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🇪🇨 Ecuador

Republic, presidential systemElectoral democracy

Daniel Noboa

President · 1,012 days in office

Tenure records

Recent presidents by days in office

Is a leader's tenure getting longer or shorter in Ecuador?

Across 48 completed terms, the average president of Ecuador has served 1,027 days (about 2.8 years). Terms are getting longer: the last five completed terms averaged 1,523 days.

All presidents of Ecuador

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Days
49	Daniel Noboa	Nov 23, 2023	Incumbent	1,012
48	Guillermo Lasso	May 24, 2021	Nov 23, 2023	913
47	Lenín Moreno	May 24, 2017	May 24, 2021	1,461
46	Rafael Correa	Jan 15, 2007	May 24, 2017	3,782
45	Alfredo Palacio	Apr 20, 2005	Jan 15, 2007	635
44	Lucio Gutiérrez	Jan 15, 2003	Apr 20, 2005	826
43	Gustavo Noboa	Jan 22, 2000	Jan 15, 2003	1,089
42	Jamil Mahuad	Aug 10, 1997	Jan 21, 2000	894
41	Fabián Alarcón	Feb 11, 1997	Aug 10, 1998	545
40	Rosalía Arteaga Serrano	Feb 6, 1997	Feb 11, 1997	5
39	Fabián Alarcón	Feb 6, 1997	Feb 9, 1997	3
38	Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz	Aug 10, 1996	Feb 5, 1997	179
37	Sixto Durán-Ballén	Aug 10, 1992	Aug 10, 1996	1,461
36	Rodrigo Borja Cevallos	Aug 10, 1988	Aug 10, 1992	1,461
35	León Febres-Cordero	Aug 10, 1984	Aug 10, 1988	1,461
34	Osvaldo Hurtado	May 24, 1981	Aug 10, 1984	1,174
33	Jaime Roldos Aquilera	Aug 10, 1979	May 24, 1981	653
32	Otto Arosemena	Nov 16, 1966	Aug 31, 1968	654
31	Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy	Nov 7, 1961	Jul 11, 1963	611
30	Camilo Ponce Enríquez	Aug 10, 1956	Aug 10, 1960	1,461
29	Galo Plaza	Sep 1, 1948	Aug 31, 1952	1,460
28	Carlos Arroyo	Sep 1, 1940	May 28, 1944	1,365
27	Julio Enrique Moreno	Aug 10, 1940	Sep 1, 1940	22
26	Andrés F. Córdova	Dec 10, 1939	Aug 10, 1940	244
25	Carlos Arroyo	Nov 17, 1939	Dec 11, 1939	24
24	Federico Páez	Sep 26, 1935	Oct 23, 1937	758
23	Antonio Pons	Aug 21, 1935	Sep 26, 1935	36
22	Isidro Ayora	Apr 3, 1926	Aug 24, 1931	1,969
21	Gonzalo Segundo Fernández de Córdova y Rivera	Sep 1, 1924	Jul 9, 1925	311
20	Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno	Sep 1, 1916	Aug 31, 1920	1,460
19	Leónidas Plaza	Sep 1, 1912	Aug 31, 1916	1,460
18	Emilio Estrada Carmona	Sep 1, 1911	Dec 21, 1911	111
17	Eloy Alfaro	Jan 16, 1906	Aug 12, 1911	2,034
16	Leónidas Plaza	Sep 1, 1901	Aug 31, 1905	1,460
15	Eloy Alfaro	Jun 5, 1895	Aug 31, 1901	2,278
14	Vicente Lucio Salazar	Apr 16, 1895	Jun 23, 1895	68
13	Luis Cordero Crespo	Jul 1, 1892	Apr 16, 1895	1,019
12	Antonio Flores Jijón	Aug 17, 1888	Jun 10, 1892	1,393
11	José Javier Eguiguren	Sep 16, 1875	Dec 10, 1875	85
10	Gabriel García Moreno	Aug 10, 1869	Aug 6, 1875	2,187
9	Javier Espinosa y Espinosa	Jan 20, 1868	Jan 19, 1869	365
8	Jerónimo Carrión	Sep 7, 1865	Nov 6, 1867	790
7	Gabriel García Moreno	Jan 10, 1861	Aug 30, 1865	1,693
6	Francisco Robles	Oct 16, 1856	Aug 31, 1859	1,049
5	José Joaquín de Olmedo	Mar 6, 1845	Dec 8, 1845	277
4	Juan José Flores	Apr 1, 1843	Mar 6, 1845	705
3	Juan José Flores	Feb 1, 1839	Mar 6, 1845	2,225
2	Vicente Rocafuerte	Sep 10, 1834	Feb 1, 1839	1,605
1	Juan José Flores	May 13, 1830	Sep 10, 1834	1,581

Officeholder history via Wikidata. Multiple rows for one person indicate separate terms.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the President of Ecuador?

Daniel Noboa has been President of Ecuador since Nov 23, 2023.

Who is the longest-serving President of Ecuador?

Juan José Flores, with 4,511 days in office across 3 terms.

Are leaders serving longer or shorter terms in Ecuador?

Across 48 completed terms, the average president of Ecuador has served 1,027 days (about 2.8 years). Terms are getting longer: the last five completed terms averaged 1,523 days.