Jimmy Jairala
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Tras elecciones, Jimmy Jairala busca que su grupo ya sea nacional". El Universo (in Spanish). 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ Telégrafo, El (2014-02-19). ""En la Prefectura todavía queda mucha gente socialcristiana"". El Telégrafo (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ^ "Tras elecciones, Jimmy Jairala busca que su grupo ya sea nacional". El Universo (in Spanish). 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ^ Varas, Eduardo (2022-08-01). "¿Quién es Jimmy Jairala, candidato a la presidencia del Ecuador?". GK (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "José Serrano y Jimmy Jairala: el posible binomio de Centro Democrático para 2025" (in Spanish). Expreso. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "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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