Rodrigo Paz

For the Bolivian politician, see Rodrigo Paz Pereira.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Paz and the second or maternal family name is Delgado.
Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Mayor of the Metropolitan District of Quito
In office
10 August 1988 – 10 August 1992
Preceded byGustavo Herdoíza
Succeeded byJamil Mahuad
Personal details
Born(1933-12-20)20 December 1933[1]
Tulcán, Carchi, Ecuador
Died17 August 2021(2021-08-17) (aged 87)
Tampa, Florida, United States
SpouseCecilia Rodríguez
ChildrenVerónica, Gloria, Esteban
OccupationBusinessman

Rodrigo Paz Delgado (20 December 1933 – 17 August 2021[2]) was an Ecuadorian politician and businessman. He was the mayor of Quito from 1988 to 1992.[3] He ran as a presidential candidate in 1995–6.[4] One of his political parties was Democracia Popular (DP).[3]

Paz was Minister of Finance from 1980 to 1981.[5] He had been the principal director of Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito since 1997, but had been involved with the club since 1959.[2]

On August 17, 2021, Paz died of gastrointestinal bleeding in Tampa, Florida at the age of 87.[6]

  1. ^ Ribadeneira Araujo, Jorge (2008). LIGA y el NEGRO PAZ. Quito. p. 67. ISBN 9789942020741.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b Madrid, Roxana (17 August 2021). "Rodrigo Paz Delgado falleció este 17 de agosto de 2021". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b Allen Gerlach (2003). Indians, Oil, and Politics: A Recent History of Ecuador. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-8420-5108-8.
  4. ^ Hayes, Monty (17 May 1996). "Ecuador holds elections as economy stagnates". The Daily News.
  5. ^ Rohter, Larry (19 March 1999). "Ecuadorean Concessions Win Support for Austerity Measures". The New York Times.
  6. ^ Rodrigo Paz Delgado falleció a los 87 años; se declaran 3 días de luto en Quito (in Spanish)