Henry Kronfle | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Kronfle on 13 November 2017 | |
| President of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 18 November 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Virgilio Saquicela |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Political party | Social Christian Party |
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Henry Fabián Kronfle Kozhaya (born 1972)[1] is an Ecudorian businessman and politician, serving as the President of the National Assembly since November 2023.[2]
Kronfle, was born in Guayaquil. Before entering politics, he served as president of the Chamber of Industries of Ecuador and Guayaquil, as well as a university professor. He also manages and is a shareholder in several companies such as Maupaz S.A., Inmobiliaria Krokoz S.A., Rioariesa S.A., Promo Marketing S.A. and Inmobiliaria Krovi S.A.[1]
In 2017, when Lenín Moreno was elected president, he entered politics as a candidate for assembly for the Social Christian Party. Politically described as a conservative,[2] for the 2021 presidential elections, he was emerging as one of the presidential candidates for Social Christian Party. However, after the election of Cristina Reyes as a candidate, and the subsequent alliance with another movement to jointly present the candidacy of Guillermo Lasso, he was nominated as first by Social Christian Party on the list of national candidates for the National Assembly of Ecuador.[3]
He remained part of Social Christian Party, and was re-elected in 2021 and, as a result of the early elections due to Muerte cruzada, was elected again in 2023.[1] According to the website of the State Comptroller General, he has the third highest assets of the new Legislature, with a fortune that exceeds four million dollars. Likewise, he is the assembly member who pays the most taxes, according to his 2022 declaration [1]
He was elected President of the National Assembly on 18 November 2023 with 128 votes from the legislature's 137 members, while the rest abstained. It was part of a deal between The leftist Citizens' Revolution movement, conservative Social Christian Party and incoming president Daniel Noboas centrist National Democratic Action, along with other minor parties agreed to form a legislative majority bringing it to at least 85 seats.[2]