President of El Salvador

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. 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.

 List of presidents 
PortraitNameElectedTerm of officePolitical partyVice PresidentTook officeLeft officeTime in office Political Chief of San Salvador (1821–1824) 1132x132pxPedro Barriere—21 September 182128 November 1821 colspan="2" rowspan="6" 2128x128pxJosé Matías Delgado—28 November 18219 February 1823Republican3114x114pxVicente Filísola—9 February 18237 May 1823Monarchist/Military4133x133pxFelipe Codallos—7 May 182325 May 1823Monarchist/Military–100x100pxConsultive Junta—25 May 182317 June 1823Republican/Military–131x131pxMariano Prado—17 June 182322 April 1824Republican/Liberal Head of State of the State of El Salvador (1824–1841) 5140x140pxJuan Manuel Rodríguez—22 April 18241 October 1824 colspan="2" rowspan="2" 6131x131pxMariano Prado—1 October 182413 December 1824Liberal7127x127pxJuan Vicente Villacorta Díaz—13 December 18241 November 1826LiberalMariano Prado–131x131pxMariano Prado—1 November 182630 January 1829Liberal8115x115pxJosé María Cornejo182930 January 182916 February 1830ConservativeNicolás Espinoza9112x112pxJosé Damián Villacorta—16 February 18304 December 1830Independent10115x115pxJosé María Cornejo—4 December 18303 April 1832Conservative–133x133pxFrancisco Morazán—3 April 183213 May 1832Liberal/MilitaryJoaquín de San Martín11100x100pxJoaquín de San Martín—13 May 183225 July 1832 colspan="2" 12131x131pxMariano Prado183225 July 18321 July 1833LiberalJoaquín de San Martín13100x100pxJoaquín de San Martín18331 July 183323 June 1834Liberal/MilitaryLorenzo González–121x121pxCarlos Salazar Castro—23 June 183413 July 1834 colspan="2" rowspan="2" –143x143pxJosé Gregorio Salazar—13 July 183430 September 1834Independent–115x115pxJoaquín Escolán y Balibrera—30 September 183414 October 1834IndependentJosé María Silva–100x100pxJosé María Silva—14 October 18342 March 1835Independent–115x115pxJoaquín Escolán y Balibrera—2 March 183510 April 1835 colspan="2" 14126x126pxNicolás Espinoza183510 April 183515 November 1835Liberal/MilitaryJosé María Silva–134x134pxFrancisco Gómez—15 November 18351 February 1836 colspan="2" 15113x113pxDiego Vigil—1 February 183623 May 1837LiberalTimoteo Menéndez–105x105pxTimoteo Menéndez—23 May 18377 June 1837Independent16113x113pxDiego Vigil—7 June 18376 January 1838Liberal–105x105pxTimoteo Menéndez—6 January 183823 May 1839Independent–135x135pxAntonio José Cañas—23 May 183911 July 1839 colspan="2" 17133x133pxFrancisco Morazán—11 July 183916 February 1840Liberal/MilitaryJosé María Silva–100x100pxJosé María Silva—16 February 18405 April 1840Independent–100x100pxMunicipal Council of San Salvador—5 April 18407 April 1840 colspan="2" rowspan="3" –135x135pxAntonio José Cañas—7 April 184020 September 1840Military–140x140pxNorberto Ramírez—20 September 18407 January 1841Independent–144x144pxJuan Lindo—7 January 184130 January 1841ConservativePedro José Arce President of the Republic of El Salvador (1841–present) –144x144pxJuan Lindo—30 January 184120 June 1841Conservative–189x189px—20 June 184128 June 1841Independent18144x144pxJuan Lindo—28 June 18411 February 1842Conservative–128x128pxJosé Escolástico Marín—1 February 184212 April 1842 colspan="2" 19175x175pxJuan José Guzmán—12 April 184230 June 1842Conservative/Military–129x129px—30 June 184219 July 1842Independent–128x128pxJosé Escolástico Marín—19 July 184226 September 1842Military20175x175pxJuan José Guzmán—26 September 184226 January 1843Conservative/Military–189x189px—26 January 18438 March 1843Independent21175x175pxJuan José Guzmán—8 March 184331 January 1844Conservative/Military–145x145pxFermín Palacios—1 February 18447 February 1844 colspan="2" 22131x131pxFrancisco Malespín18447 February 18449 May 1844Conservative/MilitaryLuis AyalaJoaquín Eufrasio Guzmán–172x172pxJoaquín Eufrasio Guzmán—9 May 184416 June 1844Conservative23131x131pxFrancisco Malespín—16 June 184425 October 1844Conservative/Military–172x172pxJoaquín Eufrasio Guzmán—25 October 184416 February 1845Conservative–145x145pxFermín Palacios—16 February 184525 April 1845Independent–172x172pxJoaquín Eufrasio Guzmán—25 April 18451 February 1846Conservative–145x145pxFermín Palacios—1 February 184621 February 1846 colspan="2" 24147x147pxEugenio Aguilar184621 February 184612 July 1846LiberalJosé Campo–145x145pxFermín Palacios—12 July 184621 July 1846Independent25147x147pxEugenio Aguilar—21 July 18461 February 1848Liberal–139x139pxTomás Medina—1 February 18483 February 1848 colspan="2" –133x133pxJosé Félix Quirós—3 February 18487 February 1848IndependentJosé Félix Quirós26 Doroteo Vasconcelos18487 February 184826 January 1850Liberal–133x133pxRamón Rodríguez—26 January 18501 February 1850Independent–133x133pxJosé Félix Quirós—1 February 18504 February 1850Independent27 Doroteo Vasconcelos18504 February 185012 January 1851Liberal–117x117pxFrancisco Dueñas—12 January 185119 March 1851Conservative–133x133pxJosé Félix Quirós—19 March 18513 May 1851Independent–117x117pxFrancisco Dueñas—3 May 185130 January 1852Conservative–132x132pxJosé María San Martín—30 January 18521 February 1852Conservative/Military28117x117pxFrancisco Dueñas18521 February 18521 February 1854ConservativeTomás Medina–132x132pxVicente Gómez—1 February 185415 February 1854IndependentJosé Mariano Hernández29132x132pxJosé María San Martín185415 February 185426 September 1854Conservative/Military–137x137pxJosé Mariano Hernández—26 September 185413 November 1854Conservative/Military30132x132pxJosé María San Martín—13 November 18541 February 1856Conservative/Military–117x117pxFrancisco Dueñas—1 February 185612 February 1856ConservativeFrancisco Dueñas31140x140pxRafael Campo185612 February 185612 May 1856Conservative–117x117pxFrancisco Dueñas—12 May 185619 July 1856Conservative32140x140pxRafael Campo—19 July 18561 February 1858Conservative–136x136pxLorenzo Zepeda—1 February 18587 February 1858 colspan="2" 33123x123pxMiguel Santín del Castillo18587 February 185824 June 1858ConservativeJoaquín Eufrasio Guzmán–124x124pxGerardo Barrios—24 June 185816 September 1858Liberal34123x123pxMiguel Santín del Castillo—16 September 185819 January 1859Conservative–172x172pxJoaquín Eufrasio Guzmán—19 January 185915 February 1859Conservative–146x146pxJosé María Peralta—15 February 185912 March 1859 colspan="2" rowspan="2" –124x124pxGerardo Barrios—12 March 18591 February 1860Liberal35124x124pxGerardo Barrios18591 February 186016 December 1860LiberalJosé Félix Quirós–146x146pxJosé María Peralta—16 December 18607 February 1861Independent36124x124pxGerardo Barrios—7 February 186126 October 1863Liberal–117x117pxFrancisco Dueñas—26 October 18631 February 1865 colspan="2" 37117x117pxFrancisco Dueñas1864
18691 February 186512 April 1871ConservativeGregorio ArbizúJosé María Parrilla–141x141pxSantiago González—12 April 18711 February 1872 colspan="2" 38141x141pxSantiago González18721 February 187210 May 1872Liberal/MilitaryManuel Méndez–152x152pxManuel Méndez—10 May 18729 July 1872Independent39141x141pxSantiago González—9 July 18721 February 1876 colspan="2" 40137x137pxAndrés del ValleJan. 18761 February 18761 May 1876LiberalSantiago González–137x137pxRafael Zaldívar—1 May 18761 February 1880 colspan="2" rowspan="9" 41137x137pxRafael ZaldívarJun. 18761 February 18806 April 1884Liberal–128x128pxÁngel Guirola—6 April 188421 August 1884Independent42137x137pxRafael Zaldívar—21 August 188414 May 1885Liberal–124x124pxFernando Figueroa—14 May 188518 June 1885Liberal/Military–130x130pxJosé Rosales Herrador—18 June 188522 June 1885Independent–142x142pxFrancisco Menéndez—22 June 18851 March 1887Liberal/Military43142x142pxFrancisco Menéndez18871 March 188722 June 1890Liberal/Military–128x128pxCarlos Ezeta—22 June 18901 March 1891Liberal/Military44128x128pxCarlos Ezeta18911 March 189110 June 1894Liberal/MilitaryAntonio Ezeta–130x130pxRafael Antonio Gutiérrez—10 June 18941 March 1895 colspan="2" 45130x130pxRafael Antonio Gutiérrez18951 March 189514 November 1898Liberal/MilitaryPrudencio Alfaro–149x149pxTomás Regalado—14 November 18981 March 1899 colspan="2" 46149x149pxTomás Regalado18991 March 18991 March 1903Liberal/MilitaryFrancisco Reyes47133x133pxPedro José Escalón19031 March 19031 March 1907Liberal/MilitaryCalixto Velado Eduardo48124x124pxFernando Figueroa19071 March 19071 March 1911Liberal/MilitaryManuel Enrique Araujo49134x134pxManuel Enrique Araujo19111 March 19119 February 1913LiberalOnofre Durán Santillana–124x124pxCarlos Meléndez—9 February 191329 August 1914 colspan="2" rowspan="2" –130x130pxAlfonso Quiñónez Molina—29 August 19141 March 1915Liberal50124x124pxCarlos Meléndez19151 March 191521 December 1918LiberalAlfonso Quiñónez Molina–130x130pxAlfonso Quiñónez Molina—21 December 19181 March 1919 colspan="2" 51127x127pxJorge Meléndez19191 March 19191 March 1923National Democratic PartyAlfonso Quiñónez Molina52130x130pxAlfonso Quiñónez Molina19231 March 19231 March 1927National Democratic PartyPío Romero Bosque53133x133pxPío Romero Bosque19271 March 19271 March 1931National Democratic Party
IndependentGustavo Vides54139x139pxArturo Araujo19311 March 19312 December 1931Salvadoran Laborist PartyMaximiliano Hernández Martínez–100x100pxCivic Directory—2 December 19314 December 1931Military–131x131pxMaximiliano Hernández Martínez—4 December 193128 August 1934Military
National Pro Patria Party/Military–138x138pxAndrés Ignacio Menéndez—28 August 19341 March 1935National Pro Patria
Party/Military colspan="2" rowspan="4" 55131x131pxMaximiliano Hernández Martínez1935
1939
19441 March 19359 May 1944National Pro Patria
Party/Military–138x138pxAndrés Ignacio Menéndez—9 May 194421 October 1944National Pro Patria
Party/Military–149x149pxOsmín Aguirre y Salinas—21 October 19441 March 1945Military56131x131pxSalvador Castaneda Castro19451 March 194514 December 1948Unification Social Democratic
Party/MilitaryManuel Adriano Vilanova–100x100px—14 December 194814 September 1950 colspan="2" 57135x135pxÓscar Osorio195014 September 195014 September 1956Revolutionary Party of
Democratic Unification/MilitaryJosé María Peralta58121x121pxJosé María Lemus195614 September 195626 October 1960Revolutionary Party of
Democratic Unification/MilitaryHumberto Costa–100x100pxJunta of Government—26 October 196025 January 1961 colspan="2" rowspan="3" –100x100pxCivic-Military Directory—25 January 196125 January 1962Military–100x100pxEusebio Rodolfo Cordón Cea—25 January 19621 July 1962Independent59100x100pxJulio Adalberto Rivera19621 July 19621 July 1967National Conciliation
Party/MilitaryFrancisco Roberto Lima60100x100pxFidel Sánchez Hernández19671 July 19671 July 1972National Conciliation
Party/MilitaryHumberto Guillermo Cuestas61100x100pxArturo Armando Molina19721 July 19721 July 1977National Conciliation
Party/MilitaryEnrique Mayorga Rivas62136x136pxCarlos Humberto Romero19771 July 197715 October 1979National Conciliation
Party/MilitaryJulio Astacio–100x100pxRevolutionary Government Junta—15 October 19792 May 1982 colspan="2" 63115x115pxÁlvaro Magaña19822 May 19821 June 1984Democratic Action PartyRaúl Molina MartínezMauricio Gutiérrez CastroPablo Mauricio Alvergue64136x136pxJosé Napoleón Duarte19841 June 19841 June 1989Christian Democratic PartyRodolfo Castillo65126x126pxAlfredo Cristiani19891 June 19891 June 1994Nationalist Republican
AllianceJosé Francisco Merino66116x116pxArmando Calderón Sol19941 June 19941 June 1999Nationalist Republican
AllianceEnrique Borgo Bustamante67143x143pxFrancisco Flores Pérez19991 June 19991 June 2004Nationalist Republican
AllianceCarlos Quintanilla Schmidt68127x127pxAntonio Saca20041 June 20041 June 2009Nationalist Republican
AllianceAna Vilma de Escobar69134x134pxMauricio Funes20091 June 20091 June 2014Farabundo Martí National
Liberation FrontSalvador Sánchez Cerén70153x153pxSalvador Sánchez Cerén20141 June 20141 June 2019Farabundo Martí National
Liberation FrontÓscar Ortiz71150x150pxNayib Bukele2019
20241 June 2019IncumbentGrand Alliance for
National Unity
Nuevas IdeasFélix Ulloa–100x100pxClaudia Rodríguez de Guevara—1 December 20231 June 2024Nuevas Ideas

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