President of Ecuador
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The President of Ecuador (Spanish: Presidente del Ecuador) is the chief of state and the head of government in the country. Under the current Constitution (adopted in 2008), the President is elected by popular (by many people) vote, for a period of four years. They can serve two terms (periods of four years). Before 2008, people could be the president for only one term.
| Constitutional President of the Republic of Ecuador | |
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 Presidential Standard | |
| Style | Mr. President |
| Residence | Carondelet Palace |
| Term length | Four years renewable once (as of the Constitution of 2008) |
| Inaugural holder | Juan José Flores |
| Formation | September 22, 1830 |
| Website | Official website |
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The President of Ecuador right now is Daniel Noboa since November 23, 2023. He was elected as the president on October 15, 2023.[1]
List of presidents
| No. | Picture | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | Title(s) | |
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| 1 | 
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Juan José Flores (1800–1864) |
May 3, 1830 | September 10, 1834 | Independent | Jefe Supremo (May 3, 1830 – August 14, 1830) Provisional President (August 14, 1830 – September 22, 1830) President (September 22, 1830 – September 10, 1834) |
| 2 | 
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Vicente Rocafuerte (1783–1847) |
September 10, 1834 | January 31, 1839 | Independent | Jefe Supremo of Guayas (September 10, 1834 – June 22, 1835) Jefe Supremo Chief of the State (June 22, 1835 – August 8, 1835) President (August 8, 1835 – January 31, 1839) |
| (1) |
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Juan José Flores (1800–1864) |
February 1, 1839 | March 6, 1845 | Independent | President (February 1, 1839 – January 15, 1843) Provisional President (January 15, 1843 – April 1, 1843) President (April 1, 1843 – March 6, 1845) |
| — | 
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José Joaquín de Olmedo (1780–1847) |
March 7, 1845 | December 8, 1845 | Independent | Head of Provisional Government |
| 3 | 
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Vicente Ramón Roca (1792–1858) |
December 8, 1845 | October 15, 1849 | Independent | President |
| — | 
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Manuel de Ascásubi (1804–1876) |
October 15, 1849 | December 7, 1850 | Independent | Interim President |
| 4 | 
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Diego Noboa (1789–1870) |
December 8, 1850 | September 12, 1851 | Independent | Interim President (December 8, 1850 – February 25, 1851) President (February 26, 1851 – September 13, 1851) |
| 5 | 
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José María Urvina (1808–1891) |
July 24, 1851 | October 15, 1856 | Independent | Jefe Supremo (July 24, 1851 – July 17, 1852) Interim President (July 17, 1852 – September 6, 1852) President (September 6, 1852 – October 15, 1856) |
| 6 | 
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Francisco Robles (1811–1893) |
October 16, 1856 | August 31, 1859 | Independent | President |
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| Provisional Government of Quito | September 4, 1859 | January 10, 1861 | Members: Gabriel García Moreno Jerónimo Carrión Plácido Chiriboga Rafael Carvajal | |||
| Government of Cuenca | May 6, 1859 | November 13, 1859 | Leaders: Jerónimo Carrión (May 6, 1859 – 7 May 1859) Francisco Robles and Guillermo Franco (May 8, 1859 – September 27, 1859) Ramón Borrero (September 27, 1859 – November 13, 1859; with Quito) | |||
| Supreme Leadership of Guayas | August 21, 1859 | September 24, 1860 | Leader: Guillermo Franco | |||
| Cañar and Azuay (with Guayas) | November 13, 1859 | March 3, 1860 | Leader: Mariano Moreno | |||
| Federal Government of Loja | September 18, 1859 | March 23, 1860 | Leader: Manuel Carrión Pinzano | |||
| 7 | 
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Gabriel García Moreno (1821–1875) |
January 17, 1861 | August 30, 1865 | Conservative Party | Interim President (January 17, 1861 – April 2, 1861) President (April 2, 1861 – August 30, 1865) |
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Rafael Carvajal (1818–1881) |
August 31, 1865 | September 7, 1865 | Conservative Party | Acting President |
| 8 | 
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Jerónimo Carrión (1804–1873) |
September 7, 1865 | November 6, 1867 | Conservative Party | President |
| — | 
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Pedro José de Arteta (1797–1873) |
November 7, 1867 | January 20, 1868 | Conservative Party | Acting President |
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Javier Espinosa (1815–1870) |
January 20, 1868 | January 19, 1869 | Conservative Party | President |
| — |
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Gabriel García Moreno (1821–1875) |
January 19, 1869 | May 19, 1869 | Conservative Party | Interim President |
| — |
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Manuel de Ascásubi (1804–1876) |
May 19, 1869 | August 10, 1869 | Conservative Party | Interim President |
| (7) |
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Gabriel García Moreno (1821–1875) |
August 10, 1869 | August 6, 1875 | Conservative Party | President |
| — | 
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Francisco Xavier León (1832–1880) |
August 6, 1875 | September 15, 1875 | Conservative Party | Interim President |
| — | 
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José Javier Eguiguren (1816–1884) |
September 15, 1875 | December 9, 1875 | Conservative Party | Interim President |
| 10 | 
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Antonio Borrero (1827–1911) |
December 9, 1875 | September 8, 1876 | Conservative Party | President |
| 11 | 
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Ignacio de Veintemilla (1828–1908) |
September 8, 1876 | January 10, 1883 | Military | Jefe Supremo (September 8, 1876 – January 26, 1878) President (April 21, 1878 – March 26, 1882) Jefe Supremo (March 26, 1882 – January 10, 1883) |
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| "Pentevirato Quiteño" | January 14, 1883 | October 15, 1883 | Members: José María Plácido Caamaño Luis Cordero Agustín Guerrero Pedro Lizarzaburu Rafael Pérez Pareja | |||
| Supreme Leadership of Manabí and Esmeraldas | June 5, 1883 | October 15, 1883 | Leader: Eloy Alfaro | |||
| Supreme Leadership of Guayas | July 10, 1883 | October 15, 1883 | Leader: Pedro Carbo | |||
| 12 | 
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José Plácido Caamaño (1837–1900) |
October 15, 1883 | June 30, 1888 | Conservative Party | Interim President (October 15, 1883 – February 10, 1884) President (February 10, 1884 – June 30, 1888) |
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Pedro José Cevallos (1830–1892) |
July 1, 1888 | August 17, 1888 | Conservative Party | Acting President |
| 13 | 
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Antonio Flores Jijón (1833–1915) |
August 17, 1888 | June 10, 1892 | Republican Union Party | President |
| 14 | 
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Luis Cordero Crespo (1833–1912) |
July 1, 1892 | April 16, 1895 | Republican Union Party | President |
| — | 
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Vicente Lucio Salazar (1832–1896) |
April 16, 1895 | June 5, 1895 | Conservative Party | Acting President |
| 15 | 
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Eloy Alfaro (1842–1912) |
June 5, 1895 | August 31, 1901 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | Jefe Supremo (June 5, 1895 – October 9, 1896) Interim President (October 9, 1896 – January 17, 1897) President (January 17, 1897 – August 31, 1901) |
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Leónidas Plaza (1865–1932) |
September 1, 1901 | August 31, 1905 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | President |
| 17 | 
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Lizardo García (1844–1937) |
September 1, 1905 | January 15, 1906 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | President |
| (15) |
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Eloy Alfaro (1842–1912) |
January 16, 1906 | August 11, 1911 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | Jefe Supremo (January 16, 1906 – October 9, 1906) Interim President (October 9, 1906 – January 1, 1907) President (January 1, 1907 – August 11, 1911) |
| — | 
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Carlos Freile Zaldumbide (1851–1928) |
August 11, 1911 | August 31, 1911 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | Acting President |
| 18 | 
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Emilio Estrada (1855–1911) |
September 1, 1911 | December 21, 1911 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | President |
| — |
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Carlos Freile Zaldumbide (1851–1928) |
December 22, 1911 | March 5, 1912 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | Acting President |
| — | 
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Francisco Andrade Marín (1841–1935) |
March 6, 1912 | August 1, 1912 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | Acting President |
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Alfredo Baquerizo (1859–1951) |
August 1, 1912 | September 1, 1912 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | Acting President |
| (16) |
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Leónidas Plaza (1865–1932) |
September 1, 1912 | August 31, 1916 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | President |
| 19 |
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Alfredo Baquerizo (1859–1951) |
September 1, 1916 | August 31, 1920 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | President |
| 20 | 
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José Luis Tamayo (1858–1947) |
September 1, 1920 | August 31, 1924 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | President |
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Gonzalo Córdova (1863–1928) |
September 1, 1924 | July 9, 1925 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | President |
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First Provisional Government | July 10, 1925 | January 6, 1926 | |||
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Second Provisional Government | January 10, 1926 | March 31, 1926 | |||
| 22 | 
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Isidro Ayora (1879–1978) |
April 3, 1926 | August 24, 1931 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | Interim President (April 6, 1926 – April 17, 1929) President (April 17, 1929 – August 24, 1931) |
| — | 
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Luis Larrea Alba (1894–1979) |
August 24, 1931 | October 15, 1931 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | Minister of Government |
| — |
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Alfredo Baquerizo (1859–1951) |
October 15, 1931 | August 28, 1932 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | President of the Senate |
| — | 
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Carlos Freile Larrea (1876–1942) |
August 28, 1932 | September 1, 1932 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | Minister of Government |
| — | 
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Alberto Guerrero Martínez (1878–1941) |
September 2, 1932 | December 4, 1932 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | President of the Senate |
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Juan de Dios Martínez (1875–1955) |
December 5, 1932 | October 19, 1933 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | President |
| — | 
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Abelardo Montalvo (1876–1950) |
October 20, 1933 | August 31, 1934 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | Acting President |
| 24 | 
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José María Velasco Ibarra (1893–1979) |
September 1, 1934 | August 21, 1935 | Independent | President |
| — | 
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Antonio Pons (1897–1980) |
August 21, 1935 | September 25, 1935 | Conservative Party | Acting President |
| — | 
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Federico Páez (1877–1974) |
September 26, 1935 | October 23, 1937 | Independent | Jefe Supremo |
| — | 
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Alberto Enríquez Gallo (1894–1962) |
October 23, 1937 | August 10, 1938 | Military | Jefe Supremo |
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Manuel María Borrero (1883–1975) |
August 10, 1938 | December 1, 1938 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | Interim President |
| 25 | 
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Aurelio Mosquera (1883–1939) |
December 2, 1938 | November 17, 1939 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | President |
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Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río (1893–1969) |
November 18, 1939 | December 10, 1939 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | Acting President |
| — | 
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Andrés Córdova (1892–1983) |
December 11, 1939 | August 10, 1940 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | Acting President |
| — |
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Julio Enrique Moreno (1879–1952) |
August 10, 1940 | August 31, 1940 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | Acting President |
| 26 |
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Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río (1893–1969) |
September 1, 1940 | May 28, 1944 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | President |
| — |
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Julio Teodoro Salem (1900–1968) |
May 29, 1944 | May 31, 1944 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | Acting President |
| (24) |
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José María Velasco Ibarra (1893–1979) |
June 1, 1944 | August 23, 1947 | Independent | President of the Republic (June 1, 1944 – August 10, 1944) Constitutional President (August 10, 1944 – March 30, 1946) President of the Republic (March 30, 1946 – August 10, 1946) Constitutional President (August 10, 1946 – August 23, 1947) |
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Carlos Mancheno Cajas (1902–1996) |
August 23, 1947 | September 2, 1947 | Military | Jefe Supremo |
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Mariano Suárez Veintimilla (1897–1980) |
September 2, 1947 | September 17, 1947 | Conservative Party | President |
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C. J. Arosemena Tola (1888–1952) |
September 17, 1947 | August 31, 1948 | Independent | President |
| 29 | 80px | Galo Plaza (1906–1987) |
September 1, 1948 | August 31, 1952 | National Democratic Civic Movement | President |
| (24) |
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José María Velasco Ibarra (1893–1979) |
September 1, 1952 | August 31, 1956 | Velaquista National Federation | President |
| 30 | 80px | Camilo Ponce Enríquez (1912–1976) |
September 1, 1956 | August 31, 1960 | Social Christian Party | President |
| (24) |
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José María Velasco Ibarra (1893–1979) |
September 1, 1960 | November 7, 1961 | Velaquista National Federation | President |
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C. J. Arosemena Monroy (1919–2004) |
November 7, 1961 | July 11, 1963 | Independent | President |
| — |
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Military Junta of 1963 | July 11, 1963 | March 29, 1966 | Military | Members: Ramón Castro Jijón Luis Cabrera Sevilla Guillermo Freile Posso (until November 9, 1965) Marcos Gándara |
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Clemente Yerovi (1904–1981) |
March 30, 1966 | November 16, 1966 | Institutionalist Democratic Coalition | Acting President |
| 32 | 80px | Otto Arosemena (1925–1984) |
November 16, 1966 | August 31, 1968 | Institutionalist Democratic Coalition | Interim President (November 16, 1966 – May 25, 1967) Constitutional President (May 25, 1967 – August 31, 1968) |
| (24) |
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José María Velasco Ibarra (1893–1979) |
September 1, 1968 | February 15, 1972 | Velaquista National Federation | President (September 1, 1968 – June 22, 1970) Jefe Supremo (June 22, 1970 – February 15, 1972) |
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Guillermo Rodríguez Lara (born 1923) |
February 15, 1972 | January 11, 1976 | Military | President (de facto) |
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Supreme Council of Government | January 11, 1976 | August 10, 1979 | Military | President of the Council: Vice Admiral Alfredo Poveda Members: General Guillermo Durán Arcentales General Luis Leoro Franco |
| 33 | 
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Jaime Roldós Aguilera (1940–1981) |
August 10, 1979 | May 24, 1981 | Concentration of People's Forces | President |
| 34 | 80px | Osvaldo Hurtado (born 1939) |
May 24, 1981 | August 10, 1984 | Popular Democracy | President |
| 35 | 
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León Febres Cordero (1931–2008) |
August 10, 1984 | August 10, 1988 | Social Christian Party | President |
| 36 | 80px | Rodrigo Borja Cevallos (born 1935) |
August 10, 1988 | August 10, 1992 | Democratic Left | President |
| 37 | 80px | Sixto Durán Ballén (1921–2016) |
August 10, 1992 | August 10, 1996 | Republican Unity Party | President |
| 38 | 80px | Abdalá Bucaram (born 1952) |
August 10, 1996 | February 6, 1997 | Ecuadorian Roldosist Party | President |
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Rosalía Arteaga (born 1956) |
February 6, 1997 | February 11, 1997 | Independent Movement for an Authentic Republic | President* (Arteaga is considered an official president by the office of the Presidency) |
| 40 | 
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Fabián Alarcón (born 1947) |
February 11, 1997 | August 10, 1998 | Alfarista Radical Front | Interim President* (Alarcón is considered an official president by the office of the Presidency) |
| 41 | 
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Jamil Mahuad (born 1949) |
August 10, 1998 | January 21, 2000 (deposed.[2]) |
Popular Democracy | President |
| 42 | 80px | Gustavo Noboa (1937–2021) |
January 22, 2000 | January 15, 2003 | Independent | President |
| 43 | 80px | Lucio Gutiérrez (born 1957) |
January 15, 2003 | April 20, 2005 | Patriotic Society Party | President |
| 44 | 80px | Alfredo Palacio (born 1939) |
April 20, 2005 | January 15, 2007 | Independent | President |
| 45 | 80px | Rafael Correa (born 1963) |
January 15, 2007 | May 24, 2017 | PAIS Alliance | President |
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Lenín Moreno (born 1953) |
May 24, 2017 | May 24, 2021 | PAIS Alliance | President |
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Guillermo Lasso (born 1955) |
May 24, 2021 | November 23, 2023 | Creating Opportunities | President |
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Daniel Noboa (born 1987) |
November 23, 2023 | Incumbent | National Democratic Action | President |
Living former presidents
Guillermo Rodríguez
(de facto)
(1972–1976)
4 November 1923
Osvaldo Hurtado
(1981–1984)
26 June 1939
Rodrigo Borja Cevallos
(1988–1992)
19 June 1935
Abdalá Bucaram
(1996–1997)
20 February 1952
Rosalía Arteaga
(1997)
5 December 1956
Fabián Alarcón
(1997–1998)
14 April 1947
Jamil Mahuad
(1998–2000)
29 July 1949
Lucio Gutiérrez
(2003–2005)
23 March 1957
Alfredo Palacio
(2005–2007)
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Rafael Correa
(2007–2017)
5 April 1963 
Lenín Moreno
(2017–2021)
19 March 1953
Guillermo Lasso
(2021–2023)
16 November 1955
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References
- ↑ "Ecuador elects centre-right business heir Daniel Noboa as president". The Financial Times. 15 October 2023.
- ↑ Barracca, Steven 'Military coups in the post-cold war era: Pakistan, Ecuador and Venezuela', Third World Quarterly, 28:1, 137 - 154