President of the National Assembly of Ecuador

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The President of the National Assembly is the presiding officer of the legislature of Ecuador. In 2009 the National Congress of Ecuador was replaced by the National Assembly. The position of President of the National Assembly has existed since then.

Below is a complete list of office-holders:

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of OfficeParty
1 Juan-Fernando-Cordero-Cueva (8318629964).jpg Fernando Cordero Cueva
(1953–)
31 July 2009 [1] 14 May 2013 PAIS Alliance
2 Gabriela Rivadeneira (cropped).jpg Gabriela Rivadeneira
(1983–)
14 May 2013 [2] 14 May 2017 PAIS Alliance
3 Jose Serrano - Presidente de la Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador.jpg José Serrano
(1970–)
14 May 2017 [3] 9 March 2018 PAIS Alliance
4 Presidenta de la Asamblea Nacional, Gabriela Rivadeneira , recibe a la Consejal, Elizabeth Cabezas (9009095181) (cropped).jpg Elizabeth Cabezas
(1963–)
14 March 2018 [4] 14 May 2019 PAIS Alliance
5 Cesar Litardo Presidente de la Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador.jpg César Litardo
(1979-)
14 May 2019 [5] 14 May 2021 PAIS Alliance
6 Guadalupe Llori, mayo de 2021 (cropped).jpg Guadalupe Llori
(1962-)
15 May 2021 [6] 31 May 2022 Pachakutik
7 SESION NO. 771 DEL PLENO DE LA ASAMBLEA NACIONAL. ECUADOR, 05 DE ABRIL DEL 2022 (51985006010).jpg Virgilio Saquicela

(1972-)

31 May 2022 [7] 17 May 2023 MDS
8 Henry Kronfle 18 November 2023 [8] Incumbent PSC

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References

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