Ivonne Núñez

Ivonne Núñez Figueroa is an Ecuadorian lawyer by profession, with diplomas in international and Ecuadorian economics. She holds master's degrees in international business and foreign trade, as well as in constitutional law. She practiced law for over 16 years before being appointed as a Judge in the areas of criminal, traffic, and juvenile law. She was later assigned as an Appellate Judge in the Labor Chamber. Since November 2023, she has served as the Minister of Labor in the government of President Daniel Noboa Azin.

Life

Núñez became a qualified lawyer and she has a doctorate from the Argentinian University of Mar del Plata. She became a judge at the Provincial Court of Justice of Guayas. She was the first defense lawyer for Ricardo Rivera The constitutional court restored her position as a judge after two years.

In November 2023 she was chosen by Ecuador's new president, Daniel Noboa, to be the Minister of Labour. She and the rest of the President's cabinet were sworn in on 23 November 2023. She took over from .

In December 2023 Núñez made a unilateral decision to raise the Unified Basic Salary by ten dollars per month to $460 in line with projected inflation figures. The decision should have been made by the National Council of Labor and Employment but they failed to come to a decision.

Núñez was elected to be the President of Ecuador's Archery Federation by the leading archery clubs. and she served on a commission of the American Boxing Confederation. She has run marathons.