List of Presidents of Ecuador

List of Presidents of Ecuador

Surname	personal data	Term of office
Juan José Flores	* 1800, † 1864	May 17, 1830 - August 8, 1835
Vicente Rocafuerte	* 1783, † 1847	August 8, 1835 - January 31, 1839
Juan José Flores	so	January 31, 1839 - June 17, 1845
José Joaquín de Olmedo Chairman of the Provisional Government	* 1780, † 1847	June 18, 1845 - December 8, 1845
Vicente Ramón Roca	* 1792, † 1858	December 8, 1845 - October 15, 1849
Manuel de Ascásubi	* 1802, † 1876	October 15, 1849 - June 10, 1850
Diego Noboa y Arteta previously Vice-President, until December 8th, Transitional President	* 1789, † 1870	June 10, 1850 - September 13, 1851
José María Urbina	* 1808, † 1891	September 13, 1851 - October 16, 1856
Francisco Robles	* 1811, † 1893	October 16, 1856 - September 17, 1859
Guillermo Franco counter-president during the civil war, successor to "Robles" from September 17, 1859, finally defeated by García Moreno	* 1811, † 1873	August 21, 1859 - September 24, 1860
José María Avilés Pareja Chairman of the counter-government in the civil war, together with Pacífico Chiriboga , Manuel Gómez de la Torre and Gabriel García Moreno	* 1816, † 1874	May 1, 1859 - June 4, 1865
Jerónimo Carrión actually Vice President, proclaimed anti-head of state in Cuenca during the civil war	* 1804, † 1873	from July 1859
Manuel Carrión Chief of the Federal Province of Loja in the Civil War (September 1859)	* 1809, † 1870	September 1859
Gabriel García Moreno head of the counter-government since June 4, 1859; Head of state until January 17, 1860, interim president from January 17 to April 2, 1861	* 1821, † 1875	September 17, 1859 - August 31, 1865
Rafael Carvajal provisionally	* 1818, † 1884	August 31, 1865 - September 7, 1865
Jerónimo Carrión	* 1804, † 1873	September 7, 1865 - November 6, 1867
Pedro José de Arteta provisionally	* 1797, † 1873	November 6, 1867 - January 20, 1868
Francisco Javier Espinosa	* 1815, † 1870	January 20, 1868 - January 19, 1869
Gabriel García Moreno on an interim basis	so	January 19, 1869 - May 16, 1869
Manuel de Ascásubi on an interim basis	s. O.	May 10, 1869 - August 10, 1869
Gabriel García Moreno	so	August 10, 1869 - August 5, 1875
Francisco Javier León acting as interior minister	* 1832, † 1880	August 6, 1875 - October 6, 1875
José Javier Eguiguren provisionally as Minister of the Interior	* 1816, † 1884	October 6, 1875 - December 9, 1875
Antonio Borrero Cortazar	* 1827, † 1911	December 9, 1875 - September 8, 1876
Ignacio de Veintemilla temporarily as Commander in Chief	* 1828, † 1908	September 8, 1876 - January 10, 1883
Transitional government consisting of Gen. Agustín Guerrero , Luis Cordero Crespo , Rafael Pérez Pareja , Pablo Herrera , José María Plácido Caamaño		January 14, 1883 - October 15, 1883
José María Plácido Caamaño until February 10, 1884 on an interim basis	* 1838, † 1901	October 15, 1883 - June 30, 1888
Antonio Flores	* 1833, † 1912	August 17, 1888 - June 30, 1892
Luis Cordero Crespo	* 1833, † 1912	July 1, 1892 - April 16, 1895
Vicente Salazar provisionally as Vice President	* 1832, † 1896	April 16, 1895
Eloy Alfaro until October 9, 1896 as Commander in Chief until January 19, 1897 on an interim basis	* 1842, † 1912	April 16, 1896 - August 31, 1901
Leonidas Plaza Gutierrez	* 1866, † 1932	September 1, 1901 - August 31, 1905
Lizardo García	* 1842, † 1937	September 1, 1905 - January 15, 1906
Eloy Alfaro until 9 October 1906 as Commander in Chief until 1 January 1907 on an interim basis	so	January 17, 1906 - August 11, 1911
Carlos Freile Zaldumbide provisionally		August 11, 1911 - August 30, 1911
Emilio Estrada	* 1855, † 1911	September 1, 1911 - December 21, 1911
Carlos Freile Zaldumbide provisionally		December 22, 1911 - March 5, 1912
Flavio Alfaro Commander-in-Chief of a counter-government in Manabí and Esmeraldas	* 1866, † 1912	from December 1911
Pedro Montero Commander-in-Chief of a counter-government in Guayaquil	* 1862, † 1912	from December 1911
Francisco Andrade Marín provisionally	* 1841, † 1935	March 6, 1912 - August 31, 1912
Leonidas Plaza Gutierrez	so	September 1, 1912 - August 31, 1916
Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno	* 1859, † 1951	September 1, 1916 - August 31, 1920
José Luis Tamayo	* 1858, † 1947	September 1, 1920 - August 31, 1924
Gonzalo Cordova	* 1863, † 1928	September 1, 1924 - July 9, 1925
Luis Telmo Paz y Miño as chairman of a military junta	* 1884, † after 1962	July 9, 1925 - July 10, 1925
Interim government with Rafael Bustamante, Francisco Boloña, Luis Napoleón Dillón , Pedro Pablo Garaicoa, Gen. Francisco Gómez de la Torre , Moisés Oliva or Modesto Larrea and Francisco Arízaga Luque The chairmanship rotated on a weekly basis		July 10, 1925 - January 9, 1926
The interim government with Humberto Albornoz , Isidro Ayora , Homero Viteri, Adolfo Hidalgo, Pedro Pablo Egüez, José Antonio Gómez Gault, Julio Enrique Moreno Albornoz and Moreno were each chairman once		January 10, 1926 - March 31, 1926
Isidro Ayora	* 1879, † 1978	April 1, 1926 - August 24, 1931
Luis Larrea Alba on an interim basis	* 1895, † 1980	August 24, 1931 - October 15, 1931
Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno provisionally as President of the Senate	so	October 15, 1931 - September 1, 1932
Carlos Freile Larrea provisionally as Minister of the Interior	* 1876, † 1942	August 28, 1932 - September 1, 1932
Alberto Guerrero Martínez provisionally as President of the Senate	* 1878, † 1941	September 2, 1932 - December 4, 1932
Juan de Dios Martínez Mera	* 1875, † 1955	December 5, 1932 - October 19, 1933
Abelardo Montalvo acting as interior minister	* 1876, † 1950	October 20, 1933 - August 31, 1934
José María Velasco Ibarra	* 1893, † 1979	September 1, 1934 - August 21, 1935
Antonio Pons provisionally as Minister of the Interior	* 1897, † 1980	August 21, 1935 - September 25, 1935
Federico Páez as Commander in Chief	* 1876, † 1974	September 26, 1935 - October 23, 1937
Alberto Enríquez Gallo as Commander in Chief	* 1893, † 1962	October 23, 1937 - August 10, 1938
Manuel María Borrero	* 1883, † 1975	August 10, 1938 - December 3, 1938
Aurelio Mosquera Narváez	* 1884, † 1939	December 2, 1938 - November 17, 1939
Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río provisionally as President of the Senate	* 1893, † 1969	November 18, 1939 - December 10, 1939
Andrés Córdova provisionally as President of the House of Commons	* 1892, † 1983	December 11, 1939 - August 10, 1940
Julio Enrique Moreno provisionally as President of the Senate	* 1879, † 1952	August 10, 1940 - August 31, 1940
Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río	(see above)	September 1, 1940 - May 28, 1944
Julio Teodoro Salem provisionally as Chairman of the Politburo of the Alianza Democrática Ecuatoriana	* 1900, † 1968	May 29, 1944 - May 31, 1944
José María Velasco Ibarra	so	June 1, 1944 - August 23, 1947
Carlos Mancheno Cajas	* 1902, † 1996	August 23, 1947 - September 2, 1947
Mariano Suarez Veintimilla	* 1897, † 1980	September 2, 1947 - September 16, 1947
Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola	* 1894, † 1952	September 16, 1947 - August 31, 1948
Galo Plaza Lasso	* 1906, † 1987	September 1, 1948 - August 31, 1952
José María Velasco Ibarra	so	September 1, 1952 - August 31, 1956
Camilo Ponce Enríquez	* 1912, † 1976	September 1, 1956 - August 31, 1960
José María Velasco Ibarra	so	September 1, 1960 - November 7, 1961
Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy	* 1919, † 2004	November 7, 1961 - July 11, 1963
Ramón Castro Jijón Chairman of a military junta	* 1915, † 1984	July 11, 1963 - March 28, 1966
Clemente Yerovi Indaburú Interim President	* 1904, † 1981	March 29, 1966 - November 16, 1966
Otto Arosemena until May 1967 on an interim basis	* 1925, † 1984	November 16, 1966 - August 31, 1968
José María Velasco Ibarra	so	September 1, 1968 - February 15, 1972
Guillermo Rodríguez Lara	* 1924	February 15, 1972 - January 12, 1976
Alfredo Poveda Burbano Chairman of a Supreme Government Council consisting of the military	* 1926, † 1990	Jan. 12, 1976 - August 10, 1979
Jaime Roldós Aguilera	* 1940, † 1981	Aug 10, 1979 - May 24, 1981
Osvaldo Hurtado	* 1939	May 25, 1981 - August 10, 1984
León Febres Cordero	* 1931, † 2008	August 10, 1984 - August 10, 1988
Rodrigo Borja	* 1937	August 10, 1988 - August 10, 1992
Sixto Durán Ballén	* 1921, † 2016	August 10, 1992 - August 10, 1996
Abdalá Bucaram	* 1952	August 10, 1996 - February 6, 1997
Rosalía Arteaga	* 1956	February 6, 1997 - February 11, 1997
Fabián Alarcón	* 1947	February 11, 1997 - August 10, 1998
Jamil Mahuad	* 1949	August 10, 1998 - January 22, 2000
Gustavo Noboa	* 1937	January 22, 2000 - January 15, 2003
Lucio Gutiérrez	* 1957	January 15, 2003 - April 20, 2005
Alfredo Palacio	* 1939	April 20, 2005 - January 15, 2007
Rafael Correa	* 1963	January 15, 2007 - May 24, 2017
Lenin Moreno	* 1953	May 24, 2017 - acting

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rodolfo Pérez Pimentel, Angel Isaac Chiriboga Navarro , in: Diccionario Biográfico del Ecuador, Volume 15.