Lenín Moreno | |
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46th President of Ecuador | |
In office 24 May 2017 – 24 May 2021 | |
Vice President | Jorge Glas María Vicuña Otto Sonnenholzner María Alejandra Muñoz |
Preceded by | Rafael Correa |
Succeeded by | Guillermo Lasso |
United Nations Special Envoy on Disability and Accessibility | |
In office 19 December 2013 – 30 September 2016 | |
Secretary General | Ban Ki-moon |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Maria Soledad Cisternas Reyes |
Vice President of Ecuador | |
In office 15 January 2007 – 24 May 2013 | |
President | Rafael Correa |
Preceded by | Alejandro Serrano |
Succeeded by | Jorge Glas |
President of the PAIS Alliance | |
In office 1 May 2017 – 1 March 2021 | |
Preceded by | Rafael Correa |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
Personal details | |
Born | Lenín Boltaire Moreno Garcés 19 March 1953 Nuevo Rocafuerte, Ecuador |
Political party | PAIS Alliance (2006-2021) |
Spouse(s) | Rocío González |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Central University of Ecuador |
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Lenín Boltaire Moreno Garcés (born 19 March 1953) is an Ecuadorian politician. Moreno was the 46th President of Ecuador from 2017 until 2021. He was the Vice President of Ecuador from 2007 to 2013, serving under President Rafael Correa. His election as Vice President was well known because as a paraplegic, Moreno was one of the world’s few disabled national leaders.
On 2 April 2017, Moreno was elected President of Ecuador defeating banker Guillermo Lasso in the 2017 Ecuadorian presidential round-off with 51% of the vote to Lasso's 49%.