President of Ecuador

Constitutional President of the Republic of Ecuador
Presidente Constitucional de la República del Ecuador
Presidential Standard
Incumbent Guillermo Lasso since 24 May 2021
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-elect of Ecuador is Daniel Noboa, who will succeed Guillermo Lasso on November 25, 2023. He was elected in 2023.

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.

Before President Rafael Correa, the last president to serve out his complete term in office was Sixto Durán Ballén, who served from 1992 to 1996.

List of presidents

Main article: List of presidents of Ecuador

Latest election

Main article: 2021 Ecuadorian general election

Candidate		Running mate	Party	First round		Second round
				Votes	%	Votes	%
	Andrés Arauz	Carlos Rabascall	Union for Hope (CD–FCS)	3,033,791	32.72	4,236,515	47.64
	Guillermo Lasso	Alfredo Borrero Vega	CREO Movement–Social Christian Party	1,830,172	19.74	4,656,426	52.36
	Yaku Pérez	Virna Cedeño	Pachakutik	1,798,057	19.39
	Xavier Hervas	María Sara Jijón	Democratic Left	1,453,915	15.68
	Pedro José Freile	Byron Solís	AMIGO Movement	192,763	2.08
	Isidro Romero	Sofía Merino	Advance	172,714	1.86
	Lucio Gutiérrez	David Norero	Patriotic Society Party	164,800	1.78
	Gerson Almeida	Martha Villafuerte	United Ecuadorian Movement	160,572	1.73
	Ximena Peña	Patricio Barriga	PAIS Alliance	143,160	1.54
	Guillermo Celi	Verónica Sevilla	SUMA Party	84,640	0.91
	Juan Fernando Velasco	Ana María Pesantes	Build Movement	76,349	0.82
	César Montúfar	Julio Villacreses	Honesty Alliance (MC–PSE)	57,620	0.62
	Gustavo Larrea	Alexandra Peralta	Democracy Yes	36,903	0.40
	Carlos Sagnay	Narda Ortiz	Fuerza Ecuador	26,524	0.29
	Giovanny Andrade	Katherine Mata	Ecuadorian Union Movement	20,245	0.22
	Paúl Carrasco	Frank Vargas Anda	Together We Can National Movement	19,809	0.21
Total				9,272,034	100.00	8,892,941	100.00
Valid votes				9,272,034	87.35	8,892,941	82.13
Invalid/blank votes				1,342,840	12.65	1,935,445	17.87
Total votes				10,614,874	100.00	10,828,386	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				13,099,150	81.03	12,843,192	84.31
Source: CNE, 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)