Verónica Abad Rojas

Verónica Abad Rojas
Abad Rojas in 2023
53rd Vice President of Ecuador
In office
23 November 2023[a] – 24 May 2025
PresidentDaniel Noboa
Preceded byAlfredo Borrero
Succeeded byMaría José Pinto
Ambassador of Ecuador to Israel
In office
4 December 2023 – 9 November 2024
PresidentDaniel Noboa
Preceded byMaría Concepción Barahona Páez
Succeeded byMaría Cristina Cevallos
Personal details
Born (1976-11-14) 14 November 1976
Cuenca, Ecuador
Political partyNational Democratic Action
Other political
affiliations
AMIGO Movement
Children3
OccupationBusiness coach

Verónica Abad Rojas (born 14 November 1976) is the Ecuadorian politician and businesswoman who was the 53rd Vice President of Ecuador from 2023 to 2025.[1] She became the Vice President of Ecuador after winning the 2023 general election.[2]

In November 2024, Abad Rojas was temporarily suspended by the Ecuadorian government after failing to leave Israel and travel to Turkey.[3] On 23 December 2024, Abad Rojas was ordered reinstated as Vice President after a judge ruled her suspension unconstitutional.[4] However she was suspended again in March 2025.[5]

Notes

  1. Suspended: 9 November 2024 – 23 December 2024. During this time period, Sariha Moya assumed the role of acting vice president. Suspended: 30 March 2025. During this time period, Cynthia Gellibert assumed the role of acting vice president.

References

  1. "Quién es Verónica Abad, la candidata a la Vicepresidencia junto a Daniel Noboa". Metro Ecuador (in Spanish). 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  2. NTN24. ""La antigua clase política no dio resultados": Verónica Abad, fórmula vicepresidencial de Daniel Noboa, en entrevista con NTN24 | NTN24.COM". NTN24 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "Ecuador government suspends vice president from office ahead of 2025 elections". Reuters. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  4. "Judge reinstates Ecuador's vice president after deeming her suspension unconstitutional". Associated Press. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
  5. "Ecuadorian president replaces vice president after long-running feud". Reuters.