Jorge Salvador Lara

Jorge Salvador Lara (September 4, 1926 – February 8, 2012) was an Ecuadorian politician diplomat, columnist, writer, and historian. Lara served as the foreign minister of Ecuador for two separate tenures. He first served as foreign minister in 1966 within the government of interim president Clemente Yerovi. Lara again became foreign minister from 1976 to 1977 within the military regime of Vice Admiral Alfredo Poveda.

His son and daughters have held important public positions and Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Ministers of Tourism and General Prosecutor of the State. His grandsons are also worth of mention as Jorge Izquierdo Salvador, a writer and professor.

Selected books and publications Source: Semblanza apasionada de Isabel la Católica Cuaderno del Combatiente La documentación sobre los próceres de la Independencia y la crítica histórica Las Ideas Sociales en los pueblos antiguos. Introducción a la Historia de la Sociología La Patria heroica Escorzos de Historia Patria Memoria del Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores Discurso del Canciller