President 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

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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
—	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
—	Fermín Palacios Acting President		1 February 1844	7 February 1844	Independent
2	Francisco Malespín (1806–1846)		7 February 1844	15 February 1845	Conservative
3	Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán (1801–1875)		15 February 1845	1 February 1846	Independent
—	Fermín Palacios Acting President		1 February 1846	21 February 1846	Independent
4	Eugenio Aguilar (1804–1879)		21 February 1846	1 February 1848	Liberal
—	Tomás Medina Acting President (1803–1884)		1 February 1848	3 February 1848	Independent
—	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
—	Ramón Rodríguez Acting President		1 February 1850	4 February 1850	Independent
6	Doroteo Vasconcelos (1803–1883)		4 February 1850	1 March 1851	Liberal
—	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
—	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
—	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
—	Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán Acting President (1801–1875)		24 January 1859	15 February 1859	Independent
—	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
17	Francisco Menéndez (1830–1890)		21 June 1885	22 June 1890	Military
18	Carlos Ezeta (1852–1903)		22 June 1890	9 June 1894	Military
19	Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez (1845–1921)		10 June 1894	13 November 1898	Military
20	Tomás Regalado (1861–1906)		14 November 1898	1 March 1903	Military
21	Pedro José Escalón (1847–1923)		1 March 1903	1 March 1907	Military
22	Fernando Figueroa (1849–1919)		1 March 1907	1 March 1911	Military
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
—	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)		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
—	Eusebio Rodolfo Cordón Cea Provisional President (1899–1966)		25 January 1962	1 July 1962	Independent
34	Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo (1921–1973)		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–)		1 July 1972	1 July 1977	Military / National Coalition Party
37	Carlos Humberto Romero (1924–2017)		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)		2 May 1982	1 June 1984	Democratic Action
39	José Napoleón Duarte (1925–1990)		1 June 1984	1 June 1989	Christian Democratic Party
40	Alfredo Cristiani (1947–)		1 June 1989	1 June 1994	Nationalist Republican Alliance
41	Armando Calderón Sol (1948–2017)		1 June 1994	1 June 1999	Nationalist Republican Alliance
42	Francisco Flores Pérez (1959–2016)		1 June 1999	1 June 2004	Nationalist Republican Alliance
43	Antonio Saca (1965–)		1 June 2004	1 June 2009	Nationalist Republican Alliance
44	Mauricio Funes (1959–)		1 June 2009	1 June 2014	Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
45	Salvador Sánchez Cerén (1944–)		1 June 2014	Incumbent	Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front

Latest election

Living former presidents

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

See also

• History of El Salvador

References

External links

• El Presidencia de El Salvador (in Spanish)