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'''Jorge David Glas Espinel''' |
'''Jorge David Glas Espinel''' (born 13 September 1969) is an [[Ecuador]]ean politician and electrical engineer. He has been Vice President of Ecuador since 24 May 2013. |
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==Personal life== |
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Glas commenced his term as Vice President on 24 May 2013, since the [[Elecciones presidenciales de Ecuador de 2013|National elections in february 2013]].<ref name="Elecciones 2013">{{cite web|author=El Comercio |url=http://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/politica/correa-se-aseguro-tercer-mandato.html |title=Correa se aseguró su tercer mandato |publisher=[[Diario El Comercio]] |date=2013-02-18}}</ref>. |
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Jorge Glas was born 13 September 1969 in Guayaquil. He has known and been friends with president [[Rafael Correa|Correa]] since their time as boy scouts.<ref name="contratos"> {{es icon}} {{cite web|author=Araujo, Alberto |url=http://www.elcomercio.com/politica/hombre-contratos-millonarios-elecciones_2013-Jorge_Glas_Espinel_0_852514810.html |title=El hombre de los contratos millonarios |publisher=[[El Comercio (Ecuador)|El Comercio]] |date=2013-01-23 |accessdate=2013-05-22}}</ref> |
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==Education== |
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Jorge Glas, performance several government positions in Eco. [[Rafael Correa]] Goberment, he was: Chairman of the Solidary Fund, Minister of Telecommunications and Information Society and Coordinating Minister of Strategic Sectors. |
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He holds a degree in Electrical and electronics engineering from the [[Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral|ESPOL]] which he obtained on 22 September 2008.<ref name="bachiller"> {{es icon}} {{cite web|url=http://www.eluniverso.com/2013/01/03/1/1355/asambleista-lara-dice-jorge-glas-ejercia-cargo-cuando-era-bachiller.html|title=Asambleísta Lara dice que Jorge Glas ejercía su cargo cuando era bachiller |publisher=[[El Universo]] |date=2013-01-03 |accessdate=2013-05-23}}</ref> 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.<ref name="bachiller"/> Glas his thesis was reviewed by [[Genove Gneco]], a professor from the [[Dominican Republic]] who found suspected plagiarism in four thesises by top governmental officials in his own country, including the current President [[Danilo Medina]]. Gneco investigated Glas his thesis and found 35% of it to be suspected plagiarism.<ref name="plagiarism"> {{es icon}} {{cite web|url=http://www.eluniverso.com/2013/01/09/1/1355/informe-senala-inconsistencias-tesis-glas.html |title=Informe señala inconsistencias en tesis de Jorge Glas |publisher=El Universo |date=2013-01-09 |accessdate=2013-05-23}}</ref> An investigation by a commission set up by [[Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral|ESPOL]] acquitted Glas of plagiarism. Glas however recognized that he should have cited his sources better.<ref> {{es icon}} {{cite web |url=http://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/2013/05/16/nota/930796/glas-dice-que-espol-ratifica-validez-su-tesis-grado |title=Jorge Glas dice que Espol ratifica validez de su tesis de grado |publisher=El Universo |date=2013-05-17 |accessdate=2013-05-23}}</ref> |
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==Political career== |
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Since 2007 Glas has held several political appointments in the government of [[Rafael Correa]]. He was General Manager of the now shut down [[Fondo de Solidaridad|Solidarity Fund]] between 2007 and 2009. The company was an amalgamation of several public companies of telecomunications and electricity generation and distribution. He was also the President of the [[National Telecomunications Council]]. |
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=== Solidary Found === |
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From 2007 to August 2009, Mr. Glas acted as Chairman of the Solidary Fund (which managed Ecuador’s power and telephone companies), In this institution, he led an unprecedented shift in the history of the country by boosting the development of the telecommunications and electricity sectors. |
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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 [[CNT EP|National Corporation of Telecommunications]], a corporation of which he became its first chairperson.<ref name="candidato"> {{es icon}} {{cite web|author=Vinueza, Robertson |url=http://andes.info.ec/actualidad-el-personaje/8725.html |title=Jorge Glas es el candidato a la Vicepresidencia del Ecuador por la Alianza Pais |publisher=Agencia Pública de Noticias del Ecuador y Suramérica |date=2012-11-10 |accessdate=2013-05-22}}</ref> |
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President [[Rafael Correa]] vision´s was clear: to regain the sovereignty and authority of strategic sectors, stop privatization processes in order to put them to service all Ecuadorians, creating efficient and effective public companies. In order to fulfill the President’s vision, Mr. Glas undertook some very complex political and technical challenges: He managed to merge the two national telephone companies (in the verge of being privatized) into one national public company, The National Telecommunications Corporation, and in the power sector, he succeeded in creating the National Electricity Corporation, grouping into one company the generation, transmission and distribution of electric power, creating a much more efficient and effective management. Such transformations were key in order to regain control of public strategic sectors, to strengthen the national authority of the State and broaden and improve public services to the public. |
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As Coordinating Minister of Strategic Sectors he was responsible for the building of several hydroelectric plants for which he borrowed money mainly from Chinese banks.<ref name="contratos"/> |
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=== Minister of Telecommunications and Information Society === |
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From August 2009 until March 2010, Jorge Glas Espinel acted as Minister of Telecommunications and Information Society.<ref name="MINTEL"> {{cite web|author=Ecuador Inmediato |url=http://www.ecuadorinmediato.com/index.php?module=Noticias&func=news_user_view&id=124115&umt=jorge_glas_red_fibra_optica_tendra_capacidad_transporte_para_proximos_7_anos_audio |title=Jorge Glas: red de fibra óptica tendrá capacidad de transporte para los próximos 7 años |publisher=[[Ecuador Inmediato]] |date=2010-04-01}}</ref> In this duty, he expanded broadband Internet connectivity by installing more than 14,000 kilometers of optical fiber, connecting all the provinces of the country for the first time. In addition, an aggressive program bringing Internet to public schools meant free connectivity to more than 4,000 schools<ref name="Escuelas">{{cite web|author=Ciudadanía Informada |url=http://www.ciudadaniainformada.com/noticias-ciudadania-ecuador0/noticias-ciudadania-ecuador/browse/93/ir_a/ciudadania/article//ministerio-de-telecomunicaciones-impulsa-conectividad-en-las-escuelas-fiscales.html |title=Ministerio de Telecomunicaciones impulsa conectividad en las escuelas fiscales |publisher=Ciudadanía Informada |date=2010-03-09}}</ref>. |
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==Vice Presidency== |
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=== Coordinating Minister of Strategic Sectors === |
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Glas commenced his term as Vice President on 24 May 2013. |
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In April 2010, Mr. Glas was appointed as Coordinating Minister of Strategic Sectors, where his task was to continue and strengthen the recovery of authority and sovereignty of strategic resources, by moving forward into other sectors such as oil, mining and water resources. From this institution, he successfully promoted changes to the country's energy matrix: Thanks to the massive investment in the electricity sector aiming to implement 12 generation projects, by 2016, Ecuador will be not only self-sufficient in his energy demands, but will be able to export electricity. In the mining sector, Mr. Glas conducted successful negotiations leading to beneficial agreements for the country, particularly in large scale mining ventures. In the water sector, the policies and directives managed to channel and turn into reality some of the largest water projects for flood control and irrigation, transforming the future of agriculture in the country for years to come. |
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=== Vice President of Ecuador === |
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Mr. Glas acts currently as the Vice President of Ecuador. He was elected on February 17th, 2013 with over 57% of the votes. In this new position, his role is to lead the process of change of the productive matrix, by coordinating the formulation and implementation of policies, projects and activities of 16 ministries, including the Coordinating Ministry of Strategic Sectors and the Coordinating Ministry of Production, Employment and Competitiveness. |
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Revision as of 23:23, 22 June 2014
Jorge Glas | |
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| Vice President of Ecuador | |
| Assumed office 24 May 2013 | |
| President | Rafael Correa |
| Preceded by | Lenín Moreno |
| Coordinating Minister of Strategic Sectors | |
| In office 5 April 2010 – 10 November 2012 | |
| President | Rafael Correa |
| Preceded by | Galo Borja |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Poveda |
| Minister of Telecommunications and Information Society | |
| In office 14 August 2009 – 3 April 2010 | |
| President | Rafael Correa |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Guerrero |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jorge David Glas Espinel 13 September 1969 Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Political party | PAIS Alliance |
| Spouse | Cinthia Díaz Aveiga |
| Parent | [[Jorge Glas Viejó Norma Espinel Aráuz ]] |
| Alma mater | ESPOL |
Jorge David Glas Espinel (born 13 September 1969) is an Ecuadorean politician and electrical engineer. He has been Vice President of Ecuador since 24 May 2013.
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.[1]
Education
He holds a degree in Electrical and electronics engineering from the ESPOL which he obtained on 22 September 2008.[2] 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.[2] Glas his thesis was reviewed by Genove Gneco, a professor from the Dominican Republic who found suspected plagiarism in four thesises by top governmental officials in his own country, including the current President Danilo Medina. Gneco investigated Glas his thesis and found 35% of it to be suspected plagiarism.[3] An investigation by a commission set up by ESPOL acquitted Glas of plagiarism. Glas however recognized that he should have cited his sources better.[4]
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 telecomunications and electricity generation and distribution. He was also the President of the National Telecomunications 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.[5]
As Coordinating Minister of Strategic Sectors he was responsible for the building of several hydroelectric plants for which he borrowed money mainly from Chinese banks.[1]
Vice Presidency
Glas commenced his term as Vice President on 24 May 2013.
References
- ^ a b Template:Es icon Araujo, Alberto (2013-01-23). "El hombre de los contratos millonarios". El Comercio. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- ^ a b Template:Es icon "Asambleísta Lara dice que Jorge Glas ejercía su cargo cuando era bachiller". El Universo. 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ^ Template:Es icon "Informe señala inconsistencias en tesis de Jorge Glas". El Universo. 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ^ Template:Es icon "Jorge Glas dice que Espol ratifica validez de su tesis de grado". El Universo. 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ^ Template:Es icon Vinueza, Robertson (2012-11-10). "Jorge Glas es el candidato a la Vicepresidencia del Ecuador por la Alianza Pais". Agencia Pública de Noticias del Ecuador y Suramérica. Retrieved 2013-05-22.