Carlos Falquez

Pedro Carlos Falquez Batallas was an Ecuadorian businessman and politician. A member of the Concentration of People's Forces and later the Christian Social Party, he served in the National Congress for three separate terms and the National Assembly from 2017 to 2018 and again from 2021 to 2022.

Early life

Carlos Falquez was born in Guayaquil in 1942. He studied in Cuenca and Quito, before settling in Pasaje.

His political career began in 1979 with Assad Bucaram's Concentration of People's Forces party. It was under this banner that he became a member of the National Congress. During a plenary session, he met León Febres Cordero and, since then, he has become a member of the Christian Social Party.
When Febres Cordero became president in 1984, Carlos Falquez became governor of El Oro and national sports director.
In 1990, he returned to the National Congress. In 1992, he was elected prefect, and again in 1996.
In 1998, he returned to Congress and became its vice-president. In 2002, he was re-elected. In 2004, he was elected mayor of Machala, a position he held until 2014. He wanted to run again, but because he owned a radio frequency, the El Oro electoral council disqualified him. His son stood in his place and became mayor.
Falquez died in Machala on 28 August 2023, at the age of 81.