President of El Salvador

The President of El Salvador (Spanish: Presidente de El Salvador) officially known as the President of the Republic of El Salvador (Spanish: Presidente de la República de El Salvador) is the head of state of El Salvador. The office was created in the Constitution of 1841. From 1821 until 1841, the head of state of El Salvador was styled simply as Head of State (Jefe de Estado).

President of the Republic of El Salvador Presidente de la República de El Salvador
Presidential Seal
Incumbent Nayib Bukele since 1 June 2019
Residence	Casa Presidencial, San Salvador
Term length	Five years, not eligible for re-election immediately
Inaugural holder	Juan Lindo
Formation	22 February 1841
Deputy	Vice President of El Salvador
Website	President of El Salvador

Heads of State of El Salvador within the Federal Republic of Central America (1821–1841)

See the main article: List of heads of state of Federal Republic of Central America

Intendants Political Leaders of the Province of San Salvador.

Independent (5)
No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of Office		Political Affiliation
1	Pedro Barriere (?–1827)		21 September 1821	28 November 1821	Independent
2	José Matías Delgado (1767–1832)		28 November 1821	9 February 1823	Independent
3	Vicente Filísola (1789–1850)		9 February 1823	7 May 1823	Independent
4	Felipe Codallos (1790–?)		7 May 1823	25 May 1823	Independent
—	Advisory Junta		25 May 1823	17 June 1823	Advisory Junta
5	Mariano Padro (1776–1837)		17 June 1823	22 April 1824	Independent

Head of State of El Salvador
Independent (14)        Conservative (5)        Liberal (9)
No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of Office		Political Affiliation
1	Juan Manuel Rodríguez (1771–1847)		22 April 1824	1 October 1824	Independent
—	Mariano Prado (1776–1837) Acting Head of State		1 October 1824	13 December 1824	Liberal
2	Juan Vicente Villacorta Díaz (1764–1828)		13 December 1824	1 November 1826	Liberal
—	Mariano Prado (1776–1837) Acting Head of State		1 November 1826	30 January 1829	Liberal
3	José María Cornejo (1788–1864)		30 January 1829	16 February 1830	Conservative
4	José Damián Villacorta (1796–1860)		16 February 1830	4 December 1830	Independent
5	José María Cornejo (1788–1864)		4 December 1830	3 April 1832	Conservative
—	Francisco Morazán (1792–1842) Provisional Head of State		3 April 1832	13 May 1832	Liberal
—	Joaquín de San Martín (1770–1854) Acting Head of State		13 May 1832	25 July 1832	Conservative
6	Mariano Prado (1776–1837)		25 July 1832	1 July 1833	Liberal
7	Joaquín de San Martín (1770–1854)		1 July 1833	23 July 1834	Conservative
—	Carlos Salazar Castro (1800–1867) Provisional Head of State		23 June 1834	13 July 1834	Independent
—	José Gregorio Salazar (1773–1838) Provisional Head of State		13 July 1834	30 September 1834	Independent
8	Joaquín Escolán y Balibrera (?–?)		30 September 1834	13 October 1834	Independent
—	José María Silva (1804–1876) Acting Head of State		13 October 1834	2 March 1835	Independent
9	Joaquín Escolán y Balibrera (?–?)		2 March 1835	10 April 1835	Independent
10	Nicolás Espinoza (1795–1845)		10 April 1835	15 November 1835	Liberal
—	Francisco Gómez (1796–1838) Acting Head of State		15 November 1835	1 February 1836	Independent
11	Diego Vigil Cocaña (1799–1845)		1 February 1836	23 May 1837	Liberal
12	Timoteo Menéndez (?–?)		23 May 1837	7 June 1837	Independent
13	Diego Vigil Cocaña (1799–1845)		7 June 1837	6 January 1838	Liberal
14	Timoteo Menéndez (?–?)		6 January 1838	23 May 1838	Independent
—	Antonio José Cañas (1785–1844) Acting Head of State		23 May 1838	11 July 1839	Independent
15	Francisco Morazán (1792–1842)		11 July 1839	16 February 1840	Liberal
—	José María Silva (1804–1876) Acting Head of State		16 February 1840	5 April 1840	Independent
—	Antonio José Cañas (1785–1844) Provisional Head of State		5 April 1840	20 September 1840	Independent
—	Norberto Ramírez (1802–1856) Provisional Head of State		20 September 1840	7 January 1841	Independent
—	Juan Lindo (1790–1857) Provisional Head of State		7 January 1841	22 February 1841	Conservative
16	Juan Lindo (1790–1857) Head of State		22 February 1841	22 February 1841	Independent

Presidents of the Independent Republic of El Salvador (1841–present)

Independent (17)        Conservative (13)        Liberal (14)        NDP (4)        Labor (1)        PPP (2)        Military (16)        USDP (1)
DPNU (2)        NCP (4)        DAP (1)        CDP (1)        ARENA (4)        FMLN (2)        GANA (1)
No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of Office		Political Affiliation
1	Juan Lindo (1790–1857)		22 February 1841	20 June 1841	Conservative
2	Pedro José Acre (1801–1871)		20 June 1841	28 June 1841	Independent
1	Juan Lindo (1790–1857)		28 June 1841	1 February 1842	Conservative
3	José Escolástico Marín (?–1846)		1 February 1842	14 April 1842	Independent
4	Juan José Guzmán (1800–1847)		14 April 1842	1 February 1844	Conservative
5	Fermín Palacios (?-?)		1 February 1844	7 February 1844	Independent
6	Francisco Malespín (1806–1846)		7 February 1844	15 February 1845	Conservative
7	Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán (1801–1875)		15 February 1845	1 February 1846	Independent
5	Fermín Palacios (?-?)		1 February 1846	21 February 1846	Independent
8	Eugenio Aguilar (1804–1879)		21 February 1846	1 February 1848	Liberal
9	Tomás Medina (1803–1884)		1 February 1848	3 February 1848	Independent
10	José Félix Quirós (1811–1883)		3 February 1848	7 February 1848	Independent
11	Doroteo Vasconcelos (1803–1883)		7 February 1848	1 February 1850	Liberal
12	Ramón Rodríguez (?-?)		1 February 1850	4 February 1850	Independent
11	Doroteo Vasconcelos (1803–1883)		4 February 1850	1 March 1851	Liberal
13	José Félix Quirós (1811–1883)		1 March 1851	3 May 1851	Independent
14	Francisco Dueñas (1810–1884)		13 May 1851	30 January 1852	Conservative
15	José María San Martín (1811–1857)		30 January 1852	1 February 1852	Conservative
14	Francisco Dueñas (1810–1884)		1 February 1852	1 February 1854	Conservative
16	Vicente Gómez (?-?)		1 February 1854	15 February 1854	Independent
15	José María San Martín (1811–1857)		15 February 1854	1 February 1856	Conservative
14	Francisco Dueñas (1810–1884)		1 February 1856	12 February 1856	Conservative
17	Rafael Campo (1813–1890)		12 February 1856	1 February 1858	Conservative
18	Lorenzo Zepeda (?-?)		1 February 1858	7 February 1858	Independent
19	Miguel Santín del Castillo (1830–1880)		7 February 1858	24 January 1859	Conservative
20	Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán (1801–1875) Acting President		24 January 1859	15 February 1859	Independent
21	José María Peralta (1807–1883)		15 February 1859	12 March 1859	Independent
22	Gerardo Barrios (1813–1865)		12 March 1859	26 October 1863	Liberal
14	Francisco Dueñas (1810–1884)		26 October 1863	15 April 1871	Conservative
23	Santiago González (1818–1887)		15 April 1871	1 February 1876	Liberal
24	Andrés del Valle (1833–1888)		1 February 1876	1 May 1876	Liberal
25	Rafael Zaldívar (1834–1903)		1 May 1876	6 April 1884	Liberal
26	Ángel Guirola (1826–1910)		6 April 1884	21 August 1884	Independent
25	Rafael Zaldívar (1834–1903)		21 August 1884	14 May 1885	Liberal
27	Fernando Figueroa (1849–1919)		14 May 1885	18 June 1885	Military / Liberal
28	José Rosales (1827–1891)		18 June 1885	22 June 1885	Independent
29	Francisco Menéndez (1830–1890)		22 June 1885	22 June 1890	Military / Liberal
30	Carlos Ezeta (1852–1903)		22 June 1890	9 June 1894	Military / Liberal
31	Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez (1845–1921)		10 June 1894	13 November 1898	Military / Liberal
32	Tomás Regalado (1861–1906)		14 November 1898	1 March 1903	Military / Liberal
33	Pedro José Escalón (1847–1923)		1 March 1903	1 March 1907	Military / Conservative
27	Fernando Figueroa (1849–1919)		1 March 1907	1 March 1911	Military / Liberal
34	Manuel Enrique Araujo (1865–1913)		1 March 1911	8 February 1913	Independent
35	Carlos Meléndez Ramirez (1861–1919)		9 February 1913	29 August 1914	National Democratic Party
36	Alfonso Quiñónez Molina (1874–1950)		29 August 1914	1 March 1915	National Democratic Party
35	Carlos Meléndez Ramirez (1861–1919)		1 March 1915	21 December 1918	National Democratic Party
36	Alfonso Quiñónez Molina (1874–1950) Acting President		21 December 1918	1 March 1919	National Democratic Party
37	Jorge Meléndez (1871–1953)		1 March 1919	1 March 1923	National Democratic Party
36	Alfonso Quiñónez Molina (1874–1950)		1 March 1923	1 March 1927	National Democratic Party
38	Pío Romero Bosque (1860–1935)		1 March 1927	1 March 1931	National Democratic Party
39	Arturo Araujo (1878–1967)		1 March 1931	2 December 1931	Labor Party
40	National Guard Colonel Joaquín Valdés		2 December 1931	2 December 1931	military
41	Colonel Juan Vicente Vidal		2 December 1931	2 December 1931	military
42	First Infantry Regiment Captain Manuel Urbina.		2 December 1931	2 December 1931	military
43	Captain Visitation Antonio Pacheco		2 December 1931	2 December 1931	military
43	Lieutenant Joaquín Castro Canizales		2 December 1931	2 December 1931	military
44	Artillery Regiment Lieutenant Carlos Rodríguez		3 December 1931	3 December 1931	military
45	Sub Lieutenant Julio Cañas		3 December 1931	3 December 1931	military
46	First Machine Gun Regiment Second Lieutenant José Alonso Huezo		3 December 1931	3 December 1931	military
47	Second Lieutenant Miguel Hernández Saldaña		3 December 1931	3 December 1931	military
48	Cavalry Regiment Second Lieutenant Héctor Montalvo.		3 December 1931	3 December 1931	military
49	Military Aviation Second Lieutenant Juan Ramón Munés		4 December 1931	4 December 1931	military
50	Ministry of War Coronel Osmín Aguirre y Salinas		4 December 1931	4 December 1931	military
	military		2 December 1931	4 December 1931	The Civic Directory governed El Salvador from 2 to 4 December 1931 . Composed entirely of military, the civic directory began the era of military dictatorships. The civic directory ended its government when the Presidency of the Republic was handed over to Vice President Maximiliano Hernández Martínez , who would later perpetrate a massacre in 1932. The civic directory was formed by (according to the military organization to which they belonged)
51	Maximiliano Hernández Martínez (1882–1966)		4 December 1931	28 August 1934	Military / National Pro Patria Party
52	Andrés Ignacio Menéndez (1879–1962) Provisional President		29 August 1934	1 March 1935	Military / National Pro Patria Party
51	Maximiliano Hernández Martínez (1882–1966)		1 March 1935	9 May 1944	Military / National Pro Patria Party
52	Andrés Ignacio Menéndez (1879–1962) Provisional President		9 May 1944	20 October 1944	Military / National Pro Patria Party
50	Osmín Aguirre y Salinas (1889–1977) Provisional President		21 October 1944	1 March 1945	Military
53	Salvador Castaneda Castro (1888–1965)		1 March 1945	14 December 1948	Military / Unification Social Democratic Party
54	Manuel de Jesús Córdova (b. 1911 .d. 1999)		14 December 1948	15 December 1948	Revolutionary Council of Government
55	Óscar A. Bolaños (b. 1912 d. 2011)		15 December 1948	15 December 1948	Revolutionary Council of Government
56	Óscar Osorio (b. 1910 - d. 1969)		15 December 1948	15 December 1949	Revolutionary Council of Government
57	Reynaldo Galindo Pohl (b. 1918 - d. 2012)		15 December 1949	15 December 1949	Revolutionary Council of Government
58	Humberto Costa (b. 1906 - d.2017)		15 December 1949	14 September 1950	Revolutionary Council of Government
56	Óscar Osorio (1910–1969)		14 September 1950	14 September 1956	Military / Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification
59	José María Lemus (1911–1993)		14 September 1956	26 October 1960	Military / Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification
60	Miguel Ángel Castillo (b. 1915 - d. 1999)		26 October 1960	26 October 1960	Revolutionary Council of Governmen
61	Fabio Castillo Figueroa (b. 1921 - d. 2012)		26 October 1960	26 October 1960	Revolutionary Council of Governmen
62	Ricardo Falla Cáceres (b. 1921)		26 October 1960	26 October 1960	Revolutionary Council of Governmen
63	René Fortín Magaña (b. 1931)		26 October 1960	26 October 1960	Revolutionary Council of Governmen
64	Rubén Alonso Rosales (b. 1925)		26 October 1960	2 January 1961	Revolutionary Council of Governmen
65	Cnel César Yanes Uriah		2 January 1961	25 January 1961	Revolutionary Council of Governmen
66	Aníbal Portillo (whole time)		25 January 1961	25 January 1961	Revolutionary Council of Governmen
67	Feliciano Avelar (whole time)		25 January 1961	25 January 1961	Revolutionary Council of Governmen
68	José Antonio Rodríguez Porth		25 January 1961	6 April 1961	Junta of Government
69	Mariano Castro Morán		6 April 1961	6 April 1961	Junta of Government
70	José Francisco Valiente		6 April 1961	11 September 1961	Junta of Government
71	Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo		26 October 1960	25 January 1961	Junta of Government
72	Civic-Military Directory		25 January 1961	25 January 1962	Civic-Military Directory
73	Eusebio Rodolfo Cordón Cea (1899–1966)		25 January 1962	1 July 1962	Independent
71	Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo (1921–1973)		1 July 1962	1 July 1967	Military / National Coalition Party
74	Fidel Sánchez Hernández (1917–2003)		1 July 1967	1 July 1972	Military / National Coalition Party
75	Arturo Armando Molina (1927-2021)		1 July 1972	1 July 1977	Military / National Coalition Party
58	Carlos Humberto Romero (1924–2017)		1 July 1977	15 October 1979	Military / National Coalition Party
76	Adolfo Arnoldo Majano Ramos (b. 1938)		15 October 1979	15 October 1979	Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador
77	Jaime Abdul Gutiérrez Avendaño (b. 1936 - d. 2012)		15 October 1979	15 October 1979	Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador
78	Román Mayorga Quirós		15 October 1979	15 October 1979	Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador
79	Guillermo Ungo (b. 1931 - d. 1991)		15 October 1979	5 January 1980	Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador
80	Marco Antonio Andino (b. 1936 - d. 2014)		5 January 1980	31 January 1980	Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador
81	José Antonio Morales Ehrlich (b. 1935)		31 January 1980	30 January 1980	Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador
82	José Ramón Ávalos Navarrete (b. 1938)		30 January 1980	30 January 1980	Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador
83	Héctor Miguel Antonio Dada Hirezi (b. 1938 d. 2012)		30 January 1980	2 May 1980	Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador
84	Revolutionary Government Junta		15 October 1979	2 May 1982	Revolutionary Government Junta
85	José Napoleón Duarte (b. 1925 - d. 1990)		2 May 1980	2 May 1982	Democratic Action Party
86	Álvaro Magaña (1925–2001)		2 May 1982	1 June 1984	Democratic Action Party
85	José Napoleón Duarte (1925–1990)		1 June 1984	1 June 1989	Christian Democratic Party
87	Alfredo Cristiani (born 1947)		1 June 1989	1 June 1994	Nationalist Republican Alliance
89	Armando Calderón Sol (1948–2017)		1 June 1994	1 June 1999	Nationalist Republican Alliance
90	Francisco Flores Pérez (1959–2016)		1 June 1999	1 June 2004	Nationalist Republican Alliance
91	Antonio Saca (born 1965)		1 June 2004	1 June 2009	Nationalist Republican Alliance
92	Mauricio Funes (born 1959)		1 June 2009	1 June 2014	Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
93	Salvador Sánchez Cerén (born 1944)		1 June 2014	1 June 2019	Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
94	Nayib Bukele (born 1981)		1 June 2019	Incumbent	Grand Alliance for National Unity
—	Claudia Rodríguez de Guevara (born 1980)		1 December 2023	1 June 2024	Independent

Latest election

See the main article: Salvadoran presidential election, 2019

Candidate	Party	First round
		Votes	%
Nayib Bukele	Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA)	1,434,856	53.10
Carlos Calleja	Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)	857,084	31.72
Hugo Martínez	Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN)	389,289	14.41
Josué Alvarado	VAMOS	20,763	0.77
Invalid/blank votes		31,186	–
Total		2,733,178	100
Registered voters/turnout		5,268,411	51.88
Source: TSE,[1][2]

Living former presidents

• 
  Alfredo Cristiani
  1989–1994
• 
  Antonio Saca
  2004–2009
• 
  Mauricio Funes
  2009–2014
• 
  Salvador Sánchez Cerén
  2014–2019

Intendant and Superior Political Chief 21 Sep 1821 – 28 November 1821 Pedro Barriere (b. ... - d. 1827) Intendant and Governor (from 11 January 1822, President of the Junta of Government) 28 Nov 1821 - 9 February 1823 José Matías Delgado (b. 1767 - d. 1832) Supreme Political Chief Chief of State 22 Apr 1824 - 1 October 1824

The Civic Directory governed El Salvador from 2 to 4 December 1931 . Composed entirely of military, the civic directory began the era of military dictatorships. The civic directory ended its government when the Presidency of the Republic was handed over to Vice President Maximiliano Hernández Martínez , who would later perpetrate a massacre in 1932. The civic directory was formed by (according to the military organization to which they belonged):

National Guard :

• Colonel Joaquín Valdés.
• Colonel Juan Vicente Vidal

First Infantry Regiment :

• Captain Manuel Urbina.
• Captain Visitation Antonio Pacheco
• Lieutenant Joaquín Castro Canizales

First Artillery Regiment :

• Lieutenant Carlos Rodríguez
• Sub Lieutenant Julio Cañas

First Machine Gun Regiment :

• Second Lieutenant José Alonso Huezo
• Second Lieutenant Miguel Hernández Saldaña

Cavalry Regiment :

• Second Lieutenant Héctor Montalvo.

Ministry of War :

• Coronel Osmín Aguirre and Salinas

Military Aviation :

• Second Lieutenant Juan Ramón Munés

Related pages

• El Salvador

References

1. TSE El Salvador on Twitter: "RESULTADOS GANA 1,434, 856 votos, (53.10%) COALICIÓN 857,084 votos, (31.72%) FMLN 389,289 votos, (14.41) VAMOS 20, 763 votos, (0.77%) Total de vot...
2. http://escrutiniofinal2014.tse.gob.sv/pais.html2 ^{[permanent dead link]}

Other websites

• "El Presidencia de El Salvador". Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. (in Spanish)