Guillermo Lasso

WHY IN NEWS?

• Guillermo Lasso, a conservative, assumed presidency of Ecuador on May 24, 2021 and has become first right-wing leader in 14 years in Ecuador.

Guillermo Alberto Santiago Lasso Mendoza

• He is a banker, businessman, writer and politician who recently became 47^th president of Ecuador. He is the first center-right president in two decades.

Ecuador

• Ecuador is a country in north-western South America.
• It is surrounded by Colombia to the north, Peru to the east & south, and Pacific Ocean to the west. Galapagos Islands in Pacific is also a part of Ecuador.
• Capital-Quito; Official language- Spanish.
• It is a founding member of United Nations, Non-Aligned Movement and Organization of American States.
• It is the first country in world to recognise rights of nature or ecosystem rights through Constitution of Ecuador in 2008.