Karla Trigueros | |
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![]() Trigueros in 2025 | |
Minister of Education, Science, and Technology of El Salvador | |
Assumed office 14 August 2025 | |
President | Nayib Bukele |
Preceded by | JoséMauricio Pineda |
Personal details | |
Born | Karla Edith Trigueros 28 April 1990 Sonzacate,El Salvador |
Alma mater | Captain General Gerardo Barrios Military School Alberto Masferrer Salvadoran University |
Occupation | Military officer,physician |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Years of service | 2007–present |
Rank | Captain |
Karla Edith Trigueros is a Salvadoran military officer and physician who has served as the minister of education of El Salvador since 14 August 2025.
Karla Edith Trigueros was born on 28 April 1990 in Sonzacate,El Salvador. [1]
Trigueros enrolled in the Captain General Gerardo Barrios Military School in 2007. [2] She also studied medicine at the Alberto Masferrer Salvadoran University . [3] In her early career,Trigueros practiced medicine at the Central Military Hospital. [4]
Trigueros was assigned to the Military Health Command (COSAM) in 2019. [4] During the COVID-19 pandemic,Trigueros coordinated vaccination logistics within COSAM. [5] [6] She led the country's National Vaccination Plan in coordination with the Ministry of Health. [4]
On 14 August 2025,Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele appointed Trigueros as El Salvador's Minister of Education,Science,and Technology,replacing JoséMauricio Pineda. [2]