President of El Salvador
| President of the Republic of El Salvador
Presidente de la República de El Salvador | |
|---|---|
Presidential Seal | |
Presidential Standard | |
| Executive branch of the government of El Salvador | |
| Style | His Excellency[1] |
| Type | Head of state Head of government Commander-in-chief |
| Residence | Casa Presidencial |
| Appointer | Elected by the citizenry |
| Term length | Five years[a] renewable |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of El Salvador (1983) |
| Formation | 22 February 1841 |
| First holder | Juan José Guzmán |
| Succession | Line of succession |
| Deputy | Vice President of El Salvador |
| Salary | US$5,181 per month (2017)[3] |
| Website | www |
The president of El Salvador (Spanish: presidente de El Salvador), officially the president of the Republic of El Salvador (Spanish: presidente de la República de El Salvador), is the head of state and head of government of El Salvador.[4] Under the Constitution of El Salvador, the president heads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander in chief of the Salvadoran Armed Forces. The office is currently held by Nayib Bukele, who was sworn in on 1 June 2019.[5]
List of presidents
| No. | Portrait | Name
(Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | Vice President | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||||
| Political Chief of San Salvador (1821–1824) | |||||||||||
| 1 | Doctor
Pedro Barriere (1768–1827) |
— | 21 September 1821 | 28 November 1821 | 68 days | colspan="2" rowspan="6" style="background: #ECECEC; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Office not established | [6] | ||||
| 2 | Doctor
José Matías Delgado (1767–1832) |
— | 28 November 1821 | 9 February 1823 | 1 year, 73 days | Republican | [7] | ||||
| 3 | Brigadier
Vicente Filísola (1789–1850) |
— | 9 February 1823 | 7 May 1823 | 87 days | Monarchist/Military | [8] | ||||
| 4 | General
Felipe Codallos (1790–1849) |
— | 7 May 1823 | 25 May 1823 | 18 days | Monarchist/Military | [9] | ||||
| – | Consultive Junta | — | 25 May 1823 | 17 June 1823 | 23 days | Republican/Military | [10] | ||||
| – | Mariano Prado
(1776–1837) Provisional Political Chief |
— | 17 June 1823 | 22 April 1824 | 310 days | Republican/Liberal | [11] | ||||
| Head of State of the State of El Salvador (1824–1841) | |||||||||||
| 5 | Juan Manuel Rodríguez
(1771–1847) |
— | 22 April 1824 | 1 October 1824 | 162 days | Independent| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background: #ECECEC; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Office not established | [12] | ||||
| 6 | Mariano Prado
(1776–1837) |
— | 1 October 1824 | 13 December 1824 | 73 days | Liberal | [11] | ||||
| 7 | Juan Vicente Villacorta Díaz
(1764–1828) |
— | 13 December 1824 | 1 November 1826 | 1 year, 323 days | Liberal | Mariano Prado | [13] | |||
| – | Mariano Prado
(1776–1837) Acting Head of State |
— | 1 November 1826 | 30 January 1829 | 2 years, 90 days | Liberal | [11] | ||||
| 8 | José María Cornejo
(1788–1864) |
1829 | 30 January 1829 | 16 February 1830 | 1 year, 17 days | Conservative | General
Nicolás Espinoza |
[14] | |||
| 9 | José Damián Villacorta
(1796–1860) |
— | 16 February 1830 | 4 December 1830 | 291 days | Independent | [15] | ||||
| 10 | José María Cornejo
(1788–1864) |
— | 4 December 1830 | 3 April 1832 | 1 year, 121 days | Conservative | [14] | ||||
| – | General
Francisco Morazán (1792–1842) Provisional Head of State |
— | 3 April 1832 | 13 May 1832 | 40 days | Liberal/Military | Colonel
Joaquín de San Martín |
[16] | |||
| 11 | Colonel
Joaquín de San Martín (1770–1854) |
— | 13 May 1832 | 25 July 1832 | 73 days | Liberal/Military| colspan="2" style="background: #ECECEC; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Office vacant | [17] | ||||
| 12 | Mariano Prado
(1776–1837) |
1832 | 25 July 1832 | 1 July 1833 | 341 days | Liberal | Colonel
Joaquín de San Martín |
[18] | |||
| 13 | Colonel
Joaquín de San Martín (1770–1854) |
1833 | 1 July 1833 | 23 June 1834 | 357 days | Liberal/Military | Colonel
Lorenzo González |
[17] | |||
| – | General
Carlos Salazar Castro (1800–1867) Provisional Head of State |
— | 23 June 1834 | 13 July 1834 | 20 days | Military| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background: #ECECEC; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Office vacant | [19] | ||||
| – | José Gregorio Salazar
(1773–1838) Provisional Head of State |
— | 13 July 1834 | 30 September 1834 | 79 days | Independent | [20] | ||||
| – | Joaquín Escolán y Balibrera
(?–?) Provisional Head of State |
— | 30 September 1834 | 14 October 1834 | 14 days | Independent | José María Silva | [21] | |||
| – | José María Silva
(1804–1876) Acting Head of State |
— | 14 October 1834 | 2 March 1835 | 139 days | Independent | [22] | ||||
| – | Joaquín Escolán y Balibrera
(?–?) Acting Head of State |
— | 2 March 1835 | 10 April 1835 | 39 days | Independent| colspan="2" style="background: #ECECEC; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Office vacant | [21] | ||||
| 14 | General
Nicolás Espinoza (1795–1845) |
1835 | 10 April 1835 | 15 November 1835 | 219 days | Liberal/Military | José María Silva | [23] | |||
| – | Colonel
Francisco Gómez (1796–1838) Acting Head of State |
— | 15 November 1835 | 1 February 1836 | 78 days | Independent/Military| colspan="2" style="background: #ECECEC; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Office vacant | [24] | ||||
| 15 | Diego Vigil
(1799–1845) |
— | 1 February 1836 | 23 May 1837 | 1 year, 111 days | Liberal | Timoteo Menéndez | [25] | |||
| – | Timoteo Menéndez
(?–?) Acting Head of State |
— | 23 May 1837 | 7 June 1837 | 15 days | Independent | [26] | ||||
| 16 | Diego Vigil
(1799–1845) |
— | 7 June 1837 | 6 January 1838 | 213 days | Liberal | [25] | ||||
| – | Timoteo Menéndez
(?–?) Acting Head of State |
— | 6 January 1838 | 23 May 1839 | 1 year, 137 days | Independent | [26] | ||||
| – | Colonel
Antonio José Cañas (1785–1844) Acting Head of State |
— | 23 May 1839 | 11 July 1839 | 49 days | Military| colspan="2" style="background: #ECECEC; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Office vacant | [27] | ||||
| 17 | General
Francisco Morazán (1792–1842) |
— | 11 July 1839 | 16 February 1840 | 40 days | Liberal/Military | José María Silva | [16] | |||
| – | José María Silva
(1804–1876) Acting Head of State |
— | 16 February 1840 | 5 April 1840 | 49 days | Independent | [22] | ||||
| – | Municipal Council of San Salvador | — | 5 April 1840 | 7 April 1840 | 2 days | Independent| colspan="2" rowspan="3" style="background: #ECECEC; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Office vacant | [28] | ||||
| – | Colonel
Antonio José Cañas (1785–1844) Acting Head of State |
— | 7 April 1840 | 20 September 1840 | 166 days | Military | [27] | ||||
| – | Norberto Ramírez
(1802–1856) Acting Head of State |
— | 20 September 1840 | 7 January 1841 | 109 days | Independent | [29] | ||||
| – | Juan Lindo
(1790–1857) Provisional Head of State |
— | 7 January 1841 | 30 January 1841 | 23 days | Conservative | Pedro José Arce | [30] | |||
| President of the Republic of El Salvador (1841–present) | |||||||||||
| – | Juan Lindo
(1790–1857) Provisional President |
— | 30 January 1841 | 20 June 1841 | 141 days | Conservative | Pedro José Arce | [31] | |||
| – | Pedro José Arce
(1801–1871) Acting President |
— | 20 June 1841 | 28 June 1841 | 8 days | Independent | [32] | ||||
| 18 | Juan Lindo
(1790–1857) |
— | 28 June 1841 | 1 February 1842 | 218 days | Conservative | [31] | ||||
| – | General
José Escolástico Marín (?–1846) Acting President |
— | 1 February 1842 | 12 April 1842 | 70 days | Military| colspan="2" style="background: #ECECEC; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Office vacant | [33] | ||||
| 19 | General
Juan José Guzmán (1797–1847) |
— | 12 April 1842 | 30 June 1842 | 79 days | Conservative/Military | Pedro José Arce | [34] | |||
| – | Dionisio Villacorta
(?–1846) Acting President |
— | 30 June 1842 | 19 July 1842 | 19 days | Independent | [35] | ||||
| – | General
José Escolástico Marín (?–1846) Acting President |
— | 19 July 1842 | 26 September 1842 | 69 days | Military | [33] | ||||
| 20 | General
Juan José Guzmán (1797–1847) |
— | 26 September 1842 | 26 January 1843 | 122 days | Conservative/Military | [34] | ||||
| – | Pedro José Arce
(1801–1871) Acting President |
— | 26 January 1843 | 8 March 1843 | 41 days | Independent | [32] | ||||
| 21 | General
Juan José Guzmán (1797–1847) |
— | 8 March 1843 | 31 January 1844 | 329 days | Conservative/Military | [34] | ||||
| – | Fermín Palacios
(?–?) Acting President |
— | 1 February 1844 | 7 February 1844 | 6 days | Independent| colspan="2" style="background: #ECECEC; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Office vacant | [36] | ||||
| 22 | General
Francisco Malespín (1806–1846) |
1844 | 7 February 1844 | 9 May 1844 | 92 days | Conservative/Military | Luis Ayala | [37] | |||
| General
Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán | |||||||||||
| – | General
Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán (1801–1875) Acting President |
— | 9 May 1844 | 16 June 1844 | 38 days | Conservative | [38] | ||||
| 23 | General
Francisco Malespín (1806–1846) |
— | 16 June 1844 | 25 October 1844 | 131 days | Conservative/Military | [37] | ||||
| – | General
Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán (1801–1875) Acting President |
— | 25 October 1844 | 16 February 1845 | 114 days | Conservative | [38] | ||||
| – | Fermín Palacios
(?–?) Acting President |
— | 16 February 1845 | 25 April 1845 | 68 days | Independent | [36] | ||||
| – | General
Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán (1801–1875) Acting President |
— | 25 April 1845 | 1 February 1846 | 282 days | Conservative | [38] | ||||
| – | Fermín Palacios
(?–?) Acting President |
— | 1 February 1846 | 21 February 1846 | 20 days | Independent| colspan="2" style="background: #ECECEC; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Office vacant | [36] | ||||
| 24 | Doctor
Eugenio Aguilar (1804–1879) |
1846 | 21 February 1846 | 12 July 1846 | 141 days | Liberal | José Campo | [39] | |||
| – | Fermín Palacios
(?–?) Acting President |
— | 12 July 1846 | 21 July 1846 | 9 days | Independent | [36] | ||||
| 25 | Doctor
Eugenio Aguilar (1804–1879) |
— | 21 July 1846 | 1 February 1848 | 1 year, 195 days | Liberal | [39] | ||||
| – | Tomás Medina
(1803–1884) Acting President |
— | 1 February 1848 | 3 February 1848 | 2 days | Independent| colspan="2" style="background: #ECECEC; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Office vacant | [40] | ||||
| – | José Félix Quirós
(1811–1883) Acting President |
— | 3 February 1848 | 7 February 1848 | 4 days | Independent | José Félix Quirós | [41] | |||
| 26 | Doroteo Vasconcelos
(1803–1883) |
1848 | 7 February 1848 | 26 January 1850 | 1 year, 353 days | Liberal | [42] | ||||
| – | Ramón Rodríguez
(1803–1884) Acting President |
— | 26 January 1850 | 1 February 1850 | 6 days | Independent | [43] | ||||
| – | José Félix Quirós
(1811–1883) Acting President |
— | 1 February 1850 | 4 February 1850 | 3 days | Independent | [41] | ||||
| 27 | Doroteo Vasconcelos
(1803–1883) |
1850 | 4 February 1850 | 12 January 1851 | 342 days | Liberal | [42] | ||||
| – | Francisco Dueñas
(1810–1884) Acting President |
— | 12 January 1851 | 19 March 1851 | 66 days | Conservative | [44] | ||||
| – | José Félix Quirós
(1811–1883) Acting President |
— | 19 March 1851 | 3 May 1851 | 45 days | Independent | [41] | ||||
| – | Francisco Dueñas
(1810–1884) Acting President |
— | 3 May 1851 | 30 January 1852 | 272 days | Conservative | [44] | ||||
| – | Colonel
José María San Martín (1811–1857) Acting President |
— | 30 January 1852 | 1 February 1852 | 2 days | Conservative/Military | [45] | ||||
| 28 | Francisco Dueñas
(1810–1884) |
1852 | 1 February 1852 | 1 February 1854 | 2 years, 0 days | Conservative | Tomás Medina | [44] | |||
| – | Vicente Gómez
(?–?) Acting President |
— | 1 February 1854 | 15 February 1854 | 14 days | Independent | General
José Mariano Hernández |
[46] | |||
| 29 | Colonel
José María San Martín (1811–1857) |
1854 | 15 February 1854 | 26 September 1854 | 223 days | Conservative/Military | [45] | ||||
| – | General
José Mariano Hernández (1786–1864) Acting President |
— | 26 September 1854 | 13 November 1854 | 48 days | Conservative/Military | [47] | ||||
| 30 | Colonel
José María San Martín (1811–1857) |
— | 13 November 1854 | 1 February 1856 | 1 year, 80 days | Conservative/Military | [45] | ||||
| – | Francisco Dueñas
(1810–1884) Acting President |
— | 1 February 1856 | 12 February 1856 | 11 days | Conservative | Francisco Dueñas | [44] | |||
| 31 | Rafael Campo
(1813–1890) |
1856 | 12 February 1856 | 12 May 1856 | 90 days | Conservative | [48] | ||||
| – | Francisco Dueñas
(1810–1884) Acting President |
— | 12 May 1856 | 19 July 1856 | 68 days | Conservative | [49] | ||||
| 32 | Rafael Campo
(1813–1890) |
— | 19 July 1856 | 1 February 1858 | 1 year, 197 days | Conservative | [48] | ||||
| – | Lorenzo Zepeda
(?–?) Acting President |
— | 1 February 1858 | 7 February 1858 | 6 days | Independent| colspan="2" style="background: #ECECEC; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Office vacant | [50] | ||||
| 33 | General
Miguel Santín del Castillo (1830–1880) |
1858 | 7 February 1858 | 24 June 1858 | 137 days | Conservative | General
Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán |
[51] | |||
| – | Captain General
Gerardo Barrios (1813–1865) Acting President |
— | 24 June 1858 | 16 September 1858 | 84 days | Liberal | [52] | ||||
| 34 | General
Miguel Santín del Castillo (1830–1880) |
— | 16 September 1858 | 19 January 1859 | 125 days | Conservative | [51] | ||||
| – | General
Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán (1801–1875) Acting President |
— | 19 January 1859 | 15 February 1859 | 27 days | Conservative | [38] | ||||
| – | José María Peralta
(1807–1883) Acting President |
— | 15 February 1859 | 12 March 1859 | 25 days | Independent| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background: #ECECEC; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Office vacant | [53] | ||||
| – | Captain General
Gerardo Barrios (1813–1865) Acting President |
— | 12 March 1859 | 1 February 1860 | 326 days | Liberal | [52] | ||||
| 35 | Captain General
Gerardo Barrios (1813–1865) |
1859 | 1 February 1860 | 16 December 1860 | 319 days | Liberal | José Félix Quirós | [52] | |||
| – | José María Peralta
(1807–1883) Acting President |
— | 16 December 1860 | 7 February 1861 | 53 days | Independent | [53] | ||||
| 36 | Captain General
Gerardo Barrios (1813–1865) |
— | 7 February 1861 | 26 October 1863 | 2 years, 261 days | Liberal | [52] | ||||
| – | Francisco Dueñas
(1810–1884) Provisional President |
— | 26 October 1863 | 1 February 1865 | 1 year, 98 days | colspan="2" style="background: #ECECEC; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Office vacant | [44] | ||||
| 37 | Francisco Dueñas
(1810–1884) |
1864
1869 |
1 February 1865 | 12 April 1871 | 6 years, 70 days | Conservative | Gregorio Arbizú | [44] | |||
| José María Parrilla | |||||||||||
| – | Marshal
Santiago González (1818–1887) Provisional President |
— | 12 April 1871 | 1 February 1872 | 295 days | Liberal/Military| colspan="2" style="background: #ECECEC; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Office vacant | [54] | ||||
| 38 | Marshal
Santiago González (1818–1887) |
1872 | 1 February 1872 | 10 May 1872 | 99 days | Liberal/Military | Manuel Méndez | [54] | |||
| – | Manuel Méndez
(?–1872) Acting President |
— | 10 May 1872 | 9 July 1872 | 122 days | Independent | [55] | ||||
| 39 | Marshal
Santiago González (1818–1887) |
— | 9 July 1872 | 1 February 1876 | 3 years, 145 days | Liberal/Military| colspan="2" style="background: #ECECEC; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Office vacant | [54] | ||||
| 40 | Andrés del Valle
(1833–1888) |
Jan. 1876 | 1 February 1876 | 1 May 1876 | 90 days | Liberal | Santiago González | [56] | |||
| – | Doctor
Rafael Zaldívar (1834–1903) Provisional President |
— | 1 May 1876 | 1 February 1880 | 3 years, 276 days | colspan="2" rowspan="9" style="background: #ECECEC; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Office vacant | [57] | ||||
| 41 | Doctor
Rafael Zaldívar (1834–1903) |
Jun. 1876 | 1 February 1880 | 6 April 1884 | 4 years, 65 days | Liberal | [57] | ||||
| – | Ángel Guirola
(1826–1910) Acting President |
— | 6 April 1884 | 21 August 1884 | 4 years, 202 days | Independent | [58] | ||||
| 42 | Doctor
Rafael Zaldívar (1834–1903) |
— | 21 August 1884 | 14 May 1885 | 266 days | Liberal | [57] | ||||
| – | General
Fernando Figueroa (1849–1919) |
— | 14 May 1885 | 18 June 1885 | 35 days | Liberal/Military | [59] | ||||
| – | José Rosales Herrador
(1827–1891) Provisional President |
— | 18 June 1885 | 22 June 1885 | 4 days | Independent | [60] | ||||
| – | General
Francisco Menéndez (1830–1890) Provisional President |
— | 22 June 1885 | 1 March 1887 | 1 year, 252 days | Liberal/Military | [61] | ||||
| 43 | General
Francisco Menéndez (1830–1890) |
1887 | 1 March 1887 | 22 June 1890 | 3 years, 113 days | Liberal/Military | [61] | ||||
| – | General
Carlos Ezeta (1852–1903) Provisional President |
— | 22 June 1890 | 1 March 1891 | 252 days | Liberal/Military | [62] | ||||
| 44 | General
Carlos Ezeta (1852–1903) |
1891 | 1 March 1891 | 10 June 1894 | 3 years, 101 days | Liberal/Military | General
Antonio Ezeta |
[62] | |||
| – | General
Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez (1845–1921) Provisional President |
— | 10 June 1894 | 1 March 1895 | 264 days | Liberal/Military| colspan="2" style="background: #ECECEC; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Office vacant | [63] | ||||
| 45 | General
Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez (1845–1921) |
1895 | 1 March 1895 | 14 November 1898 | 3 years, 258 days | Liberal/Military | Prudencio Alfaro | [63] | |||
| – | General
Tomás Regalado (1861–1906) Provisional President |
— | 14 November 1898 | 1 March 1899 | 107 days | Liberal/Military| colspan="2" style="background: #ECECEC; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Office vacant | [64] | ||||
| 46 | General
Tomás Regalado (1861–1906) |
1899 | 1 March 1899 | 1 March 1903 | 4 years, 0 days | Liberal/Military | Francisco Reyes | [64] | |||
| 47 | General
Pedro José Escalón (1847–1923) |
1903 | 1 March 1903 | 1 March 1907 | 4 years, 0 days | Liberal/Military | Calixto Velado Eduardo | [65] | |||
| 48 | General
Fernando Figueroa (1849–1919) |
1907 | 1 March 1907 | 1 March 1911 | 4 years, 0 days | Liberal/Military | Manuel Enrique Araujo | [59] | |||
| 49 | Doctor
Manuel Enrique Araujo (1865–1913) |
1911 | 1 March 1911 | 9 February 1913 | 1 year, 345 days | Liberal | Onofre Durán Santillana | [66] | |||
| – | Carlos Meléndez
(1861–1919) Provisional President |
— | 9 February 1913 | 29 August 1914 | 1 year, 201 days | colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background: #ECECEC; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Office vacant | [67] | ||||
| – | Doctor
Alfonso Quiñónez Molina (1874–1950) Provisional President |
— | 29 August 1914 | 1 March 1915 | 184 days | Liberal | [68] | ||||
| 50 | Carlos Meléndez
(1861–1919) |
1915 | 1 March 1915 | 21 December 1918 | 3 years, 295 days | Liberal | Alfonso Quiñónez Molina | [67] | |||
| – | Doctor
Alfonso Quiñónez Molina (1874–1950) Provisional President |
— | 21 December 1918 | 1 March 1919 | 70 days | National Democratic Party| colspan="2" style="background: #ECECEC; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Office vacant | [68] | ||||
| 51 | Jorge Meléndez
(1871–1953) |
1919 | 1 March 1919 | 1 March 1923 | 4 years, 0 days | National Democratic Party | Alfonso Quiñónez Molina | [69] | |||
| 52 | Doctor
Alfonso Quiñónez Molina (1874–1950) |
1923 | 1 March 1923 | 1 March 1927 | 4 years, 0 days | National Democratic Party | Pío Romero Bosque | [68] | |||
| 53 | Doctor
Pío Romero Bosque (1860–1935) |
1927 | 1 March 1927 | 1 March 1931 | 4 years, 0 days | National Democratic Party
Independent |
Gustavo Vides | [70] | |||
| 54 | Arturo Araujo
(1878–1967) |
1931 | 1 March 1931 | 2 December 1931 | 276 days | Salvadoran Laborist Party | General
Maximiliano Hernández Martínez |
[71] | |||
| – | Civic Directory | — | 2 December 1931 | 4 December 1931 | 2 days | Military | [72] | ||||
| – | General
Maximiliano Hernández Martínez (1882–1966) Provisional President |
— | 4 December 1931 | 28 August 1934 | 2 years, 267 days | Military
National Pro Patria Party/Military |
[73] | ||||
| – | General
Andrés Ignacio Menéndez (1879–1962) Provisional President |
— | 28 August 1934 | 1 March 1935 | 185 days | National Pro Patria
Party/Military |
Office vacant | [74] | |||
| 55 | General
Maximiliano Hernández Martínez (1882–1966) |
1935
1939 1944 |
1 March 1935 | 9 May 1944 | 9 years, 69 days | National Pro Patria
Party/Military |
[73] | ||||
| – | General
Andrés Ignacio Menéndez (1879–1962) Provisional President |
— | 9 May 1944 | 21 October 1944 | 165 days | National Pro Patria
Party/Military |
[74] | ||||
| – | Colonel
Osmín Aguirre y Salinas (1889–1977) Provisional President |
— | 21 October 1944 | 1 March 1945 | 131 days | Military | [75] | ||||
| 56 | General
Salvador Castaneda Castro (1888–1965) |
1945 | 1 March 1945 | 14 December 1948 | 3 years, 288 days | Unification Social Democratic
Party/Military |
Manuel Adriano Vilanova | [76] | |||
| – | Revolutionary Council of Government | — | 14 December 1948 | 14 September 1950 | 1 year, 274 days | Military| colspan="2" style="background: #ECECEC; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Office vacant | [77] | ||||
| 57 | Lieutenant Colonel
Óscar Osorio (1910–1969) |
1950 | 14 September 1950 | 14 September 1956 | 6 years, 0 days | Revolutionary Party of
Democratic Unification/Military |
José María Peralta | [78] | |||
| 58 | Lieutenant Colonel
José María Lemus (1911–1993) |
1956 | 14 September 1956 | 26 October 1960 | 4 years, 42 days | Revolutionary Party of
Democratic Unification/Military |
Humberto Costa | [79] | |||
| – | Junta of Government | — | 26 October 1960 | 25 January 1961 | 91 days | Military| colspan="2" rowspan="3" style="background: #ECECEC; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Office vacant | [80] | ||||
| – | Civic-Military Directory | — | 25 January 1961 | 25 January 1962 | 1 year, 0 days | Military | [81] | ||||
| – | Doctor
Eusebio Rodolfo Cordón Cea (1899–1966) Provisional President |
— | 25 January 1962 | 1 July 1962 | 157 days | Independent | [82] | ||||
| 59 | Lieutenant Colonel
Julio Adalberto Rivera (1921–1973) |
1962 | 1 July 1962 | 1 July 1967 | 5 years, 0 days | National Conciliation
Party/Military |
Francisco Roberto Lima | [83] | |||
| 60 | General
Fidel Sánchez Hernández (1917–2003) |
1967 | 1 July 1967 | 1 July 1972 | 5 years, 0 days | National Conciliation
Party/Military |
Humberto Guillermo Cuestas | [84] | |||
| 61 | Colonel
Arturo Armando Molina (1927–2021) |
1972 | 1 July 1972 | 1 July 1977 | 5 years, 0 days | National Conciliation
Party/Military |
Enrique Mayorga Rivas | [85] | |||
| 62 | General
Carlos Humberto Romero (1924–2017) |
1977 | 1 July 1977 | 15 October 1979 | 2 years, 106 days | National Conciliation
Party/Military |
Julio Astacio | [86] | |||
| – | Revolutionary Government Junta | — | 15 October 1979 | 2 May 1982 | 2 years, 199 days | Military| colspan="2" style="background: #ECECEC; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Office vacant | [87] | ||||
| 63 | Doctor
Álvaro Magaña (1925–2001) |
1982 | 2 May 1982 | 1 June 1984 | 2 years, 30 days | Democratic Action Party | Raúl Molina Martínez | [88] | |||
| Mauricio Gutiérrez Castro | |||||||||||
| Pablo Mauricio Alvergue | |||||||||||
| 64 | José Napoleón Duarte
(1925–1990) |
1984 | 1 June 1984 | 1 June 1989 | 5 years, 0 days | Christian Democratic Party | Rodolfo Castillo | [89] | |||
| 65 | Alfredo Cristiani
(born 1947) |
1989 | 1 June 1989 | 1 June 1994 | 5 years, 0 days | Nationalist Republican
Alliance |
José Francisco Merino | [90] | |||
| 66 | Doctor
Armando Calderón Sol (1948–2017) |
1994 | 1 June 1994 | 1 June 1999 | 5 years, 0 days | Nationalist Republican
Alliance |
Enrique Borgo Bustamante | [91] | |||
| 67 | Francisco Flores Pérez
(1959–2016) |
1999 | 1 June 1999 | 1 June 2004 | 5 years, 0 days | Nationalist Republican
Alliance |
Carlos Quintanilla Schmidt | [92] | |||
| 68 | Antonio Saca
(born 1965) |
2004 | 1 June 2004 | 1 June 2009 | 5 years, 0 days | Nationalist Republican
Alliance |
Ana Vilma de Escobar | [93] | |||
| 69 | Mauricio Funes
(1959–2025) |
2009 | 1 June 2009 | 1 June 2014 | 5 years, 0 days | Farabundo Martí National
Liberation Front |
Salvador Sánchez Cerén | ||||
| 70 | Salvador Sánchez Cerén
(born 1944) |
2014 | 1 June 2014 | 1 June 2019 | 5 years, 0 days | Farabundo Martí National
Liberation Front |
Óscar Ortiz | ||||
| 71 | Nayib Bukele
(born 1981) |
2019
2024 |
1 June 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 116 days | Grand Alliance for
National Unity Nuevas Ideas |
Félix Ulloa | ||||
| – | Claudia Rodríguez de Guevara
(born 1980/1981) Acting President |
— | 1 December 2023 | 1 June 2024 | 183 days | Nuevas Ideas | |||||
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