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Jorge Glas

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Jorge David Glas Espinel (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxoɾ.xe ðaˈβið ɣlas espiˈnel]; born 13 September 1969) is an Ecuadorian politician and electrical engineer. He served as Vice President of Ecuador from 24 May 2013 to 13 December 2017. Then Ecuadorian president Lenín Moreno suspended Glas of his official duties as vice president on 3 August 2017. In December 2017, Glas was sentenced to six years imprisonment by a Criminal Tribunal of the National Court of Justice, for receiving over $13.5 million in bribes in the Odebrecht scandal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jorge Glas is the 18,737th most popular politician, the 80th most popular biography from Ecuador and the 39th most popular Ecuadorean Politician.

Jorge Glas is most famous for serving as the Vice President of Ecuador from 2013 to 2018 under President Rafael Correa. He was later convicted on corruption charges related to the Odebrecht scandal, which significantly impacted his political career.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jorge Glas ranks 18,737 out of 19,576Before him are Leonid Volkov, Jeyhun Bayramov, Jo Cox, Sônia Guajajara, Bob Corker, and Camelia Macoviciuc-Mihalcea. After him are Norbert Rózsa, Andrea Fischer, Roy Moore, Mónika Lamperth, Abdolmalek Rigi, and Anders Borg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Jorge Glas ranks 853Before him are Emma Donoghue, Tetsuo Nakanishi, Stefano Zanini, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Diego Latorre, and Bryan Fuller. After him are Masta Killa, Ramūnas Karbauskis, Kim Batten, Patrick Chila, Masayuki Mita, and Róbert Švehla.

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In Ecuador

Among people born in Ecuador, Jorge Glas ranks 80 out of 147Before him are Luisa González (1977), Nicolás Lapentti (1976), Jefferson Pérez (1974), Christian Noboa (1985), Christian Benítez (1986), and Piero Hincapié (2002). After him are Pervis Estupiñán (1998), Diana Aguavil (1983), Cristian Mora (1979), Giovanny Espinoza (1977), Raúl Guerrón (1976), and Marlon Ayoví (1971).

Among POLITICIANS In Ecuador

Among politicians born in Ecuador, Jorge Glas ranks 39Before him are Ignacio de Veintemilla (1828), Otto Arosemena (1925), José Luis Tamayo (1858), Aurelio Mosquera (1883), Gonzalo Córdova (1863), and Luisa González (1977). After him are Diana Aguavil (1983), Nemonte Nenquimo (null), María Alejandra Vicuña (1978), and Neisi Dajomes (1998).