List of presidents of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador


The president of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador.

List of presidents of the Legislative Assembly

NameTermPolitical PartyNotes
Enrique Hoyos1841
José María Cornejo1842
Manuel Mencía1843
Victoriano Rodríguez Nuila1844
Ignacio Blanco1845
Anselmo Paiz1846
Enrique Hoyos1847
José María Zelaya1848
Eugenio Aguilar1849Liberal
Agustín Morales1850
José María San Martín1851–1853Conservative
Juan José Bonilla1854
Francisco Dueñas1855Conservative
José Mariano Hernández1856
Ignacio Gómez1857
José Trinidad Cabañas1858
Manuel Gallardo1859
José Ángel Quirós1860
Santiago González Portillo1862–1863Liberal
Ireneo Chacón1864
Manuel Gallardo1865
Francisco Zaldívar1866
Manuel Gallardo1867
Ireneo Chacón1868–1869
Rafael Zaldívar1870Liberal
Rafael Campo1871Conservative
José Dolores Larreynaga Ayala1872–1873Liberal
Dositeo Fallos1874
Andrés Valle1875Liberal
Mariano Castro1876
Domingo López1877
José María Vides1878Liberal
Teodoro Moreno1879–1883Conservative
Ángel Guirola1884–1885Conservative
Francisco Esteban Galindo1886Liberal
José Valle Rodríguez1887Libereal
José Dolores Larreynaga Ayala1888Liberal
José Rocas Pacas Pineda1889Liberal
Francisco Vaquero1890Liberal
José Domingo Arce1891Liberal
Onofre Durán1892Liberal
Antonio Castro Rodríguez1893Liberal
Rafael Pinto Figueroa1894Liberal
Joaquin Medina Rodríguez1895Liberal
Eduardo Arriola Zelaya1896Liberal
Dositeo Fallos1897Liberal
Julio Interiano1898Liberal
Trinidad Romero1898Liberal
Dionisio Aráuz1899Liberal
Eduardo Arriola Zelaya1900Liberal
Ramón García González1901Liberal
Dionisio Aráuz1902Liberal
Fidel Antonio Novoa Meléndez1903Liberal
Federico Mejía1904–1905Liberal
Dionisio Aráuz1906Liberal
Ramón García González1907Liberal
Antonio J. Martínez1908Liberal
Rafael Pinto Figueroa1909–1911Constitutional
Fidel Antonio Novoa Meléndez1912Liberal
Carlos Meléndez1913PND
Francisco García de Machón1914–1915PND
José Miguel Batres1916–1918PND
Joaquín Falla1919PND
Roberto Parker1920PND
Modesto Castro1921PND
Daniel González1922PND
José Antonio Rodríguez1923–1927PND
Fernando López1928–1929PDN
Francisco Antonio Reyes1930PL
José M. Olano1931PPP
Honorato Villacorta1932PPP
Rodolfo Víctor Morales1933–1935PPP
César Cierra1935–1939PPP
Francisco Antonio Reyes1939–1945PPP
Ricardo Rivas Vides1945–1949PUSD
Revolutionary Council of Government1949–1950
Reynaldo Galindo Pohl1950–1952PRUDDuring his tenure the eleventh constitution was approved.
José María Peralta Salazar1952–1956PRUD
René Carmona Dárdano1956–1958PRUD
Víctor Manuel Esquivel Rodríguez1958–1961PRUD
Civic-Military Directory1961–1962
Eusebio Rodolfo Cordón Cea1962During his tenure the twelfth constitution was approved.
Francisco José Guerrero1962–1968PCN
Juan Gregorio Guardado1968–1970PCN
Salvador Guerra Hércules1970–1972PCN
Rubén Alfonso Rodríguez1972–1978PCN
José Leandro Echeverría1978–1979PCN
Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador1979–1982
Roberto D'Aubuisson1982–1983ARENADuring his tenure the current constitution was approved.
María Julia Castillo Rodas1983–1985PCNFirst woman as the president of legislature
Guillermo Antonio Guevara1985–1988PCN
Ricardo Alvarenga Valdivieso1988–1991ARENA
Luis Roberto Angulo Samayoa1991–1994ARENA
Gloria Salguero Gross1994–1997ARENASecond woman as the president of legislature
Francisco Flores1997–1998ARENA
Juan Duch Martínez1998–2000ARENA
Ciro Cruz Zepeda2000–2001PCNFirst term
Walter Araujo2001–2002ARENA
Ciro Cruz Zepeda2002–2006PCNSecond term
Rubén Orellana2006–2009PCN
Ciro Cruz Zepeda1 May 20091 February 2011PCNThird term
Sigfrido Reyes1 February 2011 – 30 April 2015FMLN
Lorena Peña14 May 2015 –7 November 2016FMLNThird woman as the president of legislature
Guillermo Antonio Gallegos Navarrete8 November 2016 – 30 April 2018GANA
Norman Noel Quijano González1 May 2018 – 1 November 2019ARENA
Mario Antonio Ponce Lopez1 November 2019 - presentPCN-