Jimmy Jairala

Jaime Antonio Jairala Vallazza, more commonly known as Jimmy Jairala (born 26 September 1957) is an Ecuadorian politician who is leader of the Democratic Center Movement.[1]

Early life

Jimmy Jairala Vallazza was born on September 26, 1957 in Guayaquil. He is the first son of Eduardo Jairala and Norma Vallazza. He comes from a family of Lebanese migrants.

He has six children.[2]

Political career

In 2012 he founded the Democratic Center.[3]

He was Prefect of Guayas from 2008 to 2018. He was a candidate in the 2019 and 2023 municipal elections in Guayaquil but was not elected.[4]

In July 2024, Jairala registered as a pre-candidate for the Democratic Center nomination for President of Ecuador in the upcoming 2025 general election.[5] However the following month, he withdrew from the election.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Tras elecciones, Jimmy Jairala busca que su grupo ya sea nacional". El Universo (in Spanish). 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  2. ^ Telégrafo, El (2014-02-19). ""En la Prefectura todavía queda mucha gente socialcristiana"". El Telégrafo (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  3. ^ "Tras elecciones, Jimmy Jairala busca que su grupo ya sea nacional". El Universo (in Spanish). 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  4. ^ Varas, Eduardo (2022-08-01). "¿Quién es Jimmy Jairala, candidato a la presidencia del Ecuador?". GK (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-09.
  5. ^ "José Serrano y Jimmy Jairala: el posible binomio de Centro Democrático para 2025" (in Spanish). Expreso. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Dayllanna Passailaigue, Andrés Guschmer, Luisa González, José Serrano, Cristina Reyes... serían algunas de las candidaturas definidas en las últimas horas". El Universo. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.


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