Rodrigo Paz

Ecuadorian politician (1933–2021)

Rodrigo Paz Delgado


Mayor of the Metropolitan District of Quito
In office 10 August 1988 – 10 August 1992
Preceded by	Gustavo Herdoíza
Succeeded by	Jamil Mahuad

Personal details
Born	(1933-12-20)20 December 1933^[1] Tulcán, Carchi, Ecuador
Died	17 August 2021(2021-08-17) (aged 87) Tampa, Florida, United States
Spouse	Cecilia Rodríguez
Children	Verónica, Gloria, Esteban
Occupation	Businessman

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]

References

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