President of Ecuador

Constitutional President of the Republic of Ecuador
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Incumbent Lenín Moreno since May 24, 2017
Style	Mr. President
Residence	Carondelet Palace
Term length	Four years renewable once (as of the Constitution of 2008)
Inaugural holder	Juan José Flores
Formation	September 22, 1830
Website	Official website

The President of Ecuador is the chief of state and the head of government in the country. Under the current Constitution (adopted in 2008), the President is elected by popular (by many people) vote, for a period of four years. Immediate re-election is permitted.

List of Presidents of Ecuador

#	Picture	Name	Began office	Left office	Title(s)
1		Juan José Flores	May 13, 1830 (as Supreme Chief)	September 10, 1834	Supreme Chief (May 3, 1830 - August 14, 1830) Provisional President (August 14, 1830 - September 22, 1830) President (September 22, 1830 - September 10, 1834)
2		Vicente Rocafuerte	September 10, 1834	January 31, 1839	Supreme Chief of Guayas (September 10, 1834 - June 22, 1835) Supreme Chief of the State (June 22, 1835 - August 8, 1835) President (August 8, 1835 - January 31, 1839)
3		Juan José Flores	February 1, 1839	January 15, 1843	President
4		Juan José Flores	April 1, 1843	March 6, 1845	President
-		José Joaquín de Olmedo	March 7, 1845	December 8, 1845	Head of Provisional Government
5		Vicente Ramón Roca	December 8, 1845	October 15, 1849	President
6		Manuel de Ascásubi	October 15, 1849	December 7, 1850	President
7		Diego Noboa	December 8, 1850	September 12, 1851	Interim President (December 8, 1850 - February 25, 1851) President (February 26, 1851 - September 13, 1851)
8		José María Urvina	July 24, 1851	October 15, 1856	Supreme Chief (July 24, 1851 - July 17, 1852) Interim President (July 17, 1852 - September 6, 1852) President (September 6, 1852 - October 15, 1856)
9		Francisco Robles	October 16, 1856	August 31, 1859	President
-		Governments of the Crisis
		Provisional Government of Quito	September 4, 1859	January 10, 1861	Members: Gabriel García Moreno Jerónimo Carrión Plácido Chiriboga Rafael Carvajal
		Government of Cuenca	May 6, 1859	November 13, 1859	Leaders: Jerónimo Carrión (May 6, 1859 - 7 May 1859) Francisco Robles and Guillermo Franco (May 8, 1859 - September 27, 1859) Ramón Borrero (September 27, 1859 - November 13, 1859; with Quito)
		Supreme Leadership of Guayas	August 21, 1859	September 24, 1860	Leader: Guillermo Franco
		Cañar and Azuay (with Guayas)	November 13, 1859	March 3, 1860	Leader: Mariano Moreno
		Federal Government of Loja	September 18, 1859	March 23, 1860	Leader: Manuel Carrión Pinzano
10		Gabriel García Moreno	January 17, 1861	August 30, 1865	Interim President (January 17, 1861 - April 2, 1861) President (April 2, 1861 - August 30, 1865)
11		Jerónimo Carrión	September 7, 1865	November 6, 1867	President
-		Pedro José de Arteta	November 7, 1867	January 20, 1868	Acting President
12		Javier Espinosa	January 20, 1868	January 19, 1869	President
-		Gabriel García Moreno	January 19, 1869	May 19, 1869	Interim President
-		Manuel de Ascásubi	May 19, 1869	August 10, 1869	Interim President
13		Gabriel García Moreno	August 10, 1869	August 6, 1875	President
-		Francisco Xavier León	August 6, 1875	September 15, 1875	Interim President
-		José Javier Eguiguren	September 15, 1875	December 9, 1875	Interim President
14		Antonio Borrero	December 9, 1875	September 8, 1876	President
15		Ignacio de Veintemilla	September 8, 1876	January 10, 1883	Supreme Chief (September 8, 1876 - January 26, 1878 President (April 21, 1878 - March 26, 1882) Supreme Chief (March 26, 1882 - January 10, 1883)
-		Governments of the Restoration
		"Pentevirato Quiteño"	January 14, 1883	October 15, 1883	Members: José María Plácido Caamaño Luis Cordero Agustín Guerrero Pablo Herrera Rafael Pérez Pareja
		Supreme Leadership of Manabí and Esmeralda	June 5, 1883	October 15, 1883	Leader: Eloy Alfaro
		Supreme Leadership of Guayas	July 10, 1883	October 15, 1883	Leader: Pedro Carbo
16		José Plácido Caamaño	October 15, 1883	June 30, 1888	Interim President (October 15, 1883 - February 10, 1884 President (February 10, 1884 - June 30, 1888)
-		Pedro José Cevallos	July 1, 1888	August 17, 1888	Acting President
17		Antonio Flores Jijón	August 17, 1888	June 10, 1892	President
18		Luis Cordero Crespo	July 1, 1892	April 16, 1895	President
-		Vicente Lucio Salazar	April 16, 1895	June 5, 1895	Acting President
19		Eloy Alfaro	June 5, 1895	August 31, 1901	Supreme Chief (June 5, 1895 - October 9, 1896) Interim President (October 9, 1896 - January 17, 1897) President (January 17, 1897 - August 31, 1901)
20		Leónidas Plaza	September 1, 1901	August 31, 1905	President
21		Lizardo García	September 1, 1905	January 15, 1906	President
22		Eloy Alfaro	January 16, 1906	August 11, 1911	Supreme Chief (January 16, 1906 - October 9, 1906) Interim President (October 9, 1906 - January 1, 1907) President (January 1, 1907 - August 11, 1911)
-		Carlos Freile Zaldumbide	August 11, 1911	August 31, 1911	Acting President
23		Emilio Estrada	September 1, 1911	December 21, 1911	President
-		Carlos Freile Zaldumbide	December 22, 1911	March 5, 1912	Acting President
-		Francisco Andrade Marín	March 6, 1912	August 1, 1912	Acting President
24		Leónidas Plaza	September 1, 1912	August 31, 1916	President
25		Alfredo Baquerizo	September 1, 1916	August 31, 1920	President
26		José Luis Tamayo	September 1, 1920	August 31, 1924	President
27		Gonzalo Córdova	September 1, 1924	July 9, 1925	President
-		First Provisional Government	July 10, 1925	January 6, 1926
-		Second Provisional Government	January 10, 1926	March 31, 1926
28		Isidro Ayora	April 3, 1926	August 24, 1931	Interim President (April 6, 1926 - April 17, 1929) President (April 17, 1929 - August 24, 1931)
-		Luis Larrea Alba	August 24, 1931	October 15, 1931	Minister of Government
-		Alfredo Baquerizo	October 15, 1931	August 28, 1932	President of the Senate
-		Carlos Freile Larrea	August 28, 1932	September 1, 1932	Minister of Government
-		Alberto Guerrero Martínez	September 2, 1932	December 4, 1932	President of the Senate
29		Juan de Dios Martínez	December 5, 1932	October 19, 1933	President
-		Abelardo Montalvo	October 20, 1933	August 31, 1934	Acting President
30		José María Velasco Ibarra	September 1, 1934	August 21, 1935	President
-		Antonio Pons	August 21, 1935	September 25, 1935	Acting President
-		Federico Páez	September 26, 1935	October 23, 1937	Supreme Chief
-		Alberto Enríquez Gallo	October 23, 1937	August 10, 1938	Supreme Chief
-		Manuel María Borrero	August 10, 1938	December 1, 1938	Interim President
31		Aurelio Mosquera	December 2, 1938	November 17, 1939	President
-		Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río	November 18, 1939	December 10, 1939	Acting President
-		Andrés Córdova	December 11, 1939	August 10, 1940	Acting President
-		Julio Enrique Moreno	August 10, 1940	August 31, 1940	Acting President
32		Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río	September 1, 1940	May 28, 1944	President
33		José María Velasco Ibarra	June 1, 1944	August 23, 1947	President of the Republic (June 1, 1944 - August 10, 1944) Constitutional President (August 10, 1944 - March 30, 1946) President of the Republic (March 30, 1946 - August 10, 1946) Constitutional President (August 10, 1946 - August 23, 1947)
		Carlos Mancheno Cajas	August 23, 1947	September 2, 1947	Supreme Chief
		Mariano Suárez Veintimilla	September 2, 1947	September 17, 1948	Acting President
34		C.J. Arosemena Tola	September 17, 1947	August 31, 1948	President
35		Galo Plaza	September 1, 1948	August 31, 1952	President
36		José María Velasco Ibarra	September 1, 1952	August 31, 1956	President
37		Camilo Ponce Enríquez	September 1, 1956	August 31, 1960	President
38		José María Velasco Ibarra	September 1, 1960	November 7, 1961	President
39		C.J. Arosemena Monroy	November 7, 1961	July 11, 1963	President
-		Military Junta	July 11, 1963	March 29, 1966	Members: Ramón Castro Jijón Luis Cabrera Sevilla Guillermo Freile Posso (until November 9, 1965) Marcos Gándara
40		Clemente Yerovi	March 19, 1966	November 16, 1966	President
41		Otto Arosemena	November 16, 1966	August 31, 1968	Interim President (November 16, 1966 - May 25, 1967) Constitutional President (May 25, 1967 - August 31, 1968)
42		José María Velasco Ibarra	September 1, 1968	February 15, 1972	President (September 1, 1968 - June 22, 1970) Supreme Chief (June 22, 1970 - February 15, 1972)
43		Guillermo Rodríguez	February 15, 1972	January 11, 1976	President
-		Supreme Government Council	January 11, 1976	August 10, 1979	Vice Admiral Alfredo Poveda (President of the Council) General Guillermo Durán General Luis Leoro Franco
44		Jaime Roldós Aguilera	August 10, 1979	May 24, 1981	President
45		Osvaldo Hurtado	May 24, 1981	August 10, 1984	President
46		León Febres Cordero	August 10, 1984	August 10, 1988	President
47		Rodrigo Borja Cevallos	August 10, 1988	August 10, 1992	President
48		Sixto Durán Ballén	August 10, 1992	August 10, 1996	President
49		Abdalá Bucaram	August 10, 1996	February 6, 1997	President
-		Rosalía Arteaga	February 6, 1997	February 11, 1997	Acting President
-		Fabián Alarcón	February 11, 1997	August 10, 1998	Interim President
50		Jamil Mahuad	August 10, 1998	January 21, 2000	President
51		Gustavo Noboa	January 22, 2000	January 15, 2003	President
52		Lucio Gutiérrez	January 15, 2003	April 20, 2005	President
53		Alfredo Palacio	April 20, 2005	January 14, 2007	President
54		Rafael Correa	January 15, 2007	May 24, 2017	President
55		Lenín Moreno	May 24, 2017	Incumbent	President