The 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 US$4,869 per month.
The current vice president is Maria Jose Pinto since 24 May 2025.
Below is the history of the office holders.History of Vicepresidency
List Picture Name Took office Left office President José Joaquín de Olmedo(1780-1847) 1830 1831 Juan José Flores José Modesto Larrea(1799-1861) 1831 1835 Juan José Flores Juan Bernardo León(1774-1840) 1835 1839 Vicente Rocafuerte Francisco Aguirre(1779-1867) 1839 1843 Juan José Flores Francisco Marcos(1794-1872) 1843 1845 Juan José Flores Pablo Merino(1793-1854) 1845 1847 Vicente Ramón Roca Manuel de Ascásubi(1804-1876) 1847 1851 Vicente Ramón Roca Position abolished 1851 1852 Pacifico Chiriboga(1810-1886) 1852 1854 José María Urbina Manuel Bustamante(1802-1890) 1854 1856 José María Urbina Marcos Espinel(1809-1876) 1856 1858 José María UrbinaFrancisco Robles Jerónimo Carrión(1804-1873) 1858 1860 Francisco Robles Mariano Cueva(1810-1882) 1861 1863 Gabriel García Moreno Antonio Borrero(1827-1911) 1863 1864 Gabriel García Moreno Rafael Carvajal(1818-1881) 1864 1865 Gabriel García Moreno Pedro José de Arteta(1797-1873) 1865 1867 Jerónimo Carrión Position vacant 1867 1868 Pedro José de Arteta(1797-1873) 1868 1869 Juan Javier Espinosa Francisco Javier León(1832-1880) 1869 1875 Gabriel García Moreno Position vacant 1875 1883 Rafael Pérez Pareja(1836-1897) 1883 1884 José Plácido Caamaño Agustín Guerrero Lizarzaburu(1819-1902) 1884 1886 José Plácido Caamaño Pedro José Cevallos(1830-1892) 1886 1890 José Plácido CaamañoAntonio Flores Jijón Pablo Herrera(1820-1896) 1890 1894 Antonio Flores JijónLuis Cordero Crespo Vicente Lucio Salazar(1832-1896) 1894 1895 Luis Cordero Crespo Position vacant 1895 1897 Manuel Benigno Cueva(1843-1918) 1897 1899 Eloy Alfaro Carlos Freile Zaldumbide(1856-1928) 1899 1903 Eloy AlfaroLeonidas Plaza Alfredo Baquerizo(1859-1951) 1903 1906 Leonidas PlazaLizardo García Position abolished 1906 1946 Mariano Suárez Veintimilla(1897-1980) 1946 1947 José María Velasco Ibarra José Rafael Bustamante(1881-1961) 1947 1948 Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola Manuel Sotomayor(1884-1949) 1948 1949 Galo Plaza Lasso Abel Gilbert(1889-1965) 1949 1952 Galo Plaza Lasso Alfredo Chiriboga(1897-1975) 1952 1956 José María Velasco Ibarra Francisco Illingworth(1905-1982) 1956 1960 Camilo Ponce Enríquez C. J. Arosemena Monroy(1919-2004) 1960 1961 José María Velasco Ibarra Reinaldo Varea(1916-2008) 1961 1963 Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy Position vacant 1963 1968 Jorge Zavala(1922-2014) 1968 1972 José María Velasco Ibarra Position vacant 1972 1979 Osvaldo Hurtado(born 1939) 1979 1981 Jaime Roldós Aguilera León Roldós Aguilera(born 1942) 1981 1984 Osvaldo Hurtado Blasco Peñaherrera(born 1934) 1984 1988 León Febres Cordero Luis Parodi(1936-2020) 1988 1992 Rodrigo Borja Alberto Dahik(born 1953) 1992 1995 Sixto Durán Ballén Eduardo Peña(born 1936) 1995 1996 Sixto Durán Ballén Rosalía Arteaga(born 1956) 1996 1998 Abdalá BucaramFabián Alarcón Pedro Aguayo Cubillo(1939-2025) 1998 1998 Fabián Alarcón Gustavo Noboa(1937-2021) 1998 2000 Jamil Mahuad Pedro Pinto Rubianes(1931-2022) 2000 2003 Gustavo Noboa Alfredo Palacio(1939-2025) 2003 2005 Lucio Gutierrez Alejandro Serrano(1933-2019) 5 May 2005 15 January 2007 Alfredo Palacio Lenín Moreno(born 1953) 15 January 2007 24 May 2013 Rafael Correa Jorge Glas(born 1969) 24 May 2013 6 January 2018 Rafael CorreaLenín Moreno María Alejandra Vicuña(born 1978) 4 October 2017 6 January 2018 Lenín Moreno 6 January 2018 4 December 2018 Otto Sonnenholzner(born 1983) 11 December 2018 7 July 2020 María Alejandra Muñoz(born 1978) 22 July 2020 24 May 2021 Alfredo Borrero(born 1955) 24 May 2021 23 November 2023 Guillermo Lasso Verónica Abad Rojas(born 1976) 23 November 2023 24 May 2025 Daniel Noboa Sariha Moya(acting)(born 1988) 11 November 2024 23 December 2024 Cynthia Gellibert (acting)(born 1971/72) 30 March 2025 24 May 2025 María José Pinto(born 1986) 24 May 2025 Incumbent
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See also List of current vice presidents
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