Alfredo Palacio

Alfredo Palacio
44th President of Ecuador
In office 20 April 2005 – 15 January 2007
Vice President	Alejandro Serrano Aguilar
Preceded by	Lucio Gutiérrez
Succeeded by	Rafael Correa
Vice President of Ecuador
In office 15 January 2003 – 20 April 2005
President	Lucio Gutiérrez
Preceded by	Pedro Pinto Rubianes
Succeeded by	Alejandro Serrano
Minister of Health
In office 11 November 1994 – 10 August 1996
President	Sixto Durán-Ballén
Preceded by	Patricio Abad
Succeeded by	Marcelo Cruz
Personal details
Born	Luis Alfredo Palacio González (1939-01-22) 22 January 1939 (age 85) Guayaquil, Ecuador
Political party	Independent
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Spouse	María Beatriz Paret
Parent	Alfredo Palacio Moreno (father)
Alma mater	Case Western Reserve University
Medical career
Profession	Physician
Field	Cardiology
Institutions	University of Guayaquil
Awards	Order of the Sun of Peru (Grand Cross)

Luis Alfredo Palacio González (born 22 January 1939) is an Ecuadorian cardiologist and former politician who was President of Ecuador from 20 April 2005 to 15 January 2007. From 15 January 2003 to 20 April 2005, he was vice president,^[1] after which he was appointed to the presidency when the Ecuadorian Congress removed President Lucio Gutiérrez from power following a week of growing unrest with his government.