Cabinet of Nayib Bukele

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Cabinet of Nayib Bukele
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Cabinet of El Salvador
Incumbent
Nayib Bukele cabinet meeting (November 2023).jpg
Nayib Bukele heading a cabinet meeting, November 2023
Date formed1 June 2019 (2019-06-01)
People and organisations
President Nayib Bukele
Claudia Rodríguez (acting) [a]
Vice President Félix Ulloa
No. of ministers16
Ministers removed11
Total no. of members27
Member party  Nuevas Ideas
Status in legislature Opposition (2019–2021)
Supermajority (2021–present)
History
Elections 2019 presidential election
2024 presidential election
Legislature terms XII Legislative Assembly
XIII Legislative Assembly
XIV Legislative Assembly
Predecessor Salvador Sánchez Cerén

The cabinet of Nayib Bukele formed on 1 June 2019 to serve as President Nayib Bukele's cabinet from 1 June 2019 until 1 June 2029.

Contents

List of cabinet members

Current cabinet members

After Bukele's second inauguration on 1 June 2024, the Salvadoran government announced that all cabinet members would retain their positions until further notice. [1]

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Bukele's cabinet on 1 June 2019
OfficeOfficeholderAssumed officeRef.
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Minister of the Interior
Coat of arms of El Salvador.svg Juan Carlos Bidegain Hananía 7 April 2021 [2]
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Minister of Foreign Affairs
Alexandra Hill Tinoco 2024 (cropped).jpg Juana Alexandra Hill Tinoco 1 June 2019 [3]
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Minister of Justice
and Public Security
Gustavo Villatoro, Minister of Justice and Public Security, in 2025.jpg Héctor Gustavo Villatoro Funes 26 March 2021 [4]
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Minister of Finance
Coat of arms of El Salvador.svg Jerson Rogelio Posada Molina 18 July 2023 [5]
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Minister of the Economy
El Salvador's Minister of Economy Maria Luisa Hayem (cropped).jpg María Luisa Hayem Breve 1 June 2019 [3]
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Minister of Education
Coat of arms of El Salvador.svg José Mauricio Pineda Rodríguez 22 February 2022 [6]
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Minister of National Defense
Rene Merino Monroy at The Pentagon, 16 April 2025 (cropped).jpg René Francis Merino Monroy 1 June 2019 [3]
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Minister of Labor
Coat of arms of El Salvador.svg Óscar Rolando Castro 1 June 2019 [3]
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Minister of Agriculture
and Livestock
Coat of arms of El Salvador.svg Óscar Enrique Guardado Calderón 14 December 2022 [7]
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Minister of Health
Coat of arms of El Salvador.svg Francisco José Alabí Montoya 27 March 2020 [8]
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Minister of Public Works
Coat of arms of El Salvador.svg Édgar Romeo Rodríguez Herrera 1 June 2019 [3]
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Minister of the Environment
Coat of arms of El Salvador.svg Fernando Andrés López Larreynaga 1 June 2019 [3]
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Minister of Tourism
Coat of arms of El Salvador.svg Morena Ileana Valdéz Vigil 1 June 2019 [3]
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Minister of Culture
Coat of arms of El Salvador.svg Raúl Neftalí Castillo Rosales 19 June 2024 [9]
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Minister of Housing
Michelle Sol 2022 (51888343812) (cropped).jpg Irma Michelle Martha Ninette Sol Schweikert 1 June 2019 [3]
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Minister of Local Development
Coat of arms of El Salvador.svg María Ofelia Navarrete de Dubón 1 June 2019 [3]

Former cabinet members

OfficeOfficeholderAssumed officeLeft officeRef.
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Minister of Health
Coat of arms of El Salvador.svg Ana del Carmen Orellana Bendek 1 June 201927 March 2020 [3]
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Minister of Finance
Coat of arms of El Salvador.svg Nelson Eduardo Fuentes Menjívar 1 June 201928 July 2020 [3]
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Minister of Culture
Coat of arms of El Salvador.svg Suecy Beverly Callejas Estrada 1 June 20191 November 2020 [3]
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Minister of the Interior
and Territorial Development
Alcalde-sansalvador-duran.jpg Mario Edgardo Durán Gavidia 1 June 201920 November 2020 [3]
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Minister of Justice
and Public Security
Coat of arms of El Salvador.svg Rogelio Eduardo Rivas Polanco 1 June 201926 March 2021 [3]
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Minister of Agriculture
and Livestock
Coat of arms of El Salvador.svg Pablo Salvador Anliker Infante 1 June 20197 April 2021 [3]
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Minister of Education
Coat of arms of El Salvador.svg Carla Evelyn Hananía de Varela 1 June 201922 February 2022 [3]
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Minister of Agriculture
and Livestock
Coat of arms of El Salvador.svg David Josué Martínez Panameño 7 April 20219 March 2022 [10]
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Minister of Agriculture
and Livestock
Coat of arms of El Salvador.svg Enrique José Arturo Parada Rivas 9 March 202214 December 2022 [11]
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Minister of Finance
Coat of arms of El Salvador.svg José Alejandro Zelaya Villalobo 28 July 202018 July 2023 [12]
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Minister of Culture
Coat of arms of El Salvador.svg Mariemm Eunice Pleitez Quiñónez 30 July 202119 June 2024 [13]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 December 2023 – 1 June 2024

References

  1. "Gobierno de El Salvador da Luz Sobre Nuevo Gabinete" [Government of El Salvador Gives Light Regarding New Cabinet]. Prensa Latina (in Spanish). 5 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  2. Beltrán Luna, Jorge; Hernández, Nancy (7 April 2021). "Bukele Nombra como Ministro de Gobernación a Hijo de Ministra de Educación" [Bukele the Son of the Minister of Education as the Minister of the Interior]. El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Alas, Liseth (1 June 2019). "Estos son los Funcionarios que Integrarán el Gabinete de Nayib Bukele" [These Will be the Ministers Who Will Compose Nayib Bukele's Cabinet]. El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  4. Papadovassilakis, Alex (2 April 2021). "In El Salvador, a New Security Minister With a Dubious Past". InSight Crime . Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  5. Renteria, Nelson; Siniawski, Natalia (18 July 2023). Janowski, Tomasz (ed.). "El Salvador's President Appoints Finance Minister Zelaya's Replacement". Reuters . Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  6. "Bukele Nombra a José Mauricio Pineda como Ministro Interino de Educación" [Bukele Names José Mauricio Pineda as Interim Minister of Education]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). 22 February 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  7. Alfaro, Xiomara (14 December 2022). "Gobierno Nombra a Cuarto Ministro de Agricultura en la Gestión de Nayib Bukele" [The Government Names a Fourth Minister of Agriculture During Nayib Bukele's Term]. El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  8. Fonseca, M. (27 March 2020). "Bukele Juramenta a Francisco Alabí como Nuevo Ministro de Salud" [Bukele Swears In Francisco Alabí as the New Minister of Health]. El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  9. "Nombran al Diputado Raúl Castillo como Nuevo Ministro de Cultura" [They Name Deputy Raúl Castillo as New Minister of Culture]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). 19 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  10. "David Martínez es Juramentado como Nuevo Ministro de Agricultura y Ganadería" [David Martínez is Inaugurated as the New Minister of Agriculture and Livestock]. Government of El Salvador (in Spanish). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  11. Ramírez, Karla (9 March 2022). "Nombran a Enrique Parada como Nuevo Ministro Interino de Agricultura y Ganadería" [They Name Enrique Parada as the New Interim Minister of Agriculture and Livestock]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  12. Mejía, Juan Carlos (18 July 2023). "Gobierno Remueve a Alejandro Zelaya como Ministro de Hacienda y lo Nombra Director País del BCIE" [Government Removes Alejandro Zelaya as Minister of Finance and Names Him as National Director of BCIE]. El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  13. Merlos, Jessica (30 July 2021). "¿Cuál es el Perfil de la Nueva Ministra y el Viceministro de Cultura?" [What is the Profile of the New Minister and Vice Minister of Culture?]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2023.