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President of Ecuador from 1956 to 1960
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ponce and the second or maternal family name is Enríquez.
Camilo Ponce Enríquez
30th President of Ecuador
In office
1 September 1956 – 31 August 1960
Vice PresidentFrancisco Illingworth
Preceded byJosé María Velasco Ibarra
Succeeded byJosé María Velasco Ibarra
Personal details
Born(1912-01-31)31 January 1912
Quito, Ecuador
Died13 September 1976(1976-09-13) (aged 64)
Quito, Ecuador
Political partySocial Christian
Spouse Dolores Gangotena ​(m. 1940)​

Camilo Ponce Enríquez (31 January 1912 in Quito – 13 September 1976) was an Ecuadorian political figure. He served as the 30th President of Ecuador between 1956 and 1960. He was married to Dolores Marta Gracia de Gangotena y Jijón.

Ponce initially ran in the presidential election of 1948, but only came in third place. In 1951 Ponce, along with Sixto Durán Ballén, founded the Movimiento Social Cristiano (MSC), which later became the Partido Social Cristiano (PSC). In 1956 he won the presidential election and named Durán Ballén minister of public works. He ran a final time in the election of 1968, once again coming in third place.

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Preceded byJosé María Velasco President of Ecuador
1956-1960 		Succeeded byJosé María Velasco
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