pjmedia.com By Sarah Anderson
In my “The New Monroe Doctrine” column on Friday, I mentioned that Ecuador’s president, Daniel Noboa, is quickly becoming one of my new favorite world leaders. Even though it’s only been a few days since I wrote that, he’s grown on me even more. Javier Milei and Nayib Bukele may have some competition soon.
Noboa was actually born in the United States in Miami. While he grew up in Ecuador, he was also educated in the U.S. He earned his bachelor’s degree in business from New York University, briefly studied at Harvard, and earned two master’s degrees from Northwestern and George Washington University. On paper, some of this would normally be a turnoff for me, but the guy obviously learned something while he was there.
He has a business background, but he also comes from a wealthy family. His grandfather started a global banana business, and Noboa is the heir.
Noboa began his political career in Ecuador’s National Assembly in 2021. In the midst of a political crisis in 2023, he ran for president in snap elections and won in a runoff. In 2025, he ran for president again, and he was elected for his first full term. Have I mentioned that he only just turned 39 in November?
You may hear more about Noboa in the months to come in the media. You’ll probably see some left-wing dog whistle words and phrases like “authoritarian” and “human rights violations” in the MSM headlines, too. That’s because Noboa is tough on crime — it’s why he was elected. He’s even been called Ecuador’s Bukele…
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