Daniel Noboa

His Excellency

Daniel Noboa
Noboa in 2025
48th President of Ecuador
Assumed office
23 November 2023
Vice PresidentVerónica Abad Rojas
María José Pinto
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 38)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
CitizenshipEcuador
United States
Political partyNational Democratic Action (since 2022) "Ideology" Neoliberalism (Right)
Other political
affiliations		United Ecuadorian
(before 2022)
Spouse(s)
  • Gabriela Goldbaum
    ​
    ​
    (m. 2018; div. 2021)​
  • ​
    (m. 2021)​
Children3
Parents
ResidenceCarondelet Palace
Education
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Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azin (born 30 November 1987,Miami) is an American-born Ecuadorian politician and businessman who became the President of Ecuador after winning the 2023 election. He was a member of the National Assembly of Ecuador, between 2021 and 2023. His father is businessman and former presidential candidate Álvaro Noboa, who was then re-elected in 2025.

Early life

Noboa was born on 30 November 1987, in Miami, Florida. He is the son of businessman Álvaro Noboa, and of doctor Anabella Azin. He was raised in Guayaquil, Ecuador, where his family currently lives.

After studying at the New York University Stern School of Business, he earned a degree in business administration in 2010.

Business career

At the age of 18, he founded his own company, DNA Entertainment Group.

His father Álvaro Noboa's Noboa Corporation business is an exporter of bananas and is seen as an heir to the company. He was the Shipping Director of Noboa Corporation, though he was also commercial and logistics director, between 2010 and June 2018.

Political career

Noboa was elected to the National Assembly in the 2021 legislative elections and was inaugurated on 14 May of the same year. Later that month, he became president of the Commission for Economic, Productive and Microenterprise Development. In March 2023, he was in favour of the muerte cruzada and supported President Guillermo Lasso during his impeachment proceedings. On 17 May 2023, Lasso used muerte cruzada to the National Assembly's current term and ended Noboa's term in the assembly.

2023 presidential campaign

In May 2023, after his term in the National Assembly ended, he announced his candidacy for the presidential elections of the same year, by the political movement National Democratic Action (ADN). His running mate was businesswoman Verónica Abad Rojas.

On 20 August, Noboa won 23.47% of the actual votes and advanced to the run-off election set for 15 October, facing Luisa González. His second place finish was seen as surprising.

In the second round, Noboa was elected, winning 52% of the vote. At age 35, he is the youngest president to be elected in Ecuadorian history.

Presidency

Noboa was inaugurated as president on 23 November 2023, becoming the country's youngest person to assume the office. President of Colombia Gustavo Petro was the only foreign head of state to attend his inauguration, whose inaugural address lasted seven minutes.

In May 2024, Noboa registered to run for re-election in the 2025 general election. In February 2025, Noboa advanced to the run-off after coming in first place with 44.17% of the vote. In April 2025, he was re-elected after winning 55% of the vote.

On 23 October 2025, Noboa said he was the target of an assassination attempt using poisoned chocolate and jam.

Personal life

In 2018, he married Gabriela Goldbaum. They had a daughter, though later divorced. In June 2021, a complaint filed by Noboa was accepted by a Spanish court to investigate the insurance company Mapfre. This was related to an alleged violation of privacy and disclosure of secrets involving data used by Goldbaum during their divorce.

In 2021, he married social media figure Lavinia Valbonesi, who has one son. In October 2023, they announced that they would be having their second son near February 2024.

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ "Daniel Noboa sí puede ser candidato presidencial pese a haber nacido en el exterior: estos son los requisitos que están en la Constitución". 11 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Who is Daniel Noboa and what can he accomplish in a 17-month presidential term?". 17 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Estados Unidos es el país natal de Daniel Noboa". 2 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Sobre la nacionalidad de Noboa Azín".
  5. ↑
  6. 1 2 "Otra vez Álvaro Noboa quiere ser presidente y ahora competiría hasta con su hijo". El Universo (in Spanish). 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Daniel Noboa anuncia su candidatura a la presidencia: "Soy un hombre de proyectos que no se rinde"". www.vistazo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  8. 1 2 Redacción (24 May 2023). "Elecciones Ecuador 2023: Daniel Noboa Azín buscará por primera vez la Presidencia de Ecuador, que su padre Álvaro Noboa no logró en cinco intentos". www.ecuavisa.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Banana tycoon's son pulls off upset in Ecuador president race". Columbian. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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  11. ↑ "La renovación política de los Noboa Azín comienza en Santa Elena". Primicias (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "Legisladores manabitas en comisiones permanentes de Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador". REVISTA DE MANABÍ (in Spanish). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Asambleísta Daniel Noboa dice que se debe llamar a muerte cruzada". www.vistazo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "Ecuador's president dissolves National Assembly". Deutsche Welle. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "Movimiento Mover respaldará la candidatura de Daniel Noboa a la Presidencia de la República". El Universo (in Spanish). 29 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  16. ↑ "Segunda vuelta Ecuador 2023: ¿Quién es Verónica Abad, la compañera de fórmula de Daniel Noboa?" (in Spanish). Ecuavisa. 22 August 2023. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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  18. ↑ "Luisa Gonzalez will face Daniel Noboa in Ecuador's presidential runoff election". CNN. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  19. 1 2 "Daniel Noboa, political neophyte and heir to banana empire, elected president in Ecuador". MSN. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  20. ↑ "Segunda vuelta 2023: Ecuador tendrá a la primera mujer presidenta electa en las urnas o al presidente más joven de la historia" (in Spanish). El Universo. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  21. ↑ "Ecuador's youngest-ever president Daniel Noboa takes office". Yahoo. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  22. ↑ "Daniel Noboa assumes power in Quito: 'I am not an anti-anything; I am pro Ecuador'". MSN. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  23. ↑ "ADN, de Daniel Noboa, fue inscrito en el CNE con un número 'especial'" (in Spanish). El Comercio. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  24. ↑ "Ecuador set for run-off vote as leftist candidate pushes president close in tight election". CNN. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  25. ↑ "Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa declared election winner as rival demands recount". CNN. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  26. ↑ "Ecuador's president says he was target of foiled chocolate and jam poisoning". BBC. 24 October 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  27. ↑ "Daniel Noboa Azín y Gabriela Goldbaum se casan en Salinas | La República EC" (in Spanish). 15 January 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  28. ↑ Telégrafo, El (18 October 2020). "Si no podemos confiar en la justicia, no es justicia". El Telégrafo (in European Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  29. ↑ EFE (19 July 2021). "Juez español investiga a Mapfre por revelar secretos de empresario ecuatoriano". www.ecuavisa.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  30. ↑ "Ella es Lavinia, la esposa del candidato presidencial Daniel Noboa Azín". El Universo (in Spanish). 25 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  31. ↑ "¿Quién es Daniel Noboa?". El Comercio. 25 May 2023. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  32. ↑ "¿Quién es Lavinia Valbonesi, la futura primera dama de Ecuador?". CNN. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.

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