| María Elsa Viteri | |
| Birth Date: | 25 February 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Death Place: | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Office: | Minister of Finance |
| Term Start: | 6 March 2018 |
| Term End: | 14 May 2018 |
| Predecessor: | Carlos de la Torre |
| President: | Lenín Moreno |
| Term Start1: | 16 September 2008 |
| Term End1: | 21 April 2010 |
| Predecessor1: | Wilma Salgado |
| Successor1: | Patricio Rivera |
| President1: | Rafael Correa |
María Elsa Viteri (25 February 1965 – 18 November 2021) was an Ecuadorian economist and politician.[1] She served as Minister of Finance from 2008 to 2010 and again in 2018.[2] Viteri died on 18 November 2021 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.[3]