Rafael Correa

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rafael Correa
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Apr 6, 1963(1963-04-06)
Age	61
Birthplace	Guayaquil
Country	Ecuador
Horoscope	Aries

Rafael Correa Biography

Rafael Correa is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on April 6, 1963 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Polititician who was elected President of Ecuador in 2007. He led Ecuador’s economic and social reform efforts. Although he has been accused of being an authoritarian leader, many credit him with helping to reduce poverty and unemployment in Ecuador.

He was a political ally to the late Venezuelan President He was a political ally of the late Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez..

During his first months in office, Correa’s government doubled the monthly poverty assistance payments to $30, as well as doubling the credits for housing loans and reducing the electricity rates for individuals on low incomes. He described these wealth redistribution policies as “21st century socialism”, a term borrowed from Chávez.

Correa’s father was Rafael Correa Icaza, born in the Province of Los Ríos, Ecuador, (23 March 1934 – 10 June 1995) while his mother is Norma Delgado Rendón (b.1 September 1939). He had three siblings; Fabricio Correa, Pierina Correa and Bernardita Correa. Having grown up in the coastal city of Guayaquil, he has described his family background as being that of the “lower middle class”.

He married Anne Malherbe Gosselin in Belgium. The couple had three children together: Anne Doninique and Miguel.

Rafael Correa Net Worth

Rafael Correa is one of the richest Politician from Ecuador. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rafael Correa 's net worth $2 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He earned a degree from Belgium’s Universite catholique de Louvain in economics and then went on to receive a Ph.D. at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Before becoming President of Ecuador and President pro Tempore of the Union of South American Nations, he served as director of Ecuador’s Ministry of Education and Culture and minister of Finance.

Correa describes himself as an advocate of “socialism of the 21st century”, a term referring to a form of democratic socialism previously used by Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez. The Economist described Correa as “a left-wing populist”, while The Washington Post has characterized Correa’s ideological approach as being “economically populist, socially conservative, [and] quasi- authoritarian”. The scholars of political science George Philip and Francisco Panizza claimed that like his allies Morales and Chávez, Correa should be categorized as a populist, because he appealed “directly to the people against their countries’ political and economic order, divided the social field into antagonistic camps and promised redistribution and recognition in a newly founded political order.”

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Who is Rafael Correa Dating?

According to our records, Rafael Correa married to Anne Malherbe Gosselin (m. 1992). As of December 1, 2023, Rafael Correa’s is not dating anyone.

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Between 1992 and 1993, during the presidency of Sixto Durán Ballén, Correa was a director at the Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC) in Ecuador, tasked with administrative oversight and supervision of improvement programs for the national educational system. The improvement programs were funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Facts & Trivia

Rafael Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ecuador. Rafael Correa celebrates birthday on April 6 of every year.

Correa was able to afford a university education with the aid of funding grants. He would then continue his studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he earned a Master of Science in Economics in May 1999, and a PhD in Economics in October 2001. During graduate studies, he came under the particular influence of the laissez-faire critical economist Joseph Stiglitz. Correa’s adviser at the University of Illinois was Werner Baer, who later commented that at the time Correa did not seem anti-capitalist but was concerned by uneven income distribution in society.

Top Facts about Rafael Correa

1. Rafael Correa served as President of Ecuador from 2007 to 2017.
2. He was the longest-serving president in Ecuador’s recent history.
3. During his tenure, poverty rates decreased significantly.
4. Correa implemented social programs and infrastructure projects across the country.
5. His government faced criticism for limiting press freedom and political opposition.
6. Correa was accused of corruption and authoritarianism by some critics.
7. He pursued a leftist agenda and aligned with other Latin American leaders like Hugo Chavez.
8. The economy grew under his presidency, but also faced challenges such as falling oil prices.
9. Correa supported environmental conservation efforts, including the protection of Yasuni National Park.
10. He remains a controversial figure in Ecuadorian politics today.