| National Order of Merit | |
|---|---|
![]() Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit  | |
| Sponsored by | President of Ecuador | 
| Country | Ecuador | 
| Established | 8 October 1921 | 
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]
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
- 2014 
 José Mujica[4] - 2018 
 Martín Vizcarra[5] - 2018 
 Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani[6] 
Grand Cross
Ecuadorians with the Grand Cross
 Víctor Mideros- 1981 
 María Augusta Urrutia - 2004 
 Pavilion of the Society of Artisans of Ibarra - 2004 
 Paolo Legnaioli - 2004 
 Otch Von Finckenstein - 2004 
 Mariana Yépez Andrade[1] - 2006 
 Luis Enrique Sarrazín Dávila[7] - 2006 
 Alejandro Serrano[7] - 2006 
 Gustavo Vega Delgado [7] - 2007 
 Lautaro Pozo Malo[8] - 2015 
 Rodrigo Fierro - 2016 
 Alfredo Vera Arrata[9] - 2017 
 Magdalena Barreiro 
Grand Officer
- 2006 
 Karl Heinz Laudenbach[7] - 2007 
 Magdalena Barreiro[8] - 2013 
 Alex Patricio Guerra Leiva - 2013 
 Gustavo Cornejo Montalvo - 2014 
 Fundación Fe y Alegría - 2020 
 Debbie Muscarsel-Powel[10] 
Commander
- 1954 
 Roberto Pettinato Sr. - 1965 
 César Andrade y Cordero[11] - 2005 
 José Ramón Euceda Ucles - 2006 
 Jorge Núñez Sánchez[7] - 2007 
 David Gerardo Samaniego Torres - 2007 
 Carlos Ortega Maldonado 
Officer
- 1979 
 Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow - 2005 
 Verdy Rodríguez Zambrano - 2005 
 Margarita Arosemena Gómez Lince - 2006 
 Hebe de Bonafini[12] - 2006 
 Estela de Carlotto[12] - 2006 
 Elsa Sánchez de Oesterheld - 2006 
 Jürgen Mertens[7] - 2006 
 Michael Wirtz[7] - 2006 
 Juan Eljuri Antón[13] - 2007 
 Fabián Albuja Chávez - 2007 
 Fernando Javier Escalante Jiménez - 2010 
 Grupo Social Fondo Ecuatoriano Populorum Progressio[14] - 2015 
 Teresa Zea Flor de Claero - 2016 
 José Luis Perales - 2016 
 Patricia González Avellán - 2017 
 Grupo Pueblo Nuevo - 2017 
 Father Antonio Polo - 2019 
 Antonio Valencia[15] 
Knight
- 1946 
 Captain Eliecer Bayas Hidrobo - 1989 
 Ing. Aerospacial Walter Valarezo Campozano - 2005 
 Ángel Napoleón Medina Fabre - 2006 
 Pavilion of the City of Cuenca[13] - 2006 
 Pierre Olivares[7] - 2007 
 Carlos Clemente Aguado - 2007 
 Carlos Enrique Mejía Carrillo - 2010 
 William W. Phillips - 2010 
 José Tonello[14] - 2020 
 Sir David Attenborough[16] 
References
- 1 2 "Decreto No. 1478" (PDF). Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish). Government of Ecuador (296): 5. March 19, 2004. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
 - 1 2 "Decreto No. 3109". Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish). Government of Ecuador (671). September 26, 2002. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
 - ↑ "Ecuador: National Order of Merit". Medals of the World. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
 - ↑ Registro Oficial N°410». Registro oficial de Ecuador. 7 de enero de 2015.
 - ↑ "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.
 - ↑ "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.
 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Funcion Ejecutiva" [Executive Function]. Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish). Government of Ecuador (402). November 22, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
 - 1 2 "Funcion Ejecutiva" [Executive Function]. Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish). Government of Ecuador (9). January 26, 2007. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
 - ↑ "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.
 - ↑ "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.
 - ↑ "Andrade Cordero Dr. César - Personajes Históricos". October 13, 2015.
 - 1 2 "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.
 - 1 2 "Funcion Ejecutiva" [Executive Function]. Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish). Government of Ecuador (404). November 24, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
 - 1 2 "Decreto No. 433". Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish). Government of Ecuador (249). August 3, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
 - ↑ "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.
 - ↑ "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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