Vice President of Ecuador is the second highest political position in Ecuador. Many times has the vice president succeeded the president in turbulent political situations. The last time was in 2005 after the resignation of president Lucio Gutiérrez. According to the current constitution, the vice president is elected on the same ticket as the president.
Below is the history of the office holders. The list is complete.
| Name | Inaugurated | Left Office |
|---|---|---|
| José Joaquín de Olmedo | 1830 | 1831 |
| José Modesto Larrea | 1831 | 1835 |
| Juan Bernardo León | 1835 | 1839 |
| Francisco Aguirre | 1839 | 1843 |
| Francisco Marcos | 1843 | 1845 |
| Pablo Merino | 1845 | 1847 |
| Manuel de Ascásubi | 1847 | 1851 |
| Position abolished | 1851 | 1852 |
| Pacífico Chiriboga | 1852 | 1854 |
| Manuel Bustamante | 1854 | 1856 |
| Marcos Espinel | 1856 | 1858 |
| Jerónimo Carrión | 1858 | 1860 |
| Mariano Cueva | 1861 | 1863 |
| Antonio Borrero | 1863 | 1864 |
| Rafael Carvajal | 1864 | 1865 |
| Pedro José de Arteta | 1865 | 1867 |
| Vacant | 1867 | 1868 |
| Pedro José de Arteta | 1868 | 1869 |
| Francisco Javier León | 1869 | 1875 |
| Vacant | 1875 | 1883 |
| Rafael Pérez Pareja | 1883 | 1884 |
| Agustín Guerrero Lizarzaburu | 1884 | 1886 |
| Pedro José Cevallos | 1886 | 1890 |
| Pablo Herrera | 1890 | 1894 |
| Vicente Lucio Salazar | 1894 | 1895 |
| Vacant | 1895 | 1897 |
| Manuel Benigno Cueva | 1897 | 1899 |
| Carlos Freire Zaldumbide | 1899 | 1903 |
| Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno | 1903 | 1906 |
| Position abolished | 1906 | 1946 |
| Mariano Suárez Veintimilla | 1946 | 1947 |
| José Rafael Bustamante | 1947 | 1948 |
| Manuel Sotomayor y Luna | 1948 | 1949 |
| Abel Gilbert | 1949 | 1952 |
| Alfredo Chiriboga | 1952 | 1956 |
| Francisco Illingworth Icaza | 1956 | 1960 |
| Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy | 1960 | 1961 |
| Reinaldo Varea Donoso | 1961 | 1963 |
| Vacant position | 1963 | 1968 |
| Jorge Zavala Baquerizo | 1968 | 1972 |
| Junta, no vice president | 1976 | 1979 |
| Osvaldo Hurtado Larrea | 1979 | 1981 |
| León Roldós Aguilera | 1981 | 1984 |
| Blasco Peñaherrera Padilla | 1984 | 1988 |
| Luis Parodi Valverde | 1988 | 1992 |
| Alberto Dahik Garzozzi | 1992 | 1995 |
| Eduardo Peña Triviño | 1995 | 1996 |
| Rosalía Arteaga Serrano | 1996 | 1998 |
| Pedro Aguayo Cubillo | 1998 | 1998 |
| Gustavo Noboa Bejarano | 1998 | 2000 |
| Pedro Pinto Rubianes | 2000 | 2003 |
| Luis Alfredo Palacio González | 2003 | 2005 |
| Nicanor Alejandro Serrano Aguilar | 2005 | 2007 |
| Lenín Moreno Garcés | 2007 | 2013 |
| Jorge Glas | 2013 | Incumbent |
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—Hubert H. Humphrey (1911–1978)
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