Ecuador: Reference Information - Political data
Type of government	Republic
Executive Branch
President	Gustavo Noboa Bejarano
Vice-President	Pedro Pinto Rubianes
Since	22-January 2000
Last elections	12 July 1998
Next elections	2002
Cabinet
Minister of Finance	Jorge Gallardo
Minister of Foreign Relations	Heinz Moeller
Minister of Foreign Trade & Investment	Roberto Pena Durini
President of the Central Bank	Mauricio Yépez Najas
Legislative Branch:
Last elections	31 May 1998
Next elections	2002
Chamber of Deputies
Party	Seats
Popular Democracy (DP)	33
Social Christian Party (PSC)	28
Roldosista Party of Ecuador (PRE)	22
Democratic Left (ID)	17
New Country Movement (MNPP)	5
Independents	3
Conservative Party (PC)	3
Alfarista Radical Front (FRA)	2
Popular Democracy Movement (MPD)	2
Others	6
Total	121

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