Pedro Alfredo Pinto Rubianes (b. 1931 in Quito

Quito

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) served as Vice President of Ecuador

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 from 22 January 2000 to 15 January 2003, during the presidency of Gustavo Noboa

Gustavo Noboa

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. He was elected by National Congress

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 to fill vacancy of vice presidency as Noboa became President.

Pinto obtained an industrial engineer degree in Germany and studied economics in Ecuador.

In politics prior to vice presidency, Pinto was a provincial deputy for Pichincha and served as finance minister in the government of Osvaldo Hurtado

Osvaldo Hurtado

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.