José Serrano (Ecuadorian politician)

José Serrano Salgado (born 19 November 1970)[1] is an Ecuadorian politician. He was President of the National Assembly between 14 May 2017 and 9 March 2018. He was Minister of the Interior from 13 May 2011 to 15 November 2016. He previously held other cabinet posts.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Serrano and the second or maternal family name is Salgado.
José Serrano
3rd President of the National Assembly
In office
14 May 2017 – 9 March 2018
Preceded byGabriela Rivadeneira
Succeeded byElizabeth Cabezas
Minister of the Interior
In office
13 May 2011 – 15 November 2016
PresidentRafael Correa
Preceded byAlfredo Vera Arrata
Succeeded byDiego Fuentes
Minister of Justice, Human Rights and Religious Affairs
In office
5 April 2010 – 13 May 2011
PresidentRafael Correa
Preceded byNestór Arbito
Succeeded byJohana Pesántez
Personal details
Born (1970-11-19) 19 November 1970
Cuenca, Ecuador
Alma materUniversidad San Francisco de Quito
Universidad del Azuay

Personal life

José Serrano was born 19 November 1970 in Cuenca, Ecuador.[1] He is a politician with a long career in the public sector.[2] He served as Interior Minister from May 2013 until November 2016, so he was elected to head the list of candidates for the National Congress, being elected as the most voted nationwide with 39% by Alianza-Pais party followed by a right-wing political party CREO with the 15%.[3] [4] He served as a President of the National Congress of Ecuador from May 2017 until March 2018 after his dismissal by the National Congress, for alleged conspiracy.[4]

In September 2012, 34-year-old Juan Antonio Serrano, José Serrano's brother, was killed by then unknown attackers during a family party in Cuenca. José Serrano denied that the murder took place as retaliation for his efforts to combat organised crime. Six suspects were detained shortly after the murder.[5] Four suspects were later convicted, with the prime suspect being sentenced to 20 years for intended murder.[6]

Education

Serrano has a Master's Degree in Social Intervention in Knowledge Societies from the University of La Rioja,[7] and he has a post-graduate degree in Project Management from the Universidad San Francisco de Quito. José Serrano has doctorate in Jurisprudence and lawyership in Justice Tribunals of the Republic of Ecuador by the University of Azuay.[1]

Political career

Serrano got his first ministerial post under President Alfredo Palacio when he was made Minister of Labour and Employment in June 2005. He kept this position until August 2006. In this period he managed to get a reform of the labour laws through parliament. He managed to do so after triparty negotiations between employees, employers and the parliament. In December 2006 he served a stint as Minister of Finance. Under the new President Correa, Serrano was made Subsecretary of Mines in the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum. He served in this capacity between September 2007 and August 2009. He then served between November 2009 and April 2010 as Secretary of Transparent Management. During his tenure he implemented the Plan Andino, a counter-corruption initiative. He succeeded in working together with Colombia to get this plan through the Andean Community of Nations.[8]

Following this, he was made Minister of Justice, Human Rights and Religious Affairs, serving between April 2010 and May 2011. While serving in this capacity there was some controversy around his decision to try to make the indigenous justice system less powerful. After a case in which a suspect of murder was subjected to indigenous justice, President Correa called this treatment "a monstrosity" and "this is torture, this is barbarity". The Justice Ministry then started drafting legislation to make a list of cases in which indigenous justice could be applicable. Indigenous people said they would not like to have to their system restricted in these kind of cases because they see it as a way to resolve internal conflict.[9] On 13 May 2011, Serrano was designated Minister of the Interior by President Correa.[10] During his tenure there has been a crackdown on organised crime, which has shaken the nation's illegal drugs sector. He is also known for his reformation to the police institution reached the greatest internal purification of all time, devolving the militarized command to a social one based on human rights, providing a dignified life for all the members of the institution.[5]

In November 2013 Serrano temporary took control as Minister of Justice, Human Rights and Religious Affairs after Minister Lenin Lara resigned.[11]

On 15 November 2016 Serrano resigned as Minister of the Interior, to become the lead candidate of the PAIS Alliance in the 2017 Ecuadorian general election. He was succeeded by Diego Fuentes.[12] On February 2014 he won the elections as the most voted National Assembly member. On 14 May 2017 he was elected President of the National Assembly.[13] The National Assembly in a political conspiracy to divide up the different commissions and deal with right-wing parties. The Assembly voted on his abdication on 9 March 2018, resulting in 103 votes in favour and 3 abstentions.[14]

As an activist and protector of human rights he was invited by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to assume a junior lawyer position.[1]

Decorations

He received the National Order of Merit in the degree of Grand Cross by the Government of Ecuador for his work in reforming the labour laws of Ecuador.[1]

The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) today honored Ecuador's Interior Minister, José Serrano Salgado, in recognition of the results of the counternarcotics fight in the South American country.[15]

The Municipality of the Metropolitan District of Quito has awarded the merit award "María Verónica Cordovez" to the Minister of the Interior, José Serrano Salgado, "for his exceptional services in internal security" for the benefit of the inhabitants of the capital of the Republic.[16]

References
  1. (in Spanish) "Curriculum Vitae", Ministry of the Interior, Ecuador
  2. https://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/noticias/703/49/el-nuevo-titular-de-la-asamblea-se-forjo-en-politica-desde-las-aulas
  3. http://www.ecuavisa.com/articulo/noticias/politica/244491-serrano-celi-reyes-asambleistas-nacionales-mas-votados-segun-cne
  4. https://peru21.pe/mundo/ecuador-asamblea-destituye-presidente-conspiracion-398945
  5. Ecuador Interior Minister José Serrano's brother murdered on The Australian, 3 September 2012
  6. (in Spanish) La muerte de Serrano fue un asesinato con alevosía Archived 2013-02-04 at the Wayback Machine on Hoy, 2 February 2013
  7. http://www.unirioja.es
  8. (in Spanish) Plan Andino on Ministerio del Interior de Ecuador
  9. Ecuador's indigenous justice system on trial on BBC News, 27 July 2010
  10. Cabinet of Ecuador on Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Political Database of the Americas, 23 November 2011
  11. "José Serrano se hace cargo del ministerio de Justicia" (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  12. "José Serrano deja el Ministerio del Interior para participar en las elecciones del 2017" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  13. "La nueva Asamblea Nacional designó a sus principales autoridades" (in Spanish). El Telégrafo. 14 May 2017. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  14. "La Asamblea destituye a José Serrano de su cargo de presidente y llama a juicio político a Carlos Baca" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 9 March 2018. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018.
  15. https://www.efe.com/efe/america/ame-hispanos/eeuu-condecora-al-ministro-del-interior-de-ecuador-por-lucha-antinarcoticos/20000034-2947902
  16. https://www.larepublica.ec/blog/politica/2014/12/07/rodas-condecora-ministro-interior-jose-serrano/
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