Jaime Nebot
Jaime Nebot | |
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Mayor of Guayaquil | |
In office August 10, 2000 – May 14, 2019 | |
Preceded by | León Febres-Cordero Rivadeneira |
Succeeded by | Cynthia Viteri |
Governor of Guayas province | |
In office August 1984 – August 1988 | |
Preceded by | Gustavo Noboa |
Member of Congress (Guayas Province) | |
In office August 1, 1998 – August 10, 2000 | |
In office August 8, 1990 – August 9, 1992 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Jaime José Nebot Saadi October 22, 1946 Social Christian Party (Partido Social Cristiano) |
Alma mater | Catholic University of Guayaquil |
Jaime José Nebot Saadi (born October 22, 1946) is an Ecuadorian lawyer and politician. He formerly served as mayor of Guayaquil, which is Ecuador's largest city. He is affiliated with the
Background
Nebot was born to a prominent Guayaquil family. His father, Jaime Nebot Velasco (1921-2001),[1] of Catalan backgrounds, was a government minister during the administration of President José María Velasco Ibarra (1968–1972).[2] His mother is Sulema Saadi, the daughter of a Lebanese immigrant who came to Ecuador after living in Brazil.[3] Nebot was educated in various Catholic schools, including Colegio Cristóbal Colón in Guayaquil and Colegio San Gabriel in Quito. He has a law degree from Católica Santiago de Guayaquil.[4] He entered politics in 1984, when he was appointed governor of
He was governor until 1988, when Febres-Cordero's administration ended.
Incident in congress
In 1990 Nebot ran for congress on the PSC slate and won a seat representing
Presidential runs
In 1992 Nebot ran for president for the first time. Almost all of Nebot's support came from the coastal provinces, Guayas included.[9] He placed second in the first round of elections held in May, getting 26 percent of the vote.[10] He lost the July runoff against Sixto Durán Ballén (one of the co-founders of the PSC back in 1951). Durán Ballén beat Nebot by a 13 point margin.[11]
He ran for president a second time in 1996. Nebot ran on a privatization of public services platform. Opponents claimed that his business-friendly approach would enrich his friends in the Guayaquil business community.[12] Nebot, supported by large agricultural businesses from the coast, spoke at home of more social services. Abroad, he spoke to investors of public payroll cuts.[13] His campaign slogan was "People First."[14]
After placing first in the first round held in May, Nebot ran against populist
Bucaram won 54 percent of the vote, Nebot 45 percent.[17] After losing the election, Nebot became active in the opposition against Bucaram. In January 1997, Nebot called for the removal of Bucaram from office, arguing that Bucaram was insane.[18] The following month, after a two-day general strike led by the opposition, congress threw Bucaram out of office.[19] Bucaram fled Ecuador and found asylum in Panama.[19] After Bucaram's overthrow, Nebot, at the head of Social Christian Party slate, won a seat in an assembly that redrafted Ecuador's constitution.[20] In the 1998 election, Nebot rejected the Social Christian Party's nomination for the presidency and ran for congress instead.[21] He won a congressional seat and held it until 2000, when he ran for mayor of Guayaquil.[4]
Tenure as mayor
In 2000 Nebot was elected mayor of Guayaquil. He has been reelected in 2004, 2009 and 2014 for another four-year term.[4] He made public works the focus of his administration. He started an urban-renewal program to gentrify blighted areas of Guayaquil's center.[22] In 2006, Nebot inaugurated Metrovía, a
Nebot tried to tackle crime, one of Guayaquil's persistent ills. In 2002, Nebot hired former
Nebot built a shopping promenade Malecón 2000 along the west bank of the Guayas River, in the center of Guayaquil. It has been reported that entrance to the precinct is restricted by private security guards.[24]
Violence has played a role in the gentrification plan. In 2003, the media reported 10 cases of excessive police force, including the case of a 53-year-old man who was shot and injured during the eviction of a group of street vendors.[24]
He is suspected of being involved in the Odebrecht corruption scandal.[25]
References
- ^ https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/K2VX-67F/jaime-alfonso-nebot-velasco-1921-2001
- ISBN 0-87855-450-5. p. 87.
- JSTOR 1007475.
- ^ a b c "Jaime Nebot: Trayectoria". M.I. Municipalidad de Guayaquil. Retrieved 2008-01-27. [dead link]
- ISBN 0-8420-5108-2. p. 82
- ^ Comisión Ecuménica de Derechos Humanos (January 1987). "Atropello a Pobladores" (PDF). Derechos del Pueblo. 37: 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 5, 2004.
- ^ Espinosa, Javier (June 12, 1996). "Ven pa'mearte, insecto hijueputa". El Mundo. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- ^ "Jaime Nebot en el congreso". YouTube video. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- ^ "Ecuador; Joining the crowd". The Economist. May 23, 1992. p. 44.
- ^ Fidler, Stephen (May 18, 1992). "Ecuador's centre-right ahead in poll". Financial Times. p. 5.
- ^ Brooke, James (July 6, 1992). "U.S.-Trained Conservative Is Elected Ecuador President". New York Times. pp. A4.
- ^ Fidler, Stephen (July 27, 1995). "Survey of Ecuador". Financial Times. p. 27.
- ^ a b Colitt, Raymond; Sarita Kendall (May 17, 1995). "Ecuadorean poll leader polishes style". Financial Times. p. 6.
- ^ Escobar, Gabriel (March 31, 1996). "Free Market Is No Sacred Cow in Ecuadorean Election". Washington Post. pp. A23.
- ^ .
- ^ Adams, David (July 6, 1996). "Ecuador's El Loco in poll battle with Antichrist". The Times.
- ^ Escobar, Gabriel (July 7, 1996). "Ecuadoran Populist Wins Presidential Vote". Washington Post. pp. A8.
- ^ "Ecuador". Miami Herald. January 30, 1997. pp. A21.
- ^ a b Escobar, Gabriel (February 8, 1997). "Ecuadoran Leader Fights to Retain Power". Washington Post. pp. A1.
- ^ Newsome, Justine (December 2, 1997). "Ecuador votes for reform". Financial Times. p. 7.
- ^ Newsome, Justine (February 26, 1998). "Technocrat to stand for Ecuador presidency". Financial Times. p. 6.
- ^ Pfanner, Eric. "Guayaquil: A new page in the evolution of a city". New York Times Special Advertising Section. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- ^ Pfanner, Eric. "Guayaquil: Metrovia clears the air". New York Times Special Advertising Section. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- ^ .
- ^ "Comment Washington a remis la main sur l'Équateur : Quatre ans d'une reconquête souterraine". 3 February 2021.