Died 2025-05-22.
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Alfredo Palacio
Luis Alfredo Palacio González was an Ecuadorian cardiologist and politician who was the 44th president of Ecuador from 2005 to 2007. He had been the 44th vice president under President Lucio Gutiérrez, until he was appointed to the presidency when the Ecuadorian Congress removed Gutiérrez from power following a week of growing unrest with his government. He previously served as Minister of Health…
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science · President of Ecuador from 2005 to 2007 · physician · university teacher · cardiologist · politician · also Alfredo Palacio, Palacio
Born 22 January 1939 · Died 22 May 2025 · Q217555
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2025· 2 entries
Palacio died in Guayaquil on 22 May 2025, at the age of 86.
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2005· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of Ecuador (2005–2007).
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2003· 1 entry
Career landmark: Vice President of Ecuador (2003–2005).
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1994· 2 entries
Career landmark: health minister (1994–1996).
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Career landmark: Minister of Public Health of Ecuador (1994–1996).
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1992· 1 entry
Newly elected president of Ecuador Sixto Durán Ballén appointed him head of one of the regional directorates of the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (IESS)
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1989· 1 entry
Began to teach cardiology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Guayaquil and became member of the Ecuadorian Academy of Medicine
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1981· 1 entry
Published in Mexico an atlas on two-dimensional echocardiography
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1980· 1 entry
Founded the Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Alfredo Palacio (INCAP) in Guayaquil
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1939· 1 entry
Born 1939-01-22.
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