of Ecuador since 24 May 2013. President Lenín Moreno suspended Glas of his official duties as Vice President on 3 August 2017.
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- Jorge glas su historia
- Vicepresidente jorge glas inicia pruebas hidr ulicas en coca codo sinclair
- Personal life
- Education
- Political career
- Vice Presidency
- References
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Personal life
Jorge Glas was born 13 September 1969 in Guayaquil. He has known and been friends with president Correa since their time as boy scouts. He is the son of Jorge Glass Viejó, who was found guilty for the repeated rape of a 13 year old girl that was closed to his family and sentenced in 2015 to serve 20 years in prison.
Education
He holds a degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the ESPOL which he obtained on 22 September 2008. National Assembly member for the Patriotic Society Party, Galo Lara, reported Glas on 3 January 2013 to the police for plagiarism in his thesis and for holding public office while not being qualified to do so. Lara said that Glas during his term as General Manager of the Solidarity Fund needed an academic title of the third degree, which Glas did not have. Glas's thesis was reviewed by Genove Gneco, a professor from the Dominican Republic who found suspected plagiarism in four theses by top governmental officials in his own country, including then-President Danilo Medina. Gneco found 35% of Glas's thesis to be suspected plagiarism. An investigation by a commission set up by ESPOL acquitted Glas of plagiarism. Glas however recognized that he should have cited his sources better.
Political career
Since 2007 Glas has held several political appointments in the government of Rafael Correa. He was General Manager of the now shut down Solidarity Fund between 2007 and 2009. The company was an amalgamation of several public companies of telecommunications and electricity generation and distribution. He was also the President of the National Telecommunications Council.
Afterwards Glas was Minister of Telecommunications and later became Coordinating Minister of Strategic Sectors. He directed the merge of Andinatel S.A. and Pacifitel S.A. into the National Corporation of Telecommunications, a corporation of which he became its first chairperson.
As Coordinating Minister of Strategic Sectors he was responsible for the building of several hydroelectric stations for which he borrowed money mainly from Chinese banks.
Vice Presidency
Glas commenced his term as Vice President on 24 May 2013.
On 4 August 2017, Glas was suspended of his duties as Vice President.