Paco Moncayo

Paco Rosendo Moncayo Gallegos (born October 8, 1940 in Quito) is a former Mayor of Quito, Ecuador and a retired General of the Army.

During his military career, he was involved in the Alto Cenepa War between Ecuador and Perú. In 2000 Paco Moncayo was elected Mayor of Metropolitan Quito on behalf of the Party of the Democratic Left, being re-elected for a second term in 2004. As well as being Mayor of Metropolitan Quito he also was previously a National Deputy (1998–2000), and a member of both the National Security Council and its Consultative Assembly for Foreign Affairs. He also is co-president of United Cities and Local Governments as of November 2007 and is longlisted for the 2008 World Mayor award.

Between 2009 and 2013 Moncayo was a representative for Pichincha Province in the National Assembly under the Alianza Libertad.

He ran for a seat in the Assembly again in the 2013 Ecuadorian general election with the Ruptura 25 movement, but failed to win a seat.

He is a Legion of Merit recipient and has been awarded many Ecuadorian and international decorations for both, his military and political career.