Guillermo Celi
{{Short description|Ecuadorian politician and lawyer (born 1976)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{family name hatnote|Celi|Santos|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Guillermo Celi.jpg
| education = Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador
| occupation =
| otherparty = Patriotic Society Party (before 2012)
| party = SUMA Party
| caption = Celi in 2015
| office = Member of the National Assembly
| term_start = May 14, 2017
| term_end = September 29, 2020
| office2 = National Director of the SUMA Party
| term2 = Since 2014
}}
Guillermo Alejandro Celi Santos (born February 5, 1976){{Cite web |date=2013-01-14 |title=Lunes 14 de enero del 2012 by EDIASA - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/eldiarioec/docs/lunes_14_de_enero_del_2013 |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=issuu.com |language=en}} is a doctor of jurisprudence, lawyer, and Ecuadorian politician, known for being the national director of the SUMA Party.{{Cite web |date=2014-04-28 |title=Guillermo Celi asume la dirección de SUMA |url=https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/2014/04/28/nota/2879906/guillermo-celi-asume-direccion-suma |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=El Universo |language=es}} On May 17, 2017, he took office as a National Assembly Member after being elected in the 2017 Ecuadorian general election for the SUMA-CREO alliance.
Biography
Celi was born on February 5, 1976, in the city of Portoviejo, province of Manabí. He completed his secondary studies at the Cristo Rey Educational Unit of Portoviejo and his higher education at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, where he obtained his doctorate in jurisprudence.{{Cite web |last=S.A |first=El Diario, Grupo Ediasa |date=2014-03-03 |title=CELI: "ECUADOR NECESITA ESTAR MÁS UNIDO" |url=https://www.eldiario.ec/noticias-manabi-ecuador/307373-celi-ecuador-necesita-estar-ms-unido/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=El Diario Ecuador |language=spanish}}{{Cite web |last1=Poblete |first1=Juan Correa |last2=Comercio |first2=Grupo El |date=April 29, 2014 |title=Guillermo Celi: 'Quieren impedir que nuestras autoridades hagan su trabajo' |url=https://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/politica/guillermo-celi-quieren-impedir-que.html |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=El Comercio |language=es}}
Before starting his political career, he practiced as a lawyer and university professor.{{Cite web |last=S.A |first=El Diario, Grupo Ediasa |date=2009-04-04 |title="Sueño con un manabí desarrollado y nuevo" |url=https://www.eldiario.ec/noticias-manabi-ecuador/114177-sueo-con-un-manab-desarrollado-y-nuevo/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=El Diario Ecuador |language=spanish}}
He was a trustee of the city of Portoviejo during the term of Mayor {{Interlanguage link|Humberto Guillem|lt=Humberto Guillem|es}}.{{Cite web |last=S.A |first=El Diario, Grupo Ediasa |date=2012-03-23 |title=Guillermo Celi renuncia a procuraduría síndica |url=https://www.eldiario.ec/noticias-manabi-ecuador/223950-guillermo-celi-renuncia-a-procuradura-sndica/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=El Diario Ecuador |language=spanish}} He was one of the founders of the "Pragmatic Ecuador" collective,{{Cite web |last=S.A |first=El Diario, Grupo Ediasa |date=2008-02-07 |title=Ecuador Pragmático presentó proyecto sobre autonomía |url=https://www.eldiario.ec/noticias-manabi-ecuador/69011-ecuador-pragmtico-present-proyecto-sobre-autonoma/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=El Diario Ecuador |language=spanish}}{{Cite web |date=2015-01-28 |title=Impreso 28 01 15 by Diario Opinion - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/opinion_digital/docs/impreso_28_01_15 |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=issuu.com |language=en}} the predecessor organization to the SUMA Party. He began his political career in 2009, participating in the {{Interlanguage link|2009 Ecuadorian local elections|es|Elecciones seccionales de Ecuador de 2009}} as a candidates for the prefecture of Manabí, with the Patriotic Society Party{{Cite web |last=S.A |first=El Diario, Grupo Ediasa |date=2009-04-06 |title="Seré el prefecto de las carreteras" |url=https://www.eldiario.ec/noticias-manabi-ecuador/114366-ser-el-prefecto-de-las-carreteras/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=El Diario Ecuador |language=spanish}}{{Cite web |date=2016-10-22 |title=EL DIARIO (Manabí) Desmanes en las inscripciones :: Ecuadorinmediato |url=http://www.ecuadorinmediato.com/index.php?module=Noticias&func=news_user_view&id=97232 |access-date=2024-06-10 |archive-date=22 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022171341/http://www.ecuadorinmediato.com/index.php?module=Noticias&func=news_user_view&id=97232 |url-status=bot: unknown }}
During the 2013 Ecuadorian general election he ran as a candidate for the assembly of Manabí with the SUMA Party.{{Cite web |date=2016-08-21 |title=Guillermo Celi Santos {{!}} Asambleistas {{!}} Elecciones Ecuador 2013 |url=http://especiales.eluniverso.com/elecciones2013/asambleistas/guillermo-celi-santos/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |archive-date=21 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821001615/http://especiales.eluniverso.com/elecciones2013/asambleistas/guillermo-celi-santos/ |url-status=bot: unknown }} He was made the national director of the SUMA Party a year later in 2014.
During the 2017 Ecuadorian general election he was elected as a National Assemblyman for the SUMA-CREO alliance. Near the end of his term, he resigned{{Cite web |last=S.A |first=El Diario, Grupo Ediasa |date=2020-10-01 |title=Suma inscribe su binomio Celi - Sevilla para las elecciones presidenciales |url=https://www.eldiario.ec/noticias-manabi-ecuador/523158-suma-inscribe-su-binomio-celi-sevilla-para-las-elecciones-presidenciales/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=El Diario Ecuador |language=spanish}} to run as the presidential candidate for the 2021 Ecuadorian presidential election.{{Cite web |date=2020-10-05 |title=Renuncias de legisladores por casos de corrupción y elecciones dejan vacíos en comisiones de la Asamblea Nacional |url=https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/2020/10/02/nota/8000065/renuncia-asambleistas-ecuador-genera-vacios-comisiones |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=El Universo |language=es}} He obtained 10th place with 0.91% of the vote