Guillaume Long

Guillaume Long
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
3 March 2016
President Rafael Correa
Preceded by Ricardo Patiño
Minister of Culture and Heritage
In office
25 March 2015  March 2016
President Rafael Correa
Preceded by Francisco Borja Cevallos
Succeeded by Ana Rodríguez Ludeña
Coordinating Minister of Knowledge and Human Talent
In office
6 May 2013  2015
President Rafael Correa
Preceded by Augusto Espinoza
Succeeded by Andrés Araúz
Personal details
Born (1977-02-22) 22 February 1977
Paris, France
Political party PAIS Alliance
Spouse(s) María Elena Rodríguez Sànchez
Children María Long
Alma mater University of London

Guillaume Jean Sebastien Long (born 22 February 1977) is an Ecuadorian politician and academic of French origin, who serves as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador and Human Mobility, in the government of Rafael Correa. He was previously the Minister of Culture and Heritage.[1]

Biography

Long was born in Paris, France, in 1977 to a French mother and a British father.[2] He completed his studies at the University of London, where he earned a Ph.D. at the Institute for the Study of the Americas, a Masters in Political Sciences and a Bachelor of History at the School of Oriental and African Studies.[3] Long was a professor of History in several national and international universities.[1] Long was also a member of the Academic Council of the Consejo Académico del Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales (IAEN; English: Institute of Higher National Studies), and adviser to the National Secretary of Planning and Development.

On 6 May 2013, Long took up the post of Coordinating Minister for Knowledge and Human Talent, a position which promoted the creation of several universities in Ecuador.[4]

Long is currently serving as the chairman of the International Relations Committee in the PAIS Alliance, a socialist political movement led by Correa since May 2014.[2] He led the efforts to organize two conferences that brought together leftist political parties and movements from Latin America.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Guillaume Long nuevo ministro de cultura" (in Spanish). 26 March 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 Barreto, Dimitri (3 March 2016). "El canciller Guillaume Long nació en París, tiene cédula ecuatoriana y es crítico de la derecha y de EE.UU." (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  3. "Guillaume Long un convencido de que hay que lograr calidad académica en la educación superior" (in Spanish). 20 March 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  4. "Asamblea Nacional recibe expedientes de creación de 4 universidades" (in Spanish). 14 August 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  5. "Who Is Ecuador's New Foreign Minister?". 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
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