President of Ecuador

Constitutional President of the Republic of Ecuador
Constitutional President of the Republic of Ecuador
	Presidential Standard
	Incumbent; Daniel Noboa; since November 23, 2023
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

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.

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.	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Party	Title(s)
1	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	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)	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)
—	José Joaquín de Olmedo (1780–1847)	March 7, 1845	December 8, 1845	Independent	Head of Provisional Government
3	Vicente Ramón Roca (1792–1858)	December 8, 1845	October 15, 1849	Independent	President
—	Manuel de Ascásubi (1804–1876)	October 15, 1849	December 7, 1850	Independent	Interim President
4	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	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	Francisco Robles (1811–1893)	October 16, 1856	August 31, 1859	Independent	President
	Governments of the Crisis
	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	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)
—	Rafael Carvajal (1818–1881)	August 31, 1865	September 7, 1865	Conservative Party	Acting President
8	Jerónimo Carrión (1804–1873)	September 7, 1865	November 6, 1867	Conservative Party	President
—	Pedro José de Arteta (1797–1873)	November 7, 1867	January 20, 1868	Conservative Party	Acting President
9	Javier Espinosa (1815–1870)	January 20, 1868	January 19, 1869	Conservative Party	President
—	Gabriel García Moreno (1821–1875)	January 19, 1869	May 19, 1869	Conservative Party	Interim President
—	Manuel de Ascásubi (1804–1876)	May 19, 1869	August 10, 1869	Conservative Party	Interim President
(7)	Gabriel García Moreno (1821–1875)	August 10, 1869	August 6, 1875	Conservative Party	President
—	Francisco Xavier León (1832–1880)	August 6, 1875	September 15, 1875	Conservative Party	Interim President
—	José Javier Eguiguren (1816–1884)	September 15, 1875	December 9, 1875	Conservative Party	Interim President
10	Antonio Borrero (1827–1911)	December 9, 1875	September 8, 1876	Conservative Party	President
11	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)
	Governments of the Restoration
	"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	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)
—	Pedro José Cevallos (1830–1892)	July 1, 1888	August 17, 1888	Conservative Party	Acting President
13	Antonio Flores Jijón (1833–1915)	August 17, 1888	June 10, 1892	Republican Union Party	President
14	Luis Cordero Crespo (1833–1912)	July 1, 1892	April 16, 1895	Republican Union Party	President
—	Vicente Lucio Salazar (1832–1896)	April 16, 1895	June 5, 1895	Conservative Party	Acting President
15	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)
16	Leónidas Plaza (1865–1932)	September 1, 1901	August 31, 1905	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	President
17	Lizardo García (1844–1937)	September 1, 1905	January 15, 1906	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	President
(15)	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)
—	Carlos Freile Zaldumbide (1851–1928)	August 11, 1911	August 31, 1911	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	Acting President
18	Emilio Estrada (1855–1911)	September 1, 1911	December 21, 1911	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	President
—	Carlos Freile Zaldumbide (1851–1928)	December 22, 1911	March 5, 1912	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	Acting President
—	Francisco Andrade Marín (1841–1935)	March 6, 1912	August 1, 1912	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	Acting President
—	Alfredo Baquerizo (1859–1951)	August 1, 1912	September 1, 1912	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	Acting President
(16)	Leónidas Plaza (1865–1932)	September 1, 1912	August 31, 1916	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	President
19	Alfredo Baquerizo (1859–1951)	September 1, 1916	August 31, 1920	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	President
20	José Luis Tamayo (1858–1947)	September 1, 1920	August 31, 1924	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	President
21	Gonzalo Córdova (1863–1928)	September 1, 1924	July 9, 1925	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	President
	First Provisional Government	July 10, 1925	January 6, 1926
	Second Provisional Government	January 10, 1926	March 31, 1926
22	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)
—	Luis Larrea Alba (1894–1979)	August 24, 1931	October 15, 1931	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	Minister of Government
—	Alfredo Baquerizo (1859–1951)	October 15, 1931	August 28, 1932	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	President of the Senate
—	Carlos Freile Larrea (1876–1942)	August 28, 1932	September 1, 1932	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	Minister of Government
—	Alberto Guerrero Martínez (1878–1941)	September 2, 1932	December 4, 1932	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	President of the Senate
23	Juan de Dios Martínez (1875–1955)	December 5, 1932	October 19, 1933	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	President
—	Abelardo Montalvo (1876–1950)	October 20, 1933	August 31, 1934	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	Acting President
24	José María Velasco Ibarra (1893–1979)	September 1, 1934	August 21, 1935	Independent	President
—	Antonio Pons (1897–1980)	August 21, 1935	September 25, 1935	Conservative Party	Acting President
—	Federico Páez (1877–1974)	September 26, 1935	October 23, 1937	Independent	Jefe Supremo
—	Alberto Enríquez Gallo (1894–1962)	October 23, 1937	August 10, 1938	Military	Jefe Supremo
—	Manuel María Borrero (1883–1975)	August 10, 1938	December 1, 1938	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	Interim President
25	Aurelio Mosquera (1883–1939)	December 2, 1938	November 17, 1939	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	President
—	Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río (1893–1969)	November 18, 1939	December 10, 1939	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	Acting President
—	Andrés Córdova (1892–1983)	December 11, 1939	August 10, 1940	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	Acting President
—	Julio Enrique Moreno (1879–1952)	August 10, 1940	August 31, 1940	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	Acting President
26	Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río (1893–1969)	September 1, 1940	May 28, 1944	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	President
—	Julio Teodoro Salem (1900–1968)	May 29, 1944	May 31, 1944	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	Acting President
(24)	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)
—	Carlos Mancheno Cajas (1902–1996)	August 23, 1947	September 2, 1947	Military	Jefe Supremo
27	Mariano Suárez Veintimilla (1897–1980)	September 2, 1947	September 17, 1947	Conservative Party	President
28	C. J. Arosemena Tola (1888–1952)	September 17, 1947	August 31, 1948	Independent	President
29	Galo Plaza (1906–1987)	September 1, 1948	August 31, 1952	National Democratic Civic Movement	President
(24)	José María Velasco Ibarra (1893–1979)	September 1, 1952	August 31, 1956	Velaquista National Federation	President
30	Camilo Ponce Enríquez (1912–1976)	September 1, 1956	August 31, 1960	Social Christian Party	President
(24)	José María Velasco Ibarra (1893–1979)	September 1, 1960	November 7, 1961	Velaquista National Federation	President
31	C. J. Arosemena Monroy (1919–2004)	November 7, 1961	July 11, 1963	Independent	President
—	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
—	Clemente Yerovi (1904–1981)	March 30, 1966	November 16, 1966	Institutionalist Democratic Coalition	Acting President
32	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)	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)
—	Guillermo Rodríguez Lara (born 1923)	February 15, 1972	January 11, 1976	Military	President (de facto)
—	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	Jaime Roldós Aguilera (1940–1981)	August 10, 1979	May 24, 1981	Concentration of People's Forces	President
34	Osvaldo Hurtado (born 1939)	May 24, 1981	August 10, 1984	Popular Democracy	President
35	León Febres Cordero (1931–2008)	August 10, 1984	August 10, 1988	Social Christian Party	President
36	Rodrigo Borja Cevallos (born 1935)	August 10, 1988	August 10, 1992	Democratic Left	President
37	Sixto Durán Ballén (1921–2016)	August 10, 1992	August 10, 1996	Republican Unity Party	President
38	Abdalá Bucaram (born 1952)	August 10, 1996	February 6, 1997	Ecuadorian Roldosist Party	President
39	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	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	Jamil Mahuad (born 1949)	August 10, 1998	January 21, 2000 (deposed.^[2])	Popular Democracy	President
42	Gustavo Noboa (1937–2021)	January 22, 2000	January 15, 2003	Independent	President
43	Lucio Gutiérrez (born 1957)	January 15, 2003	April 20, 2005	Patriotic Society Party	President
44	Alfredo Palacio (born 1939)	April 20, 2005	January 15, 2007	Independent	President
45	Rafael Correa (born 1963)	January 15, 2007	May 24, 2017	PAIS Alliance	President
46	Lenín Moreno (born 1953)	May 24, 2017	May 24, 2021	PAIS Alliance	President
47	Guillermo Lasso (born 1955)	May 24, 2021	November 23, 2023	Creating Opportunities	President
48	Daniel Noboa (born 1987)	November 23, 2023	Incumbent	National Democratic Action	President

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

[1] "Ecuador elects centre-right business heir Daniel Noboa as president". The Financial Times. 15 October 2023.

[Barraca-2] Barracca, Steven 'Military coups in the post-cold war era: Pakistan, Ecuador and Venezuela', Third World Quarterly, 28:1, 137 - 154

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