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Guillermo Lasso's birthday is November 16. He was born on November 16, 1955 in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

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Famous people who share Guillermo Lasso's November 16 birthday include José Saramago, Jean Le Rond d'Alembert, Chinua Achebe, Sanna Marin and Paul Scholes.

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Guillermo Lasso

Born: 16 November 1955 · Age: 70

How old is Guillermo Lasso?

Guillermo Lasso is 70 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 16 November 1955.

Banker and conservative politician who served as President of Ecuador from 2021 to 2023 before calling early elections

Did you know?He began his career as a floor boy at the local stock exchange and eventually rose to lead a major national bank.

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Guillermo Lasso's career shows how a businessman can move into the presidency. A self-made banker from Guayaquil, he rose to lead one of Ecuador's largest banks. After two unsuccessful presidential campaigns, he won in 2021, promising to attract investment and create jobs. His government faced violent prison riots, a sharp rise in drug-related crime and strong opposition in congress. In 2023 he used a rare constitutional power to dissolve the National Assembly, which also ended his own term early.

Key Milestones

1994: Leads Banco Guayaquil
1998: Governor of Guayas
1999: Economy minister – briefly
2013: First presidential run

Guillermo Alberto Santiago Lasso Mendoza (Latin American Spanish:; born 16 November 1955) is an Ecuadorian businessman, banker and politician who served as the 47th president of Ecuador from 2021 to 2023. Lasso served as Superminister of Economy during the Jamil Mahuad presidency briefly in 1999.

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Guillermo Lasso: Banker and President of Ecuador

Ecuadorian businessman and president from 2021 to 2023, born in Guayaquil on 16 November 1955

Guillermo Lasso was born in Guayaquil on 16 November 1955, the youngest of 11 children. He began working as a teenager to help his family.

He built a successful career in finance and led Banco Guayaquil. He also served briefly as economy minister and as governor of Guayas province.

He ran for president in 2013 and 2017 before winning in 2021. He dissolved the National Assembly in 2023 and stepped down later that year.

Career highlights

1955Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador
1994Leads Banco Guayaquil
1998Governor of Guayas
1999Economy minister: briefly
2013First presidential run
2021Elected president
2023Dissolves the National Assembly: using the 'muerte cruzada' clause
2023Leaves office

Did you know?The constitutional mechanism he used to dissolve parliament is known in Ecuador as 'muerte cruzada', or 'mutual death'.

Age: 70
Status: Living

Born: November 16, 1955 · Guayaquil, Ecuador
Nationality: Ecuadoran
Known for: Politics

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Who shares a birthday with Guillermo Lasso?: Famous people who share Guillermo Lasso's November 16 birthday include José Saramago, Jean Le Rond d'Alembert, Chinua Achebe, Sanna Marin and Paul Scholes.

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