President of El Salvador

President of the
Republic of El Salvador
President of the; Republic of El Salvador
Presidente de la República de El Salvador
	Presidential Seal
	Incumbent; Salvador Sánchez Cerén; since June 1, 2014
Residence	Casa Presidencial, San Salvador
Term length	Five years, not eligible for re-election immediately
Inaugural holder	Juan Lindo
Formation	February 2, 1841
Deputy	Vice President of El Salvador
Website	President of El Salvador

The position of President of El Salvador 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).

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

Pedro Barriere: 21 September 1821 – 28 November 1821
José Matías Delgado: 28 November 1821 – 9 February 1823
Vicente Filisola: 10 February 1823 – 7 May 1823
Felipe Codallos: 7 May 1823 – 25 May 1823
Mariano Prado: 1 July 1823 – 22 April 1824
Juan Manuel Rodríguez: 22 April 1824 – 1 October 1824
Mariano Prado (acting): 1 October 1824 – 13 December 1824
Juan Vicente Villacorta Díaz: 13 December 1824 – 1 November 1826
Mariano Prado (acting): 1 November 1826 – 30 January 1829
José María Cornejo: 30 January 1829 – 16 February 1830
José Damián Villacorta: 16 February 1830 – 4 December 1830
José María Cornejo: 4 December 1830 – 3 April 1832
Francisco Morazán (provisional): 3 April 1832 – 13 May 1832
Joaquín de San Martín (acting): 13 May 1832 – 25 July 1832
Mariano Prado: 25 July 1832 – 1 July 1833
Joaquín de San Martín: 1 July 1833 – 23 June 1834
Carlos Salazar Castro (provisional): 23 June 1834 – 13 July 1834
José Gregorio Salazar (provisional): 13 July 1834 – 30 September 1834
Joaquín Escolán y Balibrera: 30 September 1834 – 13 October 1834
José María Silva (acting): 14 October 1834 – 10 April 1835
Nicolás Espinoza: 10 April 1835 – 15 November 1835
Francisco Gómez (acting): 15 November 1835 – 1 February 1836
Diego Vigil Cocaña: 1 February 1836 – 23 May 1837
Timoteo Menéndez: 23 May 1837 – 7 June 1837
Diego Vigil Cocaña: 7 June 1837 – 6 January 1838
Timoteo Menéndez: 6 January 1838 – 23 May 1838
Antonio José Cañas (acting): 23 May 1839 – 11 July 1839
Francisco Morazán: 11 July 1839 – 16 February 1840
José María Silva (acting): 16 February 1840 – 5 April 1840
Antonio José Cañas (provisional): 15 April 1840 – 20 September 1840
Norberto Ramírez (provisional): 20 September 1840 – 7 January 1841
Juan Lindo (provisional): 7 January 1841 – 22 February 1841

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

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of Office		Political Affiliation
—	Juan Lindo Provisional President (1790–1857)		22 February 1841	1 February 1842	Conservative
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\|—	José Escolástico Marín Acting President (?–1846)		1 February 1842	14 April 1842	Independent
1	Juan José Guzmán (1800–1847)		14 April 1842	1 February 1844	Conservative
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\|—	Fermín Palacios Acting President		1 February 1844	7 February 1844	Independent
2	Francisco Malespín (1806–1846)		7 February 1844	15 February 1845	Conservative
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\|3	Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán (1801–1875)		15 February 1845	1 February 1846	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\|—	Fermín Palacios Acting President		1 February 1846	21 February 1846	Independent
4	Eugenio Aguilar (1804–1879)		21 February 1846	1 February 1848	Liberal
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\|—	Tomás Medina Acting President (1803–1884)		1 February 1848	3 February 1848	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\|—	José Félix Quirós Acting President (1811–1883)		3 February 1848	7 February 1848	Independent
5	Doroteo Vasconcelos (1803–1883)		7 February 1848	1 February 1850	Liberal
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\|—	Ramón Rodríguez Acting President		1 February 1850	4 February 1850	Independent
6	Doroteo Vasconcelos (1803–1883)		4 February 1850	1 March 1851	Liberal
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\|—	José Félix Quirós Acting President (1811–1883)		1 March 1851	3 May 1851	Independent
7	Francisco Dueñas (1810–1884)		13 May 1851	30 January 1852	Conservative
—	José María San Martín Acting President (1811–1857)		30 January 1852	1 February 1852	Conservative
8	Francisco Dueñas (1810–1884)		1 February 1852	1 February 1854	Conservative
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\|—	Vicente Gómez Acting President		1 February 1854	15 February 1854	Independent
9	José María San Martín (1811–1857)		15 February 1854	1 February 1856	Conservative
—	Francisco Dueñas Acting President (1810–1884)		1 February 1856	12 February 1856	Conservative
10	Rafael Campo (1813–1890)		12 February 1856	1 February 1858	Conservative
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\|—	Lorenzo Zepeda Acting President		1 February 1858	7 February 1858	Independent
11	Miguel Santín del Castillo (1830–1880)		7 February 1858	24 January 1859	Conservative
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\|—	Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán Acting President (1801–1875)		24 January 1859	15 February 1859	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\|—	José María Peralta Acting President (1807–1883)		15 February 1859	12 March 1859	Independent
12	Gerardo Barrios (1813–1865)		12 March 1859	26 October 1863	Liberal
13	Francisco Dueñas (1810–1884)		26 October 1863	15 April 1871	Conservative
14	Santiago González (1818–1887)		15 April 1871	1 February 1876	Liberal
15	Andrés del Valle (1833–1888)		1 February 1876	1 May 1876	Liberal
16	Rafael Zaldívar (1834–1903)		1 May 1876	21 June 1885	Liberal
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"\|17	Francisco Menéndez (1830–1890)		21 June 1885	22 June 1890	Military
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"\|18	Carlos Ezeta (1852–1903)		22 June 1890	9 June 1894	Military
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"\|19	Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez (1845–1921)		10 June 1894	13 November 1898	Military
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"\|20	Tomás Regalado (1861–1906)		14 November 1898	1 March 1903	Military
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"\|21	Pedro José Escalón (1847–1923)		1 March 1903	1 March 1907	Military
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"\|22	Fernando Figueroa (1849–1919)		1 March 1907	1 March 1911	Military
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\|23	Manuel Enrique Araujo (1865–1913)		1 March 1911	8 February 1913	Independent
24	Carlos Meléndez Ramirez Provisional President (1861–1919)		9 February 1913	29 August 1914	National Democratic Party
—	Alfonso Quiñónez Molina Provisional President (1874–1950)		29 August 1914	1 March 1915	National Democratic Party
25	Carlos Meléndez Ramirez (1861–1919)		1 March 1915	21 December 1918	National Democratic Party
—	Alfonso Quiñónez Molina Acting President (1874–1950)		21 December 1918	1 March 1919	National Democratic Party
26	Jorge Meléndez (1871–1953)		1 March 1919	1 March 1923	National Democratic Party
27	Alfonso Quiñónez Molina (1874–1950)		1 March 1923	1 March 1927	National Democratic Party
28	Pío Romero Bosque (1860–1935)		1 March 1927	1 March 1931	National Democratic Party
29	Arturo Araujo (1878–1967)		1 March 1931	2 December 1931	Labor Party
—	Maximiliano Hernández Martínez Acting President (1882–1966)		4 December 1931	28 August 1934	Military / National Pro Patria Party
—	Andrés Ignacio Menéndez Provisional President (1879–1962)		29 August 1934	1 March 1935	Military / National Pro Patria Party
30	Maximiliano Hernández Martínez (1882–1966)		1 March 1935	9 May 1944	Military / National Pro Patria Party
—	Andrés Ignacio Menéndez Provisional President (1879–1962)		9 May 1944	20 October 1944	Military / National Pro Patria Party
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"\|—	Osmín Aguirre y Salinas Provisional President (1889–1977)		21 October 1944	1 March 1945	Military
31	Salvador Castaneda Castro (1888–1965)		1 March 1945	14 December 1948	Military / Unification Social Democratic Party
—	Revolutionary Council of Government		15 December 1948	14 September 1950	Revolutionary Council of Government
32	Óscar Osorio (1910–1969)		14 September 1950	14 September 1956	Military / Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification
33	José María Lemus (1911–1993)	File:Jose M. Lemus.jpg	14 September 1956	26 October 1960	Military / Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification
—	Junta of Government		26 October 1960	25 January 1961	Junta of Government
—	Civic-Military Directory		25 January 1961	25 January 1962	Civic-Military Directory
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\|—	Eusebio Rodolfo Cordón Cea Provisional President (1899–1966)	File:Rodolfo Cordon.jpg	25 January 1962	1 July 1962	Independent
34	Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo (1921–1973)	File:Copia de Coronel Julio Adalberto Rivera.jpg	1 July 1962	1 July 1967	Military / National Coalition Party
35	Fidel Sánchez Hernández (1917–2003)		1 July 1967	1 July 1972	Military / National Coalition Party
36	Arturo Armando Molina (1927–)	File:Coronel Arturo Molina.png	1 July 1972	1 July 1977	Military / National Coalition Party
37	Carlos Humberto Romero (1924–2017)	File:Carlos Humberto Romero.jpg	1 July 1977	15 October 1979	Military / National Coalition Party
—	Revolutionary Government Junta		15 October 1979	2 May 1982	Revolutionary Government Junta
38	Álvaro Magaña (1925–2001)	File:Alvaro Magaña.jpg	2 May 1982	1 June 1984	Democratic Action
style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Party (El Salvador)/meta/color; color:white"\|39	José Napoleón Duarte (1925–1990)		1 June 1984	1 June 1989	Christian Democratic Party
style="background:Template:Nationalist Republican Alliance/meta/color; color:white"\|40	Alfredo Cristiani (1947–)		1 June 1989	1 June 1994	Nationalist Republican Alliance
style="background:Template:Nationalist Republican Alliance/meta/color; color:white"\|41	Armando Calderón Sol (1948–2017)	File:Armando Calderon Sol.jpg	1 June 1994	1 June 1999	Nationalist Republican Alliance
style="background:Template:Nationalist Republican Alliance/meta/color; color:white"\|42	Francisco Flores Pérez (1959–2016)		1 June 1999	1 June 2004	Nationalist Republican Alliance
style="background:Template:Nationalist Republican Alliance/meta/color; color:white"\|43	Antonio Saca (1965–)		1 June 2004	1 June 2009	Nationalist Republican Alliance
style="background:Template:Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front/meta/color; color:white"\|44	Mauricio Funes (1959–)		1 June 2009	1 June 2014	Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
style="background:Template:Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front/meta/color; color:white"\|45	Salvador Sánchez Cerén (1944–)		1 June 2014	Incumbent	Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front

Latest election

Candidate	Party	First round		Second round
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Votes	%
Salvador Sánchez Cerén	Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front	1,315,768	48.93	1,495,815	50.11
Norman Quijano	Nationalist Republican Alliance	1,047,592	38.96	1,489,451	49.89
Antonio Saca	Unity Movement	307,603	11.44
René Rodriguez Hurtado	Salvadoran Progressive Party	11,314	0.42
Óscar Lemus	Salvadoran Patriot Fraternity	6,659	0.25
Invalid/blank votes		34,310	–	19,579	–
Total		2,723,246	100	3,004,845	100
Registered voters/turnout		4,955,107	54.96	4,955,107	60.64
Source: TSE 1, [1]^{[permanent dead link]}

Living former presidents

Arturo Armando Molina, 1972–1977

Arturo Armando Molina, 1972–1977
Alfredo Cristiani, 1989–1994
Antonio Saca, 2004–2009
Mauricio Funes, 2009–2014

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v t e Heads of state of El Salvador
Post-independence (1821–1823)	Barriere Delgado Filísola Codallos Consultive Junta^‡ Prado^†
Federal Republic of Central America (1823–1841)	J. Rodríguez Prado J. V. Villacorta Prado Cornejo J. D. Villacorta Cornejo Morazán^† J. San Martín Prado J. San Martín C. Salazar^† G. Salazar^† Escolán^† Silva Espinoza F. Gómez Vigil T. Menéndez Vigil T. Menéndez Cañas^† Morazán Silva^† Cañas^† Ramírez^† Lindo^†
Republic of El Salvador (1841–1931)	Lindo^† Arce^† Marín^† J. J. Guzmán D. Villacorta^† Marín^† J. J. Guzmán C. Molina^† Arce^† C. Molina^† Arce^† Palacios^† Malespín Palacios^† J. E. Guzmán Palacios^† Aguilar Palacios^† Aguilar Medina^† Quirós^† Vasconcelos R. Rodríguez^† Vasconcelos Dueñas^† Quirós^† Dueñas J. M. San Martín^† Dueñas V. Gómez^† J. M. San Martín Dueñas^† Campo Dueñas^† Campo Zepeda^† Santín Barrios^† Santín J. E. Guzmán^† Peralta^† Barrios Dueñas González Méndez^† González del Valle Zaldívar Guirola^† Zaldívar Figueroa^† Rosales^† F. Menéndez C. Ezeta A. Ezeta^† Gutiérrez Regalado Escalón Figueroa M. Araujo C. Meléndez^† Quiñónez^† C. Meléndez Quiñónez^† J. Meléndez Quiñónez P. Romero A. Araujo
Military presidents (1931–1979)	Civic Directory^‡ Hernández Martínez^† A. Menéndez^† Hernández Martínez A. Menéndez^† Aguirre^† Castaneda Revolutionary Council of Government^‡ Osorio Lemus Junta of Government^‡ Civic-Military Directory^‡ Cordón^† Rivera F. Sánchez A. Molina C. Romero
Salvadoran Civil War (1979–1992)	Revolutionary Government Junta^‡ Magaña Duarte Cristiani
Post-Civil War (since 1992)	Cristiani Calderón Flores Saca Funes S. Sánchez Bukele C. Rodríguez^†
^† – Acting or provisional president ^‡ – Military junta

v t e Years in El Salvador (1821–present)
19th century	1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 ... 1840 ... 1850 ... 1860 ... 1870 ... 1880 ... 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
20th century	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
21st century	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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

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

Latest election

Living former presidents

See also

References

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