Álvaro Pérez Intriago (August 10, 1936 – August 2, 2016) was an Ecuadorian politician. Perez served as the Mayor of Quito from 1978 to 1982. He also served as a deputy in the

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from 1984 to 1986 and again from 1996 to 2002. In

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, Pérez became a candidate for

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as the running mate of presidential hopeful

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. Álvaro Pérez Intriago was born in Quito, Ecuador, on August 10, 1936. He became a lawyer before entering politics. Pérez served on the Quito

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from 1967 to 1970. He then became the Provincial Prefect of Pichincha Province, the head of the province, from 1970 to 1976. Pérez served as

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of Quito, the nation's capitol, from 1978 to 1982. Pérez oversaw the construction of the highway to the Valle de Los Chillos, as well as two of the city's major avenues, Occidental and Eloy Alfaro. He also spearheaded the building of the Mercado Mayorista and moved one of the city's bus terminals, Terminal Terrestre de Cumandá, to the outskirts of Quito. In 2002,

, the presidential candidate for the Social Christian Party, chose Pérez as his running mate for Vice President of Ecuador. The Neira-Pérez ticket placed fifth in the 2002 presidential election, receiving 553,106 votes, or 12.1%, and did not advance to the presidential runoff election (which was won by Lucio Gutiérrez). In 2005, Pérez was appointed Ambassador to the United States by President

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, but Perez never took office. Pérez died in

Quito Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley o ...

on August 2, 2016, at the age of 79.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Perez Intriago, Alvaro 1936 births 2016 deaths Mayors of Quito Provincial Prefects of Pichincha Province Members of the National Congress (Ecuador) 20th-century Ecuadorian lawyers Social Christian Party (Ecuador) politicians Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador alumni