César Litardo Explained

César Litardo
Office1:President of the National Assembly
Term Start1:14 May 2019
Term End1:15 May 2021
Predecessor1:Elizabeth Cabezas
Successor1:Guadalupe Llori
Birth Date:8 January 1979
Birth Place:Quevedo, Ecuador
Party:PAIS Alliance
Education:Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil
Occupation:Economist and politician

César Ernesto Litardo Caicedo (born 8 January 1979)[1] is an Ecuadorian economist and politician.[2] He served as President of the National Assembly from 14 May 2019 to 15 May 2022.[3]

Early life and career

Litardo worked as a businessman and commercial engineer from the Province of Los Ríos. He was a manager of the foundation Quevedo, which regenerated the Quevedo boardwalk and other public spaces.[4] He began his working life as a teacher at the State Technical University of Quevedo.[5]

Political activity

Assemblyman

In 2017, Litardo was elected member of the National Assembly for the province of Los Ríos, integrating the PAIS Alliance. He was part of the Commission for Food Sovereignty and Development of the Agricultural and Fisheries Sector. On 28 November 2018, he motioned for the approval of the report to reform the Law to Stimulate and Control the Production and Marketing of Banana, for export.[6]

Popular Consultation Commission

After the popular consultation of 4 February 2018, the National Assembly formed a specialized commission to approve two laws derived from the positive result of two questions of said popular consultation: The Repeal Law of the Capital Gains Law and the Reform Law of the Council of Citizen Participation and Social Control. In the commission, Litardo served as vice president.[7] The commission achieved the approval of both laws just one month after the popular consultation. In April 2018, a specialized commission on border security was formed, of which he was a member.[8]

President of the National Assembly

On 14 May 2019, Litardo was elected President of the National Assembly with 78 votes in favor. On 15 May 2021 his term expired.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Perfil - El Diario . 2022-03-13 . PressReader.
  2. Web site: Lista de Asambleístas :: Observatorio Legislativo. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200207102524/http://observatoriolegislativo.ec/asamblea-nacional/asambleista/cesar-ernesto-litardo-caicedo/. 7 February 2020. 12 June 2019. observatoriolegislativo.ec.
  3. Web site: Perfil – César Ernesto Litardo Caicedo. 12 June 2019. radiografiapolitica.org. es.
  4. Web site: 5 July 2004. Regeneración de malecón en Quevedo crea polémica. 22 February 2022. El Universo. es.
  5. Web site: ¿Quién es el César Litardo designado como nuevo presidente de la Asamblea Nacional?. 22 February 2022. Metro Ecuador. es.
  6. Web site: Moción de aprobación proyecto de reforma a "Ley del Banano y otras Musáceas". 22 February 2022. Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador. es.
  7. Web site: Comisión N°01 de la #ComisiónConsulta. 22 February 2022. Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador. es.
  8. Web site: Gracias a todos por el trabajo en #ComisiónConsulta2018. 22 February 2022. Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador. es.