Sariha Moya
Sariha Belén Moya Angulo is an Ecuadorian economist and politician who has been the Minister of Economy and Finance since 2025. Previously, she served as the acting Vice President of Ecuador from November 2024 to December 2024.
In November 2024, Moya was appointed by President Daniel Noboa to serve as acting vice president, replacing suspended Vice President Verónica Abad Rojas. From 2023 until 2025, Moya served as Secretary of National Planning and Development.
Education
Moya studied at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador and earned a master's degree in economics at Carlos III University of Madrid.Political career
Moya also worked for the National Planning Secretariat between October 2012 to August 2013 in the role of planning and budget analyst. From January 2016 to June 2017, she served as Director of Monitoring and Evaluation of the National Development Plan of Ecuador.After Daniel Noboa was elected President of Ecuador in 2023, Noboa initially planned to nominate Moya as Minister of Economy and Finance. Instead she was appointed Secretary of National Planning and Development.
Acting Vice Presidency
On 9 November 2024, Vice President Verónica Abad Rojas was temporarily suspended as vice president by the Ecuadorian government after failing to leave Israel and travel to Turkey. Noboa selected Moya as acting vice president two days later on 11 November. Noboa praised Moya's public service and management track record as the reason behind his selection of Moya. Abad's suspension was lifted by a judge in December 2024, ordering the labor ministry to give her an apology for the suspension, with Moya stepping down.Noboa re-appointed Moya on 2 January 2025. However on 4 January, Moya declined to take office to again become acting Vice President and said that she has a health problem and needs rest. Noboa responded by saying that he will designate Cynthia Gellibert as the next acting Vice President. Abad was later suspended again in March 2025 with Noboa appointing Cynthia Gellibert as acting Vice President.