Vice President of Ecuador


Vice President of Ecuador is the second highest political position in Ecuador. In many instances, the vice president succeeded the president in turbulent political situations. The last time was in 2005 after the resignation of president Lucio Gutiérrez. According to the current constitution, the vice president is elected on the same ticket as the president. Salary of the vice president is 4,869 USD per month.
Below is the history of the office holders. The list is complete.
PictureNameTook OfficeLeft OfficePresident
José Joaquín de Olmedo18301831Juan José Flores
José Modesto Larrea18311835Juan José Flores
Juan Bernardo León18351839Vicente Rocafuerte
Francisco Aguirre18391843Juan José Flores
Francisco Marcos18431845Juan José Flores
Pablo Merino18451847Vicente Ramón Roca
Manuel de Ascásubi18471851Vicente Ramón Roca
Position abolished18511852
Pacifico Chiriboga18521854José María Urbina
Manuel Bustamante18541856José María Urbina
Marcos Espinel18561858José María Urbina
Francisco Robles
Jerónimo Carrión18581860Francisco Robles
Mariano Cueva18611863Gabriel García Moreno
Antonio Borrero18631864Gabriel García Moreno
Rafael Carvajal18641865Gabriel García Moreno
Pedro José de Arteta18651867Jerónimo Carrión
Position vacant18671868
Pedro José de Arteta18681869Juan Javier Espinosa
Francisco Javier León18691875Gabriel García Moreno
Position vacant18751883
Rafael Pérez Pareja18831884José Plácido Caamaño
Agustín Guerrero Lizarzaburu18841886José Plácido Caamaño
Pedro José Cevallos18861890José Plácido Caamaño
Antonio Flores Jijón
Pablo Herrera18901894Antonio Flores Jijón
Luis Cordero Crespo
Vicente Lucio Salazar18941895Luis Cordero Crespo
Position vacant18951897
Manuel Benigno Cueva18971899Eloy Alfaro
Carlos Freire Zaldumbide18991903Eloy Alfaro
Leonidas Plaza
Alfredo Baquerizo19031906Leonidas Plaza
Lizardo García
Position abolished19061946
Mariano Suárez Veintimilla19461947José María Velasco Ibarra
José Rafael Bustamante19471948Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola
Manuel Sotomayor19481949Galo Plaza Lasso
Abel Gilbert19491952Galo Plaza Lasso
Alfredo Chiriboga19521956José María Velasco Ibarra
Francisco Illingworth19561960Camilo Ponce Enríquez
C. J. Arosemena Monroy19601961José María Velasco Ibarra
Reinaldo Varea19611963Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy
Position vacant19631968
Jorge Zavala19681972José María Velasco Ibarra
Position vacant19721979
Osvaldo Hurtado19791981Jaime Roldós Aguilera
León Roldós Aguilera19811984Osvaldo Hurtado
Blasco Peñaherrera19841988León Febres Cordero
Luis Parodi19881992Rodrigo Borja
Alberto Dahik19921995Sixto Durán Ballén
Eduardo Peña19951996Sixto Durán Ballén
Rosalía Arteaga19961998Abdalá Bucaram
Fabián Alarcón
Pedro Aguayo Cubillo19981998Fabián Alarcón
Gustavo Noboa19982000Jamil Mahuad
Pedro Pinto Rubianes20002003Gustavo Noboa
Alfredo Palacio20032005Lucio Gutierrez
Alejandro Serrano20052007Alfredo Palacio
Lenín Moreno15 January 200724 May 2013Rafael Correa
Jorge Glas24 May 2013Powers and duties suspended on 3 August 2017
6 January 2018		Rafael Correa
Lenín Moreno
María Alejandra Vicuña4 October 20176 January 2018
Lenín Moreno
María Alejandra Vicuña6 January 2018Powers and duties suspended on 3 December 2018
4 December 2018		Lenín Moreno
José Augusto Briones3 December 201811 December 2018Lenín Moreno
Otto Sonnenholzner11 December 20187 July 2020Lenín Moreno
María Alejandra Muñoz22 July 2020PresentLenín Moreno