# Vice President of Ecuador

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 Verónica Abad Rojas since 23 November 2023. She was elected in 2023.
Below is the history of the office holders.

## List

| Name | Took office | Left office | President |
| José Joaquín de Olmedo | 1830 | 1831 | Juan José Flores |
| José Modesto Larrea | 1831 | 1835 | Juan José Flores |
| Juan Bernardo León | 1835 | 1839 | Vicente Rocafuerte |
| Francisco Aguirre | 1839 | 1843 | Juan José Flores |
| Francisco Marcos | 1843 | 1845 | Juan José Flores |
| Pablo Merino | 1845 | 1847 | Vicente Ramón Roca |
| Manuel de Ascásubi | 1847 | 1851 | Vicente Ramón Roca |
| Position abolished | 1851 | 1852 | |
| Pacifico Chiriboga | 1852 | 1854 | José María Urbina |
| Manuel Bustamante | 1854 | 1856 | José María Urbina |
| Marcos Espinel | 1856 | 1858 | José María Urbina Francisco Robles |
| Jerónimo Carrión | 1858 | 1860 | Francisco Robles |
| Mariano Cueva | 1861 | 1863 | Gabriel García Moreno |
| Antonio Borrero | 1863 | 1864 | Gabriel García Moreno |
| Rafael Carvajal | 1864 | 1865 | Gabriel García Moreno |
| Pedro José de Arteta | 1865 | 1867 | Jerónimo Carrión |
| Position vacant | 1867 | 1868 | |
| Pedro José de Arteta | 1868 | 1869 | Juan Javier Espinosa |
| Francisco Javier León | 1869 | 1875 | Gabriel García Moreno |
| Position vacant | 1875 | 1883 | |
| Rafael Pérez Pareja | 1883 | 1884 | José Plácido Caamaño |
| Agustín Guerrero Lizarzaburu | 1884 | 1886 | José Plácido Caamaño |
| Pedro José Cevallos | 1886 | 1890 | José Plácido Caamaño Antonio Flores Jijón |
| Pablo Herrera | 1890 | 1894 | Antonio Flores Jijón Luis Cordero Crespo |
| Vicente Lucio Salazar | 1894 | 1895 | Luis Cordero Crespo |
| Position vacant | 1895 | 1897 | |
| Manuel Benigno Cueva | 1897 | 1899 | Eloy Alfaro |
| Carlos Freile Zaldumbide | 1899 | 1903 | Eloy Alfaro Leonidas Plaza |
| Alfredo Baquerizo | 1903 | 1906 | Leonidas Plaza Lizardo García |
| Position abolished | 1906 | 1946 | |
| Mariano Suárez Veintimilla | 1946 | 1947 | José María Velasco Ibarra |
| José Rafael Bustamante | 1947 | 1948 | Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola |
| Manuel Sotomayor | 1948 | 1949 | Galo Plaza Lasso |
| Abel Gilbert | 1949 | 1952 | Galo Plaza Lasso |
| Alfredo Chiriboga | 1952 | 1956 | José María Velasco Ibarra |
| Francisco Illingworth | 1956 | 1960 | Camilo Ponce Enríquez |
| C. J. Arosemena Monroy | 1960 | 1961 | José María Velasco Ibarra |
| Reinaldo Varea | 1961 | 1963 | Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy |
| Position vacant | 1963 | 1968 | |
| Jorge Zavala | 1968 | 1972 | José María Velasco Ibarra |
| Position vacant | 1972 | 1979 | |
| Osvaldo Hurtado | 1979 | 1981 | Jaime Roldós Aguilera |
| León Roldós Aguilera | 1981 | 1984 | Osvaldo Hurtado |
| Blasco Peñaherrera | 1984 | 1988 | León Febres Cordero |
| Luis Parodi | 1988 | 1992 | Rodrigo Borja |
| Alberto Dahik | 1992 | 1995 | Sixto Durán Ballén |
| Eduardo Peña | 1995 | 1996 | Sixto Durán Ballén |
| Rosalía Arteaga | 1996 | 1998 | Abdalá Bucaram Fabián Alarcón |
| Pedro Aguayo Cubillo | 1998 | 1998 | Fabián Alarcón |
| Gustavo Noboa | 1998 | 2000 | Jamil Mahuad |
| Pedro Pinto Rubianes | 2000 | 2003 | Gustavo Noboa |
| Alfredo Palacio | 2003 | 2005 | Lucio Gutierrez |
| Alejandro Serrano | 5 May 2005 | 15 January 2007 | Alfredo Palacio |
| Lenín Moreno | 15 January 2007 | 24 May 2013 | Rafael Correa |
| Jorge Glas | 24 May 2013 | Powers and duties suspended on 3 August 2017 6 January 2018 | Rafael Correa Lenín Moreno |
| María Alejandra Vicuña | 4 October 2017 | 6 January 2018 (Acting [for Jorge Glas to 2 January 2018]) | Lenín Moreno |
| María Alejandra Vicuña | 6 January 2018 | Powers and duties suspended on 3 December 2018 4 December 2018 | Lenín Moreno |
| Otto Sonnenholzner | 11 December 2018 | 7 July 2020 | Lenín Moreno |
| María Alejandra Muñoz | 22 July 2020 | 24 May 2021 | Lenín Moreno |
| Alfredo Borrero | 24 May 2021 | 23 November 2023 | Guillermo Lasso |
| Verónica Abad Rojas | 23 November 2023 | Incumbent | Daniel Noboa |
| Sariha Moya (Acting) | 11 November 2024 | 23 December 2024 | Daniel Noboa |