List of members of the XIV Legislative Assembly of El Salvador
| XIV Legislative Assembly | |||||
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 The Blue Room of the Legislative Assembly | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Legislative Assembly | ||||
| Meeting place | Blue Room | ||||
| Term | 1 May 2024 – 1 May 2027 | ||||
| Election | 4 February 2024 | ||||
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| Members | 60 | ||||
| President | Ernesto Castro | ||||
The following is a list of all sixty (60) members of the XIV Legislative Assembly of El Salvador. The session began on 1 May 2024 and will end on 1 May 2027. The XIV Legislative Assembly was the first since 1988 to have 60 seats instead of 84, as on 7 June 2023, the XIII Legislative Assembly voted to reduce the number of seats.[1]
Leadership
[edit]The following table displays the Legislative Assembly's leadership, which were elected on 1 May 2024.[2]
| Office | Holder | Political affiliation | Department | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Ernesto Castro | Nuevas Ideas | San Salvador | 1 May 2024 – 1 May 2027 | |
| First Vice President | Suecy Callejas | Nuevas Ideas | San Salvador | 1 May 2024 – 1 May 2027 | |
| Second Vice President | Rodrigo Ayala | Nuevas Ideas | San Salvador | 1 May 2024 – 1 May 2027 | |
| First Secretary | Elisa Rosales | Nuevas Ideas | San Salvador | 1 May 2024 – 1 May 2027 | |
| Second Secretary | Reynaldo López | National Coalition Party | Chalatenango | 1 May 2024 – 2025 | |
| Serafín Orantes | National Coalition Party | Ahuachapán | 2025 – 1 May 2027 | ||
| Third Secretary | Reinaldo Carballo | Christian Democratic Party | San Miguel | 1 May 2024 – 1 May 2027 | |
Composition by department
[edit]The following table displays the composition of the XIV Legislative Assembly upon election in February 2024.[3]
| Department | Seats | Number of deputies by party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NI | ARENA | PCN | PDC | V | ||
| Ahuachapán | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Cabañas | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chalatenango | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Cuscatlán | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| La Libertad | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| La Paz | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| La Unión | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Morazán | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| San Miguel | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — |
| San Salvador | 16 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| San Vicente | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Santa Ana | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| Sonsonate | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| Usulután | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 60 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
List of deputies
[edit]The following table lists the deputies elected to the Legislative Assembly on 4 February 2024,[4] however, the results were not announced until 18 February due to delays in counting.[3][5] The deputies are arranged in alphabetical order by department.[6]
List of commissions
[edit]On 1 May 2024, the Legislative Assembly reduced the number of legislative commissions from 20 to 8.[7] The following table lists the commissions and their leaders for the XIV Legislative Assembly.[2][8][9]
| Commission | Chairperson | Secretary | Narrator | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Politics | Ernesto Castro | Alexia Rivas | Christian Guevara | |||
| Finance and Budget | Christian Guevara | William Soriano | Caleb Navarro | |||
| Salvadorans in the Exterior, Legislation, and Government | Ana Figueroa | Reynaldo López | Walter Alemán | |||
| National Security and Justice | Caleb Navarro | Walter Coto | Raúl Castillo | |||
| Children and Social Integration | Suecy Callejas | Lorena Fuentes | Rubén Flores | |||
| Technology, Tourism, and Investment | Rodrigo Ayala | William Soriano | Dania González | |||
| Infrastructure and Development | Salvador Chacón | Elisa Rosales | Felipe Interiano | |||
| Health, Agriculture, and the Environment | Ricardo Rivas | Juan Rodríguez | Saúl Mancía | |||
| Installation (temporary) | Suecy Callejas | William Soriano | Mauricio Ortíz | |||
| Transition (temporary) | Raúl Castillo | Reinaldo Carballo | Serafín Orantes | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Renteria, Nelson; Madry, Kylie (7 June 2023). Berkrot, Bill (ed.). "El Salvador Slashes Size of Congress Ahead of Elections". Reuters. San Salvador, El Salvador. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Toma de Posesión en Asamblea Legislativa: Ernesto Castro Mantendrá la Presidencia del Primer Órgano de Estado Durante Periodo 2024-2027" [Inauguration of the Legislative Assembly: Ernesto Castro Will Maintain the Presidency of the First Organ of the State During the 2024-2027 Period]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ a b Magaña, Yolanda (18 February 2024). "NI con 54 Diputados y Oposición Logra 3: Así Quedaría la Asamblea Legislativa Según Resultados del TSE" [NI with 54 Deputies and Opposition Acquires 3: This Is How the Legislative Assembly Will Stay According to Results from the TSE]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Villeda, Jaqueline (12 February 2024). "TSE Inicia Escrutinio de Votos Legislativos, ARENA se Retira" [TSE Initiates Tally for Legislative Votes, ARENA Resigns]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Jordán, Laura; Hernández, Alejandra (18 February 2024). "TSE Anuncia que Terminó de Escrutar los Votos para Diputados" [TSE Announces that it has Finishes Counting Votes for Deputies]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Diputados" [Deputies]. Legislative Assembly of El Salvador (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Peñate, Susana (1 May 2024). "Estas Serán las Nuevas Comisiones de la Asamblea Legislativa" [These Will Be the New Commissions in the Legislative Assembly]. El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Portillo, Denni; Villarroel, Gabriela (1 May 2024). "Diputados Aprueban Reducción de Comisiones en Primer Sesión de Nueva Legislatura" [Deputies Approve the Reduction of Commissions in the First Session of the New Legislature]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Magaña, Yolanda (14 May 2024). "Así se Conformarán las Nuevas Comisiones de la Asamblea Legislativa" [This Is How the New Commissions of the Legislative Assembly Are Composed]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2024.