Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
República del Ecuador (Female suffrage limited 1929/ all 1967)
The former Kingdom
of Quito was conquered by the Inchas of Peru by the end of the 15th
century and formed the Spanish Vice-Royalty of Quito before becoming independent 1822
See
also Ecuador Heads and Ecuador Parliament
1944
Minister of Interior Nelda Martinez
She was minister for a few days in the revolutionary government in May 1944,
which did not bring full civil rights for women. (b. 1912-)
1979
Minister of Social Affairs Margarita Cedeños de Armijos
1980
Minister of Social Affairs Inéz Arrata de Sorroza
1981-84 Under-Secretary of Administration Alexandra Vela
During the administration of Hurtadi
1981-94 Under-Secretary of Health Guadelupe Perez de Sierra
1991-92Under-Secretary
of the Justice and Interior Dra. Maria Ana Argudo Chejin
1992-93 Minister of Social Affairs
1992
Minister of Social Affairs Elsa Maria Castro
1992-94
Under-Secretary
of Culture Rosalia Arteaga Serrano de Córdova de Fernández
1994 Minister of Education and Culture
1996-98 Vice-President
1997 Acting President and Head of the Cabinet
1998 Presidential Candidate
In 1986 she was a provincial governor. (b. 1956-)
1993-94
Minister of Social Affairs Montserrat Butiñá Piedra
1994-96
President of the National Monetary Board and Cabinet Member
1995-96 Minister of Economy
1998-99 Minister of Interior and Minister of Police and Municipality (10.8-feb.)
1999 Minister
of Finance Ana Luisa Armjios
In 1991-93 President of Banco Central del Ecuador, The Minister of Interior
ranks below the President.
1996
Minister of Labour Guadalupe León
Only Minister for 4 months
1996-97
Minister of Education and Culture Sandra Correo León
1996-98
Secretary of State for Communication Mariana Ordóñez de Larrera
1997-98
Minister of Tourism Juana Maria Vallejo Klaere de Navarro
Governor of the Province of Guayas 1988
1997-98
Minister of Environment Flor Maria Valverde
1998
Minister of Social Welfare Edith Frias
Circa
1998 Minister of Justice/Attorney
General Yolanda Paredes
1998-2000
Minister of Environment Yolanda Kakabadse
1998-99
Minister of Tourism Ricó Vásquez
2000-03 Minister of Tourism
2000-01 Minister of Environment
1999-2000
Minister of Public Health Rosángel Adoum
1999-2003
Vice-minister of Foreign Affairs Paulina Garcia de Larrea
Circa 1999-2003 Vice-Minister of Culture Beatriz Parra
She is a famous singer.
2000-03
Minister of Justice/Attorney General Mariana Yépez de Velasco
2001-03
Minister of Environment Marina de
Lourdes Luque
Circa 2002 Under-Secretary of Finance and Economy responsible for Budget Olga Núñez
2003
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nina Pacari Vega
She
was the first from the native
Quéchua-Indian population to become Vice-President of Congreso Nacional
1999-2000.
Founder of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE).
(b. 1960-)
2003-05 Minister of External Commerce Ivonne Baki
Also known as Ivonne A-Baki or Ivonne Juez de Abdel-Baki, she was
Consul
in Beirut 1981, Honorary Consul in Boston 1992 and Ambassador to USA 1999-2002
and
Presidential
Candidate in 2002. Of Lebanese origin. (b. 1952-)
2003 Minister of Labour Martha
Vallejo
2003
Minister of Tourism Doris Solís
2008-09 Coordinating Minister of the National
and Cultural Heritage
2009-10 Minister-Head the Secretariat of Peoples,
Social Movements and Citizen Participation
2010-11 Coordinating Minister of
the Police
2011-12 Coordinating Minister of Social Development
2012-?
Minister of Economic and Social Integration
2003
Minister of Education Rosa María Torres
2003-05
Minister of
Tourism
Gladys Eljuri
de Álvarez
2003-05 Secretary of
Communication
Yolanda Torres
2003-05 Vice-Minister of Higher Education Auroa Fernández
2003 Undersecretary of Rural Human Development
Lourdes Tibán
2005 Secretary of the Council of Development of the Towns and
Nationalities with the rank of Minister
Governor of Cotopaxi from 2005.
2003 Vice-Minister of Women's Affairs
Gladys Marisela Pazmiño Salazar
Governor of Napo from 2005.
2004-05 Secretary with rank of Minister in charge of National Planning and Development Maria Fuentes
2005-07
Minister of Environment Anita Albán Mora
2005-07 Minister of Education and
Culture Consuelo Yánez Cossío
2005 Under-Secretary of
Finance and Economy for Finance Magdalena Barreiro
Riofrío
2005-07 Minister of Finance and Economy
2005-07 Under-Secretary of Finance and Economy Rosa Mercedes Pérez Granja
Circa
2005-07
Under-Secretary of Finance and Economy
for Administation Soraya Arévalo Serrano
2007 Minister of Foreign Affairs María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés
2009-12
Minister-Coordinator of the National Heritage
2012-14 Minister of Defence
Economist and Regional Director of the World Organisation for Naturaleza,
Ambassador to the United Nations 2008-09 and to UN in Geneva from 2014. (b.
1963-).
2007 (†) Minister of Defence Guadalupe Larriva González
MP and former National President of the Partido Socialista Ecuatoriano. Died in
a helicopter crash after 10 days in office. She lived (1956-2007)
2007 Minister of
Tourism María Isabel Salvador Crespo
2007-08 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Integration
2007-09 Minister of Urban Development and Housing María de los Ángeles Duarte
Pesantes
2009-10 Minister of Economic and Social Integration
2010-14 Minister of Transport and Public Works
2007-08 Minister of Social Welfare Janeth Sánchez
Zurita
2008-09 Minister of Economic and Social Integration
2007-10 Minister of Public Health Carolina Chang
2007-09 Minister of
Economic and Social Integration Minister of Social Welfare Jeannette Sánchez
2009-11 Coordinating Minister of Social Development
2007-08 Minister of Literacy Carolina Portaluppi
2007 Secretary General of Communication Mónica Chuji
2007-08 Secretary General of Communication Julia Ortega
2007-09 Secretary of Populations, Social Movements and Popular
Involvement Manuela Gallegos
2007 Minister of Defence Lorena Escudero Durán
2007-11 and 2012- National Secretary of Migration
2007-12 Minister of Environment
Marcela Aguiñaga Vallejo
Became Vice-President of the
National Assembly in 2013.
2007-09
Coordinating Minister of Production Susana Cabeza de Vaca
2007-09 Coordinating Minister of Development
Nathalie Cely
2009-11 Coordinating Minister of Production
Ambassador to
USA 2011-15.
2007-10 Minister of Tourism
Veronica Sion
2010-13 Minister of Industry and Competitiveness
2007-08
Subsecretary of Finance
María Elsa Viteri Acaiturri
2008-10 Minister of Finance
2008 Minister of Finance Wilma Josefina Salgado Tamayo
Economist who worked in the Ministry of Finance, for the World Bank, the Central
Bank and latest as an MP. (b. 1952-).
2008-+ Minister of Literacy Carolina Portaluppi
2008-11 Minister of Sport Sandra Vela
2009-12 Deputy Minister of Heritage Belen Moncayo
2012-14
Coordinating Minister of National Heritage
2010-? Minister-Head the Secretariat of
Peoples, Social Movements and Citizen Participation Alexandra Ocles
2010-11
Minister of Economic Policy Katiuska Kruskaya King Mantilla
Former
Subsecretary of Planning. (1976-)
2010-13 Minister of Culture Erika Sylva Charvet
2010-11 Minister-Head the Secretariat of
Peoples, Social Movements and Citizen Participation Alexandra Ocles
2010-12 Minister of Economic and Social
Integration Ximena Ponce León
2010-14 Minister of Education Gloria Vidal
2011-13 Minister of Justice, Human
Rights and Religious Affairs Johana Farina Pesántez Benítez
2011-
Minister-Head the Secretariat of Peoples, Social Movements and Citizen
Participation Maria Luisa Moreno
2011 National Secretary of Migration Ana Beatriz (Betty)
Tola
2011-12 and 2012-14 Minister of
the Policy and Decentralized Autonomous Governments
2014- Minister of
Economic and Social Inclusion
2012 Minister of the Policy and
Decentralized Autonomous Governments Soledad Buendía
2012-15 Minister of Environment Lorena
Tapia
2012-15 Minister of Health Carina Vance Mafla
2014-15 Minister of Tourism Sandra Naranjo
2015- National
Secretary of Planning and Development
2014- Minister of Justice, Human Rights and Religious Affairs
Ledy Zúñiga Roch
2015- Minister of Health Margarita Guevara Alvarado
2015 Minister of Transport and Public Works Paola Carvajal Ayala
2015 Minister of Sports Catalina Ontaneda
2016- Minister of Culture Ana Rodríguez
Former
Vice-Minister of Culture.
Last update 10.03.16