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Vice President of the
Republic of Ecuador
Coat of arms of Ecuador.svg
Coat of arms of Ecuador
María José Pinto comparece ante la Comisión de la Niñez (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Maria Jose Pinto

since 24 May 2025
Executive branch of the
Government of Ecuador
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.

Picture Name Started Job Left Job President
Jjolemdo.jpg José Joaquín de Olmedo
(1780-1847)
1830 1831 Juan José Flores
Gen Jose Modesto Larrea.jpg José Modesto Larrea
(1799-1861)
1831 1835 Juan José Flores
Bernardo leon.jpg Juan Bernardo León
(1774-1840)
1835 1839 Vicente Rocafuerte
Aguirre Abad, Dr. Francisco Javier.jpg Francisco Aguirre
(1779-1867)
1839 1843 Juan José Flores
Francisco de Marcos.jpg Francisco Marcos
(1794-1872)
1843 1845 Juan José Flores
No image.svg Pablo Merino
(1793-1854)
1845 1847 Vicente Ramón Roca
Manuel de Ascásubi y Matheu0001.jpg Manuel de Ascásubi
(1804-1876)
1847 1851 Vicente Ramón Roca
Job did not exist 1851 1852
Pacifico Chiriboga.jpg Pacifico Chiriboga
(1810-1886)
1852 1854 José María Urbina
Manuel Bustamante.jpg Manuel Bustamante
(1802-1890)
1854 1856 José María Urbina
No image.svg Marcos Espinel
(1809-1876)
1856 1858 José María Urbina
Francisco Robles
Jerónimo Carrión y Palacio.jpg Jerónimo Carrión
(1804-1873)
1858 1860 Francisco Robles
Mariano Cueva (ca 1880).jpg Mariano Cueva
(1810-1882)
1861 1863 Gabriel García Moreno
Antonio Borrero2.jpg Antonio Borrero
(1827-1911)
1863 1864 Gabriel García Moreno
Rafael Carvajal (1865).jpg Rafael Carvajal
(1818-1881)
1864 1865 Gabriel García Moreno
Pedro Jose de Arteta y Calisto.jpg Pedro José de Arteta
(1797-1873)
1865 1867 Jerónimo Carrión
Job was empty 1867 1868
Pedro Jose de Arteta y Calisto.jpg Pedro José de Arteta
(1797-1873)
1868 1869 Juan Javier Espinosa
Francisco Javier León, Encargado del Poder en 1875.jpg Francisco Javier León
(1832-1880)
1869 1875 Gabriel García Moreno
Job was empty 1875 1883
Rafael Perez Pareja.jpg Rafael Pérez Pareja
(1836-1897)
1883 1884 José Plácido Caamaño
Agustín Guerrero (cropped).jpg Agustín Guerrero Lizarzaburu
(1819-1902)
1884 1886 José Plácido Caamaño
Cevallos,-Pedro-Jose.jpg Pedro José Cevallos
(1830-1892)
1886 1890 José Plácido Caamaño
Antonio Flores Jijón
Pablo Herrera González.jpg Pablo Herrera
(1820-1896)
1890 1894 Antonio Flores Jijón
Luis Cordero Crespo
Vicente Lucio Salazar.jpg Vicente Lucio Salazar
(1832-1896)
1894 1895 Luis Cordero Crespo
Job was empty 1895 1897
Manuel Benigno Cueva (detail).jpg Manuel Benigno Cueva
(1843-1918)
1897 1899 Eloy Alfaro
Carlos Freile Zaldumbide.jpg Carlos Freile Zaldumbide
(1856-1928)
1899 1903 Eloy Alfaro
Leonidas Plaza
Baquerizo Moreno (circa 1945) (cropped).jpg Alfredo Baquerizo
(1859-1951)
1903 1906 Leonidas Plaza
Lizardo García
Job did not exist 1906 1946
Mariano-Suarez Veintimilla (cropped).jpg Mariano Suárez Veintimilla
(1897-1980)
1946 1947 José María Velasco Ibarra
José Rafael Bustamante Cevallos 1949.jpg José Rafael Bustamante
(1881-1961)
1947 1948 Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola
Retrato Manuel Sotomayor y Luna.jpg Manuel Sotomayor
(1884-1949)
1948 1949 Galo Plaza Lasso
Abel Gilbert.jpg Abel Gilbert
(1889-1965)
1949 1952 Galo Plaza Lasso
Alfredo chiriboga chiriboga.jpg Alfredo Chiriboga
(1897-1975)
1952 1956 José María Velasco Ibarra
Francisco illingworth.jpg Francisco Illingworth
(1905-1982)
1956 1960 Camilo Ponce Enríquez
Arosemena - Kennedy (cropped).jpg C. J. Arosemena Monroy
(1919-2004)
1960 1961 José María Velasco Ibarra
Reynaldo varea.jpg Reinaldo Varea
(1916-2008)
1961 1963 Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy
Job was empty 1963 1968
Jorge Zavala Baquerizo 3 (cropped).jpg Jorge Zavala
(1922-2014)
1968 1972 José María Velasco Ibarra
Job was empty 1972 1979
Osvaldo Hurtado Larrea (cropped).jpg Osvaldo Hurtado
(born 1939)
1979 1981 Jaime Roldós Aguilera
Leon Roldos (cropped).jpg León Roldós Aguilera
(born 1942)
1981 1984 Osvaldo Hurtado
Blasco peñaherrera.jpg Blasco Peñaherrera
(born 1934)
1984 1988 León Febres Cordero
No image.svg Luis Parodi
(1936-2020)
1988 1992 Rodrigo Borja
Alberto Dahik (detalle).jpg Alberto Dahik
(born 1953)
1992 1995 Sixto Durán Ballén
Eduardo Peña Triviño.jpg Eduardo Peña
(born 1936)
1995 1996 Sixto Durán Ballén
Rosalía Arteaga Serrano - 2016 (01).jpg Rosalía Arteaga
(born 1956)
1996 1998 Abdalá Bucaram
Fabián Alarcón
Pedro aguayo.jpg Pedro Aguayo Cubillo
(1939-2025)
1998 1998 Fabián Alarcón
Gustavo noboa.jpg Gustavo Noboa
(1937-2021)
1998 2000 Jamil Mahuad
No image.svg Pedro Pinto Rubianes
(1931-2022)
2000 2003 Gustavo Noboa
Alfredo Palacio (cropped).jpg Alfredo Palacio
(1939-2025)
2003 2005 Lucio Gutierrez
No image.svg Alejandro Serrano
(1933-2019)
5 May 2005 15 January 2007 Alfredo Palacio
LENIN MORENO.jpg Lenín Moreno
(born 1953)
15 January 2007 24 May 2013 Rafael Correa
Nueva Embajadora en Ecuador presentó Cartas Credenciales (10594293813).jpg Jorge Glas
(born 1969)
24 May 2013 Job duties paused on 3 August 2017
6 January 2018
Rafael Correa
Lenín Moreno
María-Alejandra-Vicuña-Muñoz (8318632116).jpg 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
Otto Sonnenholzner.jpg Otto Sonnenholzner
(born 1983)
11 December 2018 7 July 2020
Maria Alejandra Muñoz Vicepresidenta de Ecuador.jpg María Alejandra Muñoz
(born 1978)
22 July 2020 24 May 2021
Alfredo Borrero.jpg Alfredo Borrero
(born 1955)
24 May 2021 23 November 2023 Guillermo Lasso
Sesión Solemne Transmisión de Mando Presidencial, Verónica Abad (cropped).jpg 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
Sariha Moya March 2024.jpg Sariha Moya
(acting)
(born 1988)
11 November 2024 23 December 2024
Cynthia Gellibert Secretary of Public Administration of Ecuador 2024.jpg Cynthia Gellibert (acting)
(born 1971/72)
30 March 2025 24 May 2025
María José Pinto comparece ante la Comisión de la Niñez (cropped).jpg María José Pinto
(born 1986)
24 May 2025 Currently in office

Timeline of Vice Presidents

María José Pinto Cynthia Gellibert Sariha Moya Verónica Abad Rojas Alfredo Borrero María Alejandra Muñoz Otto Sonnenholzner María Alejandra Vicuña Jorge Glas Lenín Moreno Alejandro Serrano Alfredo Palacio Pedro Pinto Rubianes Gustavo Noboa Pedro Aguayo Cubillo Rosalía Arteaga Eduardo Peña Alberto Dahik Luis Parodi Blasco Peñaherrera León Roldós Aguilera Osvaldo Hurtado Jorge Zavala Reinaldo Varea Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy Francisco Illingworth Alfredo Chiriboga Abel Gilbert Manuel Sotomayor José Rafael Bustamante Mariano Suárez Veintimilla Alfredo Baquerizo Carlos Freile Zaldumbide Manuel Benigno Cueva Vicente Lucio Salazar Pablo Herrera (politician) Pedro José Cevallos Agustín Guerrero Lizarzaburu Rafael Pérez Pareja Francisco Javier León Pedro José de Arteta Rafael Carvajal Antonio Borrero Mariano Cueva Jerónimo Carrión Marcos Espinel Manuel Bustamante Pacifico Chiriboga Manuel de Ascásubi Pablo Merino Francisco Marcos Francisco Aguirre Juan Bernardo León José Modesto Larrea José Joaquín de Olmedo

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Vicepresidente del Ecuador para niños

  • List of current vice presidents
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