Federico Páez Chiriboga (4 June 1877 – 9 February 1974)[1][2][3] was the President of Ecuador from 1935 to 1937, and engineer.

Páez studied at the Lycée Hoche in Paris and pursued engineering at the Universities of Ghent and Brussels in Belgium.

Páez served as a senator and later as Minister of Public Works under José María Velasco Ibarra.

During his time in power, he implemented both socialist and liberal policies, drawing inspiration from fascist governments in Italy and Germany.

His legacy remains complex, reflecting the challenges of balancing socialism and liberalism in Ecuadorian politics.