Guillermo Alberto Santiago Lasso Mendoza (born 16 November 1955) is an Ecuadorian businessman and politician. Lasso is the 47th President of Ecuador since 24 May 2021. He was the presidential candidate for the 2013, 2017 and 2021 elections for the party Creating Opportunities.
He came in second place with 22.68% of votes. President Rafael Correa won 57.17% of votes, a round-off didn't take place. In early 2017, he said that he would be running for president again. He would be against his former vice president Lenín Moreno and other candidates. In February 2017, both Lasso and Moreno made it to a run-off election on April 2, 2017. He lost the election with 49% of the vote.
In 2020, Lasso announced his candidacy for the presidency again in the 2021 election. He came in second place so was able to make it to the second round of the election in February 2021, against Andrés Arauz. He won the election in the April 2021 run-off.