National
Minister of Economic and Productive Development
- Spanish: Ministro de Desarrollo Económico y Productivo
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of the Republic
- Exact method
- Appointed and removed freely by the President of the Republic (Constitution art. 147(9)). Cabinet reduced from 14 to 10 ministries on 8 Jun 2026.
- Chosen by
- President of the Republic
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Bernardo Cordovez since September 2026 Report Source: presidencia.gob.ec, checked
Sources
- presidencia.gob.ec · checked Presidencia de la República del Ecuador, Gabinete (https://www.presidencia.gob.ec/gabinete/), read 2026-10-12: current ministries; ministers from El Diario (28 Sep 2026), Cuenca Dispatch (15 Jun 2026), El Diario (10 Jul 2026). For: Minister of Economic and Productive Development, Minister of Economic and Productive Development in Spanish, Bernardo Cordovez, current term