Since 1984 he is a member of the Party of the Democratic Left under which he served in 1986 as congressman for the Province of Guayas and as education minister from 1988 to 1991. In 1992 he served as a member of Congress, in 1998 as a member of the Constituent assembly for Pichincha and as member of Quito's city council. 2008 he served as National Anti-Corruption Secretary under President Rafael Correa. Also during the presidency of Mr. Correa he served at the Ministry of The Interior for almost six months in 2011.
