National Order of Merit (Ecuador)

The National Order of Merit (Spanish: Orden Nacional al Mérito) is a civil order granted by the President of Ecuador. The Order, which is the second highest among the decorations of Ecuador, was established on October 8, 1921,[1] and promulgated in Registro Oficial No. 337 on October 27, 1921. It was later modified by Decree No. 37 on June 28, 1937, and by Decree No. 3109 on September 26, 2002.[2]

National Order of Merit
Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
Sponsored byPresident of Ecuador
CountryEcuador
First awarded1921

Degrees and distinctions

The National Order of Merit is presented by the President of the Republic at personal discretion or by the advice of the ministries. Applicants must have complied with the requirements of service or representation of the country in the civil, military, or police fields.[2][3]

It has six grades:

  • Grand Collar
  • Grand Cross
  • Grand Officer
  • Commander
  • Officer
  • Knight

Ribbons
  • The ribbon for the collar grade is completely yellow.
  • The ribbon for other grades is yellow with thin blue and red stripes, one on each edge.

Selected recipients

Grand Collar

Grand Cross

Grand Officer

Commander
  • Roberto Pettinato Sr. (1954)
  • José Ramón Euceda Ucles (2005)
  • Jorge Núñez Sánchez (2006)[6]
  • David Gerardo Samaniego Torres (2007)
  • Carlos Ortega Maldonado (2007)

Officer
  • Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow (1979)
  • Verdy Rodríguez Zambrano (2005)
  • Margarita Arosemena Gómez Lince (2005)
  • Hebe de Bonafini (2006)[10]
  • Estela de Carlotto (2006)[10]
  • Elsa Sánchez de Oesterheld (2006)
  • Jürgen Mertens (2006)[6]
  • Michael Wirtz (2006)[6]
  • Juan Eljuri Antón (2006)[11]
  • Fabián Albuja Chávez (2007)
  • Fernando Javier Escalante Jiménez (2007)
  • Grupo Social Fondo Ecuatoriano Populorum Progressio (2010)[12]
  • Teresa Zea Flor de Claero (2015)
  • José Luis Perales (2016)
  • Patricia González Avellán (2016)
  • Grupo Pueblo Nuevo (2017)
  • Father Antonio Polo (2017)
  • Antonio Valencia (2019)[13]

Knight
  • Captain Eliecer Bayas Hidrobo (1946)
  • Ángel Napoleón Medina Fabre (2005)
  • Pavilion of the City of Cuenca (2006)[11]
  • Pierre Olivares (2006)[6]
  • Carlos Clemente Aguado (2007)
  • Carlos Enrique Mejía Carrillo (2007)
  • William W. Phillips (2010)
  • José Tonello (2010)[12]
  • Sir David Attenborough (2020)[14]

References
  1. "Decreto No. 1478" (PDF). Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish). Government of Ecuador (296): 5. March 19, 2004. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  2. "Decreto No. 3109". Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish). Government of Ecuador (671). September 26, 2002. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  3. "Ecuador: National Order of Merit". Medals of the World. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  4. "Vizcarra recibe Orden Nacional al Mérito de Ecuador y augura 'futuro común'" [Vizcarra Receives National Order of Merit of Ecuador and Predicts 'Common Future']. La Hora (in Spanish). Quito. EFE. October 25, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  5. "Confiérese la Condecoración de la Orden Nacional 'Al Mérito' en el Gradode Gran Collar, a su alteza Jeque Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir del Estado de Catar" [The Decoration of the National Order 'of Merit' in the Degree of Grand Collar Conferred on His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar] (PDF). Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish). Government of Ecuador (359): 528. January 7, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  6. "Funcion Ejecutiva" [Executive Function]. Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish). Government of Ecuador (402). November 22, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  7. "Funcion Ejecutiva" [Executive Function]. Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish). Government of Ecuador (9). January 26, 2007. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  8. "Correa condecora con Orden Nacional al Mérito a 'Cacho' Vera" [Correa Decorates 'Cacho' Vera with National Order of Merit]. La República (in Spanish). Quito. February 3, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  9. "Mucarsel-Powell Receives The National Order of Merit Recognition from Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno". U.S. Representative Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  10. "Condecoración a mujeres" [Women Decorated]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Quito. June 20, 2006. Archived from the original on August 14, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  11. "Funcion Ejecutiva" [Executive Function]. Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish). Government of Ecuador (404). November 24, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  12. "Decreto No. 433". Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish). Government of Ecuador (249). August 3, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  13. "Antonio Valencia recibió la Orden Nacional al Mérito en el Grado de Oficial" [Antonio Valencia Receives the National Order of Merit in the Grade of Officer]. El Universo (in Spanish). Quito. May 14, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  14. "Presidente Moreno derogó Decreto que redujo a la mitad su sueldo, el de la Vicepresidenta y ministros". El Comercio. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
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