Vice President of Ecuador facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Vice President of theRepublic of Ecuador |
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Coat of arms of Ecuador
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.jpg) Maria Jose Pinto since 24 May 2025 |
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| Appointer | Direct popular vote or the President (with approval from the National Assembly) |
| Term length | Four years renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | José Joaquín de Olmedo |
| Formation | March 6, 1845 |
| Salary | 4,869 USD per month |
The Vice President of Ecuador is a very important job. It's like being the second-in-command of the country. Sometimes, if the President can't do their job, the Vice President steps in to lead the country. This has happened during tricky political times. For example, in 2005, the Vice President took over after President Lucio Gutiérrez resigned.
Today, the Vice President is chosen at the same time as the President when people vote. They serve for four years and can be re-elected once. The current Vice President is Maria Jose Pinto, who started on May 24, 2025. They earn about $4,869 each month.
Who Has Been Vice President?
This section lists the people who have served as Vice President of Ecuador throughout history.
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José Joaquín de Olmedo (1780-1847) |
1830 | 1831 | Juan José Flores |
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José Modesto Larrea (1799-1861) |
1831 | 1835 | Juan José Flores |
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Juan Bernardo León (1774-1840) |
1835 | 1839 | Vicente Rocafuerte |
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Francisco Aguirre (1779-1867) |
1839 | 1843 | Juan José Flores |
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Francisco Marcos (1794-1872) |
1843 | 1845 | Juan José Flores |
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Pablo Merino (1793-1854) |
1845 | 1847 | Vicente Ramón Roca |
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Manuel de Ascásubi (1804-1876) |
1847 | 1851 | Vicente Ramón Roca |
| Job did not exist | 1851 | 1852 | ||
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Pacifico Chiriboga (1810-1886) |
1852 | 1854 | José María Urbina |
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Manuel Bustamante (1802-1890) |
1854 | 1856 | José María Urbina |
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Marcos Espinel (1809-1876) |
1856 | 1858 | José María Urbina Francisco Robles |
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Jerónimo Carrión (1804-1873) |
1858 | 1860 | Francisco Robles |
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Mariano Cueva (1810-1882) |
1861 | 1863 | Gabriel García Moreno |
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Antonio Borrero (1827-1911) |
1863 | 1864 | Gabriel García Moreno |
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Rafael Carvajal (1818-1881) |
1864 | 1865 | Gabriel García Moreno |
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Pedro José de Arteta (1797-1873) |
1865 | 1867 | Jerónimo Carrión |
| Job was empty | 1867 | 1868 | ||
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Pedro José de Arteta (1797-1873) |
1868 | 1869 | Juan Javier Espinosa |
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Francisco Javier León (1832-1880) |
1869 | 1875 | Gabriel García Moreno |
| Job was empty | 1875 | 1883 | ||
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Rafael Pérez Pareja (1836-1897) |
1883 | 1884 | José Plácido Caamaño |
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Agustín Guerrero Lizarzaburu (1819-1902) |
1884 | 1886 | José Plácido Caamaño |
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Pedro José Cevallos (1830-1892) |
1886 | 1890 | José Plácido Caamaño Antonio Flores Jijón |
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Pablo Herrera (1820-1896) |
1890 | 1894 | Antonio Flores Jijón Luis Cordero Crespo |
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Vicente Lucio Salazar (1832-1896) |
1894 | 1895 | Luis Cordero Crespo |
| Job was empty | 1895 | 1897 | ||
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Manuel Benigno Cueva (1843-1918) |
1897 | 1899 | Eloy Alfaro |
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Carlos Freile Zaldumbide (1856-1928) |
1899 | 1903 | Eloy Alfaro Leonidas Plaza |
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Alfredo Baquerizo (1859-1951) |
1903 | 1906 | Leonidas Plaza Lizardo García |
| Job did not exist | 1906 | 1946 | ||
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Mariano Suárez Veintimilla (1897-1980) |
1946 | 1947 | José María Velasco Ibarra |
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José Rafael Bustamante (1881-1961) |
1947 | 1948 | Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola |
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Manuel Sotomayor (1884-1949) |
1948 | 1949 | Galo Plaza Lasso |
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Abel Gilbert (1889-1965) |
1949 | 1952 | Galo Plaza Lasso |
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Alfredo Chiriboga (1897-1975) |
1952 | 1956 | José María Velasco Ibarra |
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Francisco Illingworth (1905-1982) |
1956 | 1960 | Camilo Ponce Enríquez |
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C. J. Arosemena Monroy (1919-2004) |
1960 | 1961 | José María Velasco Ibarra |
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Reinaldo Varea (1916-2008) |
1961 | 1963 | Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy |
| Job was empty | 1963 | 1968 | ||
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Jorge Zavala (1922-2014) |
1968 | 1972 | José María Velasco Ibarra |
| Job was empty | 1972 | 1979 | ||
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Osvaldo Hurtado (born 1939) |
1979 | 1981 | Jaime Roldós Aguilera |
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León Roldós Aguilera (born 1942) |
1981 | 1984 | Osvaldo Hurtado |
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Blasco Peñaherrera (born 1934) |
1984 | 1988 | León Febres Cordero |
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Luis Parodi (1936-2020) |
1988 | 1992 | Rodrigo Borja |
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Alberto Dahik (born 1953) |
1992 | 1995 | Sixto Durán Ballén |
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Eduardo Peña (born 1936) |
1995 | 1996 | Sixto Durán Ballén |
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Rosalía Arteaga (born 1956) |
1996 | 1998 | Abdalá Bucaram Fabián Alarcón |
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Pedro Aguayo Cubillo (1939-2025) |
1998 | 1998 | Fabián Alarcón |
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Gustavo Noboa (1937-2021) |
1998 | 2000 | Jamil Mahuad |
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Pedro Pinto Rubianes (1931-2022) |
2000 | 2003 | Gustavo Noboa |
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Alfredo Palacio (1939-2025) |
2003 | 2005 | Lucio Gutierrez |
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Alejandro Serrano (1933-2019) |
5 May 2005 | 15 January 2007 | Alfredo Palacio |
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Lenín Moreno (born 1953) |
15 January 2007 | 24 May 2013 | Rafael Correa |
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Jorge Glas (born 1969) |
24 May 2013 | Job duties paused on 3 August 2017 6 January 2018 |
Rafael Correa Lenín Moreno |
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María Alejandra Vicuña (born 1978) |
4 October 2017 | 6 January 2018 (Filling in for Jorge Glas until 2 January 2018) |
Lenín Moreno |
| 6 January 2018 | Job duties paused on 3 December 2018 4 December 2018 |
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Otto Sonnenholzner (born 1983) |
11 December 2018 | 7 July 2020 | |
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María Alejandra Muñoz (born 1978) |
22 July 2020 | 24 May 2021 | |
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Alfredo Borrero (born 1955) |
24 May 2021 | 23 November 2023 | Guillermo Lasso |
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Verónica Abad Rojas (born 1976) |
23 November 2023 | 24 May 2025 Job duties paused from 9 November 2024 to 3 December 2024 and again on 30 March 2025 to May 24 2025 |
Daniel Noboa |
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Sariha Moya (acting) (born 1988) |
11 November 2024 | 23 December 2024 | |
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Cynthia Gellibert (acting) (born 1971/72) |
30 March 2025 | 24 May 2025 | |
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María José Pinto (born 1986) |
24 May 2025 | Currently in office |
Timeline of Vice Presidents
See also
In Spanish: Vicepresidente del Ecuador para niños
- List of current vice presidents
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