Santiago Guarderas

Santiago Guarderas Izquierdo (born 1964) is an Ecuadorian politician and lawyer. He was the Metropolitan Mayor of Quito from 30 September 2021 to 14 May 2023.

Santiago Guarderas
Metropolitan Mayor of Quito
In office 30 September 2021 – 14 May 2023
Preceded by	Jorge Yunda
Succeeded by	Pabel Muñoz
Vice Metropolitan Mayor of Quito
In office 14 May 2019 – 29 September 2021
Preceded by	Eduardo del Pozo
Succeeded by	Brith Vaca
Member of the National Congress from the Pichincha Province
In office 5 January 2007 – 30 November 2007
Personal details
Born	Santiago Guarderas Izquierdo 1964 (age 60–61) Quito, Ecuador
Political party	Ecuadorian Union Party (since 2019)
Other political affiliations	Democratic Left (before 2007) Social Christian Party (2007–2019)
Education	Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador
Occupation	Lawyer and politician

Early life

Born in 1964, he studied law at Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador in Quito. He worked on the faculty at the same institution.

Career

Guarderas was elected to the National Congress in January 2007 as a member of the Social Christian Party. He left office when the assembly was dissolved in November 2007. He unsuccessfully ran for the National Assembly in 2017.

In 2019, he became Vice Mayor of Quito alongside Jorge Yunda as Mayor. In July 2021, he assumed the role of mayor when there was a leadership dispute with Yunda during protests.^[1]

On 30 September 2021, Guarderas succeeded Yunda as Quito's mayor. He was succeeded by Pabel Muñoz on 14 May 2023.^[2]