President of Ecuador

Constitutional President of the Republic of Ecuador
Presidente Constitucional de la República del Ecuador
Presidential Standard
Incumbent Daniel Noboa since 23 November 2023
Executive branch of the Government of Ecuador
Style	Mr. President or His Excellency
Type	Head of state Head of government
Residence	Carondelet Palace
Appointer	Direct popular election
Term length	Four years renewable once
Inaugural holder	Juan José Flores
Formation	22 September 1830
Deputy	Vice President of Ecuador
Salary	6,261 USD per month
Website	www.presidencia.gob.ec

The president of Ecuador (Spanish: Presidente del Ecuador), officially called the constitutional president of the Republic of Ecuador (Spanish: Presidente Constitucional de la República del Ecuador), serves as the head of state and head of government of Ecuador. It is the highest political office in the country as the head of the executive branch of government. Per the current constitution, the president can serve two four-year terms. Prior to that, the president could only serve one four-year term.

The current president of Ecuador is Daniel Noboa. He was elected in 2023 and is currently the youngest president in the country's history.

History

The presidency of Ecuador has been marked by periods of instability, causing the office to change presidents frequently throughout the history of the country. At least five times, the president's duties have been charged to a provisional government or a military junta. Often, the office has been left to an interim or acting president, many of whom would go on to become president. The president who has served the most terms in office is José María Velasco Ibarra, who served five.

In May 2017 Rafael Correa became the first President in more than two decades to serve out his complete terms in office since Sixto Durán Ballén, who served from 1992 to 1996. Before Correa, a period of deep political instability from 1996 to 2006 also saw a grave economic crisis in 1998-2000. During this time, Durán Ballén's three elected successors, Abdalá Bucaram, Jamil Mahuad and Lucio Gutiérrez, were deposed in popular revolts, followed by military or legislative coups d'États, in 1997, 2000, and 2005, respectively. Since Correa, Lenín Moreno (2017–2021) has also completed a full 4-year presidential term, despite a large 2019 popular revolt that nearly toppled his government.

List of presidents

Main article: List of presidents of Ecuador

Latest election

Main article: 2023 Ecuadorian general election

Candidate		Running mate	Party	First round		Second round
				Votes	%	Votes	%
	Luisa González	Andrés Arauz	Citizen Revolution Movement	3,315,663	33.61	4,880,525	48.17
	Daniel Noboa	Verónica Abad Rojas	National Democratic Action	2,315,296	23.47	5,251,695	51.83
	Christian Zurita	Andrea González Náder	Movimiento Construye	1,614,434	16.37
	Jan Topić	Diana Jácome Silva	Por Un País Sin Miedo	1,446,812	14.67
	Otto Sonnenholzner	Erika Paredes Sánchez	Actuemos	696,548	7.06
	Yaku Pérez	Nory Pinela Morán	Claro Que Se Puede	391,674	3.97
	Xavier Hervas	Luz Marina Vega Conejo	RETO Movement	48,428	0.49
	Bolívar Armijos	Linda Romero Espinoza	AMIGO Movement	35,785	0.36
Total				9,864,640	100.00	10,132,220	100.00
Valid votes				9,864,640	91.19	10,132,220	91.49
Invalid votes				732,478	6.77	858,394	7.75
Blank votes				220,717	2.04	84,178	0.76
Total votes				10,817,835	100.00	11,074,792	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				13,045,553	82.92	13,446,682	82.36
Source: CNE, eldiario, CNE

See also

• Politics of Ecuador
• List of presidents of Ecuador
• Vice President of Ecuador

External links

• Official website of the Ecuadorian government on their presidential history (in Spanish)
• Edufuturo's website on Presidents of Ecuador (in Spanish) (Retrieved 14 January 2024)