Alexandra Arce
Alexandra Manuela Arce Plúas is an Ecuadorian politician and engineer. She was elected to the National Assembly in 2013, she became a Mayor and she was re-elected in 2023.
Biography
Alexandra Arce was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on 31 July 1977. She studied at the, graduating with a degree in commercial engineering.In the, Arce was elected to the City Council of Durán as a member of the PAIS Alliance. During her time on the council, Arce was set against the policies of Mayor Dalton Narváez, of the Social Christian Party. In May 2010, Arce filed a complaint with a prosecutor against the mayor and his mother, former Mayor Mariana Mendieta, over allegations of a physical attack and corruption in Narváez's government.
In the, Arce was elected to the Ecuadorian National Assembly for Guayas Province and representing the PAIS Alliance. She resigned from her seat in November of that same year to stand for election in the for the mayoralty of Durán, and defeated Dalton Narváez, who sought reelection.
In 2023 she returned to the National Assembly after the mass resignation, that year, created by the out-going President Lasso.