Otto Sonnenholzner

Otto Ramón Sonnenholzner Sper (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈoto sonenolzˈneɾ], German pronunciation: [ˈˀɔto ˈzɔnənˌhɔlt͡snɐ]; born 19 March 1983) is an Ecuadorian radio broadcaster, politician, and economist who served as the 50th Vice President of Ecuador.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sonnenholzner and the second or maternal family name is Sper.
Otto Sonnenholzner
50th Vice President of Ecuador
In office
11 December 2018 – 10 July 2020
PresidentLenín Moreno
Preceded byMaría Alejandra Vicuña
Succeeded byMaría Alejandra Muñoz
Personal details
Born
Otto Ramón Sonnenholzner Sper

(1983-03-19) 19 March 1983
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)Claudia Salem Barakat
Alma materSchiller International University
German School of Guayaquil
OccupationBroadcaster, journalist, economist, politician

Biography

Otto was born in Guayaquil on March 19, 1983, to father Ramón Sonnenholzner and mother Rosa Elena Sper. After studying social sciences, communication and international economics in Ecuador, Germany, and Spain, he became speaker and general manager of Tropicana radio, then president of the Ecuadorian Association of broadcasting (AER). He teaches at the University of Guayaquil.[2]

He has three children with his wife, Claudia Salem Barak.

After the resignation of María Alejandra Vicuña in December 2018, and at the proposal of President Lenín Moreno, the National Assembly of Ecuador entrusted him with the office of vice-president.

On July 7, 2020, Otto resigned from his position as Vice President due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic outbreak in Guayaquil. He left office in the middle of several corruption scandals affecting Moreno's administration.[3][4][5][6]

References
  1. Valencia, Alexandra; Cohen, Luc (December 11, 2018). "Ecuador congress names 35-year-old broadcaster as new vice president". Reuters. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  2. "Otto Sonnenholzner expected to be confirmed as vice president by the National Assembly – CuencaHighLife". cuencahighlife.com. December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  3. "El MSP investigará a funcionarios por entrega de carnés de discapacidad". GK (in Spanish). 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  4. "Consejo de Participación dispone abrir investigación a supuesto 'reparto' de hospitales". El Universo (in Spanish). 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  5. "Se descubre que la red que operó en hospitales del IESS vinculada a Salcedo también portaba carnés de discapacidad". Vistazo (in Spanish). 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  6. "The Coronavirus in Ecuador - Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung". www.rosalux.de. Retrieved 2020-07-29.


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