24 Facts About Jaime Nebot

Jaime Jose Nebot Saadi was born on October 22,1946 and is an Ecuadorian lawyer and politician.

Jaime Nebot is affiliated with the Christian Social Party and the Madera de Guerrero Civic Movement.

Jaime Nebot was born to a prominent Guayaquil family on October 22,1946.

Jaime Nebot's father, Jaime Nebot Velasco, of Catalan background, was a government minister during the administration of President Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra.

Jaime Nebot's mother is Sulema Saadi, the daughter of a Lebanese immigrant who came to Ecuador after living in Brazil.

Jaime Nebot was educated in various Catholic schools, including Colegio Cristobal Colon in Guayaquil and Colegio San Gabriel in Quito.

Jaime Nebot has a law degree from Catolica Santiago de Guayaquil.

Jaime Nebot entered politics in 1984, when he was appointed governor of Guayas province by then-president Leon Febres-Cordero.

Jaime Nebot was governor until 1988, when Febres-Cordero's administration ended.

In 1990 Jaime Nebot ran for congress on the Christian Social Party slate and won a seat representing Guayas province.

In 1992 Jaime Nebot ran for president for the first time.

Almost all of Jaime Nebot's support came from the coastal provinces, Guayas included.

Jaime Nebot ran for president a second time in 1996.

Jaime Nebot, supported by large agricultural businesses from the coast, spoke at home of more social services.

In January 1997, Jaime Nebot called for the removal of Bucaram from office, arguing that Bucaram was insane.

Jaime Nebot won a congressional seat and held it until 2000, when he ran for mayor of Guayaquil.

Jaime Nebot has been reelected in 2004,2009 and 2014 for another four-year term.

Jaime Nebot made public works the focus of his administration.

Jaime Nebot started an urban-renewal program to gentrify blighted areas of Guayaquil's center.

In 2006, Jaime Nebot inaugurated Metrovia, a mass-transit system based on dedicated lanes for public buses.

Jaime Nebot tried to tackle crime, one of Guayaquil's persistent ills.

In 2002, Jaime Nebot hired former New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton to help draft an anti-crime strategy.

Jaime Nebot built a shopping promenade Malecon 2000 along the west bank of the Guayas River, in the center of Guayaquil.

Jaime Nebot is suspected of being involved in the Odebrecht corruption scandal.