Ecuador's first constitution as a republic was established in 1830, following the country's independence from Gran Colombia. Ecuador has had a total of twenty constitutions over the course of its history, which can be seen as a symptom of Ecuador's chronic instability.
After several years of political crisis, the government of Rafael Correa, elected in 2006 following the dismissal of Lucio Gutiérrez by Congress, proposed a new Magna Carta for the country with the goal of stability and social development. This constitution, approved in 2008, is the last episode of Ecuador's constitutional history.
| Year | Meeting place | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1830 | Riobamba | ||
| 1835 | Ambato | ||
| 1843 | Quito | ||
| 1845 | Cuenca | ||
| 1850–51 | Quito | ||
| 1851 | Guayaquil | ||
| 1861 | Quito | ||
| 1869 | Quito | ||
| 1878 | Ambato | ||
| 1883 | Quito | ||
| 1896–97 | Guayaquil | ||
| 1906 | Quito | ||
| 1928 | Quito | ||
| 1937 | Quito | ||
| 1938 | Quito | ||
| 1944 | Quito | ||
| 1946 | Quito | ||
| 1966 | Quito | ||
| 1978 | Quito | ||
| 1997–98 | Sangolquí | ||
| 2007–08 | Montecristi |