Verónica Abad Rojas

Ecuadorian politician (born 1976)

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

Verónica Abad Rojas
Abad Rojas in 2023
53rd Vice President of Ecuador
Suspended
Assumed office
23 November 2023
Suspended since 9 November 2024
PresidentDaniel Noboa
Preceded byAlfredo Borrero
Succeeded bySariha Moya (acting)
Ambassador of Ecuador to Israel
Assumed office
4 December 2023
PresidentDaniel Noboa
Preceded byMaría Concepción Barahona Páez
Personal details
Born (1976-11-14) 14 November 1976 (age 47)
Cuenca, Ecuador
Political partyNational Democratic Action
Other political
affiliations
AMIGO Movement
Children3
OccupationBusiness coach, Vice-President of Ecuador.

In November 2024, Abad Rojas was temporarily suspended by the Ecuadorian government after failing to leave Israel and travel to Turkey.[3]

References

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  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.