Daniel Noboa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Noboa and the second or maternal family name is Azín.
His Excellency
Daniel Noboa
Noboa in 2024
48th President of Ecuador
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 November 2023
Vice PresidentVerónica Abad Rojas (suspended)
Sariha Moya (acting)
Preceded byGuillermo Lasso
Member of the National Assembly
from Santa Elena
In office
14 May 2021 – 17 May 2023
Personal details
Born
Daniel Roy Gilchrist Noboa Azín

(1987-11-30) 30 November 1987 (age 36)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Political partyNational Democratic Action (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations		United Ecuadorian
(before 2022)
Spouse(s)
Gabriela Goldbaum
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(m. 2018; div. 2021)​

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(m. 2021)​
Children3
Parents
ResidenceCarondelet Palace
Education
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Daniel Roy Gilchrist Noboa Azín (/noʊˈboʊə/ noh-BOH-ə; Spanish pronunciation: [daˈnjel noˈβo.a]; born 30 November 1987) is an Ecuadorian politician and businessman currently serving as the 48th president of Ecuador since 23 November 2023.[1][2][3] Taking office at the age of 35, he is the second-youngest president in the country's history, after Juan José Flores,[4] and the youngest to be elected.[5][6][7][8]

Noboa was a member of the National Assembly of Ecuador from 2021 until 2023 when the National Assembly was dissolved following the muerte cruzada constitutional mechanism invoked by President Guillermo Lasso. Before his political career, Noboa served in several positions at Noboa Corporation, an exporting business founded by his father Álvaro Noboa, a billionaire who unsuccessfully ran for president of Ecuador five times. He has been widely described as an heir to his father's company and fortune.[9]

In May 2023, Noboa announced his candidacy for president in the 2023 snap election, running on the National Democratic Action ticket. He advanced to the run-off election in October, facing Luisa González, which many interpreted as an upset given his low polling numbers in the days leading up to the election.[10] Noboa went on to win nearly 52% of the vote in the run-off, defeating González on 15 October 2023.[11]

Noboa is currently the youngest democratically elected serving state leader in the world, and the second-youngest head of government after Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso.

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  2. ^ "Otra vez Álvaro Noboa quiere ser presidente y ahora competiría hasta con su hijo". El Universo (in Spanish). 30 May 2023. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Daniel Noboa, presidente electo de Ecuador con el 87% de actas escrutadas". Metro Ecuador (in Spanish). 15 October 2023. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Juan José Flores Aramburu: Biography". Life Persona. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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  6. ^ "Noboa wins Ecuador presidential race, pledges to rebuild country". Reuters. 15 October 2023. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  7. ^ "JJ Flores, Daniel Noboa, García Moreno y Jaime Roldós los presidentes más jóvenes del Ecuador – Periodico Expectativa – Noticias de Ibarra Imbabura Ecuador" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Daniel Noboa o Juan José Flores: ¿quién es el presidente más joven de la historia del Ecuador?, esto es lo que dicen los historiadores". El Universo (in Spanish). 18 October 2023. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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  10. ^ "A presidential runoff is likely in Ecuador between an ally of ex-president and a banana tycoon's son". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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