First Lady of El Salvador | |
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Incumbent Vacant since 1 December 2023 | |
Residence | Casa Presidencial, San Salvador |
Inaugural holder | Rita Guzmán Cisneros |
Formation | 22 February 1841 |
Website | Office of the First Lady |
First Lady of the Republic of El Salvador (Spanish: Primera dama de El Salvador) is the title attributed to the wife (or designee) of the President of El Salvador. The office of First Lady coordinates protocol and social affairs within the presidency and promotes domestic social programs. To date, there has been no "First Gentleman" of El Salvador.
The country's most recent first lady was Gabriela Rodríguez de Bukele, wife of former President Nayib Bukele, who held the position from 1 June 2019, until her husband's resignation on 1 December 2023. [1]
Partial list of first ladies since Concepción Monteagudo, wife of President Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, in 1931.
First Lady | President of El Salvador | Tenure begins | Tenure ends |
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Concepción Monteagudo | Maximiliano Hernández Martínez | 4 December 1931 | 28 August 1934 |
Catalina Carvallo de Menéndez | Andrés Ignacio Menéndez | 29 August 1934 | 1 March 1935 |
Concepción Monteagudo | Maximiliano Hernández Martínez | 1 March 1935 | 9 May 1944 |
Catalina Carvallo de Menéndez | Andrés Ignacio Menéndez | 9 May 1944 | 20 October 1944 |
Rosa Cardona de Aguirre | Osmín Aguirre y Salinas | 21 October 1944 | 1 March 1945 |
Josefina Bulnes de Castaneda Castro | Salvador Castaneda Castro | 1 March 1945 | 14 December 1948 |
Position vacant | Revolutionary Council of Government (es) | 14 December 1948 | 14 September 1950 |
Esperanza Llerena | Óscar Osorio | 14 September 1950 | 14 September 1956 |
Coralia Párraga de Lemus | José María Lemus | 14 September 1956 | 16 October 1960 |
Position vacant | Junta of Government of El Salvador | 26 October 1960 | 25 January 1961 |
Position vacant | Civic-Military Directory | 25 January 1961 | 25 January 1962 |
Blanca Luna de Cordón | Eusebio Rodolfo Cordón Cea | 25 January 1962 | 1 July 1962 |
Berta de Rivera | Julio Adalberto Rivera | 1 July 1962 | 1 July 1967 |
Marina Uriarte de Sánchez Hernández | Fidel Sánchez Hernández | 1 July 1967 | 1 July 1972 |
María Elena Contreras de Molina | Arturo Armando Molina | 1 July 1972 | 1 July 1977 |
Gloria Guerrero de Romero | Carlos Humberto Romero | 1 July 1977 | 15 October 1979 |
Position vacant | Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador | 15 October 1979 | 2 May 1982 |
Lisabele Magaña | Álvaro Magaña (interim) | 2 May 1982 | 1 June 1984 |
Inés Durán de Duarte | José Napoleón Duarte | 1 June 1984 | 1 June 1989 |
Margarita Llach de Cristiani | Alfredo Cristiani | 1 June 1989 | 1 June 1994 |
Elizabeth Aguirre de Calderón | Armando Calderón Sol | 1 June 1994 | 1 June 1999 |
Lourdes Rodríguez de Flores | Francisco Flores | 1 June 1999 | 1 June 2004 |
Ana Ligia Mixco Sol de Saca | Elías Antonio Saca | 1 June 2004 | 1 June 2009 |
Vanda Pignato | Mauricio Funes | 1 June 2009 | 1 June 2014 |
Margarita Villalta de Sánchez | Salvador Sánchez Cerén | 1 June 2014 | 1 June 2019 |
Gabriela Rodríguez de Bukele | Nayib Bukele | 1 June 2019 | 1 December 2023 |
Position vacant | Claudia Rodríguez de Guevara (interim) | 1 December 2023 | Incumbent |
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