List of members of the XIV Legislative Assembly of El Salvador

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The Blue Room of the Legislative Assembly
Overview
Legislative body Legislative Assembly
Meeting placeBlue Room
Term1 May 2024 – 1 May 2027
Election 4 February 2024
Government
  •    NI (54)
  •    PCN (2)
  •    PDC (1)
Opposition
Legislative Assembly
Results of the 2024 Salvadoran legislative election.svg
Members60
President Ernesto Castro

The following is a list of all sixty (60) members of the XIV Legislative Assembly of El Salvador . The session began on 1 May 2024 and will end on 1 May 2027. The XIV Legislative Assembly was the first since 1988 to have 60 seats instead of 84, as on 7 June 2023, the XIII Legislative Assembly voted to reduce the number of seats. [1]

Contents

Leadership

The following table displays the Legislative Assembly's leadership, which were elected on 1 May 2024. [2]

OfficeHolderPolitical affiliationDepartmentTerm
President Ernesto Castro Nuevas Ideas San Salvador 1 May 2024 – 1 May 2027
First Vice President Suecy Callejas Nuevas Ideas San Salvador 1 May 2024 – 1 May 2027
Second Vice President Rodrigo Ayala Nuevas Ideas San Salvador 1 May 2024 – 1 May 2027
First Secretary Elisa Rosales Nuevas Ideas San Salvador 1 May 2024 – 1 May 2027
Second Secretary Reynaldo López National Coalition Party Chalatenango 1 May 2024 – 2025
Serafín Orantes National Coalition Party Ahuachapán 2025 – 1 May 2027
Third Secretary Reinaldo Carballo Christian Democratic Party San Miguel 1 May 2024 – 1 May 2027

Composition by department

The following table displays the composition of the XIV Legislative Assembly upon election in February 2024. [3]

DepartmentSeatsNumber of deputies by party
NI ARENA PCN PDC V
Ahuachapán 32—1——
Cabañas 22————
Chalatenango 21—1——
Cuscatlán 22————
La Libertad 761———
La Paz 33————
La Unión 22————
Morazán 22————
San Miguel 54——1—
San Salvador 16141——1
San Vicente 22————
Santa Ana 55————
Sonsonate 55————
Usulután 44————
Total60542211

List of deputies

The following table lists the deputies elected to the Legislative Assembly on 4 February 2024, [4] however, the results were not announced until 18 February due to delays in counting. [3] [5] The deputies are arranged in alphabetical order by department. [6]

DepartmentDeputyPolitical affiliation
Ahuachapán José Serafín Orantes Rodríguez National Coalition Party
Estuardo Ernesto Rodríguez Pérez Nuevas Ideas
Herbert Antonio Sierra Rivera Nuevas Ideas
Cabañas Nancy Yanira Alfaro Márquez Nuevas Ideas
José Francisco Menjívar Barahona Nuevas Ideas
Chalatenango Reynaldo Antonio López Cardoza National Coalition Party
Saúl Enrique Mancía Nuevas Ideas
Cuscatlán Jonathan Isaac Hernández Ramírez Nuevas Ideas
Janneth Xiomara Molina Nuevas Ideas
La Libertad Walter Amílcar Alemán Hernández Nuevas Ideas
Salvador Alberto Chacón García Nuevas Ideas
Sharon Sweet Alexandra Hernández de Canjura Nuevas Ideas
Sandra Patricia Interiano Zarceño Nuevas Ideas
José Francisco Lira Alvarado Nationalist Republican Alliance
Norma Idalia Lobo Martel Nuevas Ideas
Ricardo Humberto Rivas Villanueva Nuevas Ideas
La Paz Walter David Coto Ayala Nuevas Ideas
Adolfo Antonio Rivas Ramírez Nuevas Ideas
Herbert Azael Rodas Díaz Nuevas Ideas
La Unión José Óscar Robles Sorto Nuevas Ideas
William Eulises Soriano Herrera Nuevas Ideas
Morazán José Bladimir Barahona Hernández Nuevas Ideas
Juan Alberto Rodríguez Escobar Nuevas Ideas
San Miguel Francisco Eduardo Amaya Benítez Nuevas Ideas
Reinaldo Alcides Carballo Carballo Christian Democratic Party
Andrés Antonio Miranda Martínez Nuevas Ideas
Caleb Neftalí Navarro Rivera Nuevas Ideas
Erick Josué Romero Portillo Nuevas Ideas
San Salvador Rodrigo Javier Ayala Claros Nuevas Ideas
Suecy Beverley Callejas Estrada Nuevas Ideas
Ernesto Alfredo Castro Aldana Nuevas Ideas
Ana Magdalena Figueroa Figueroa Nuevas Ideas
Rubén Reynaldo Flores Escobar Nuevas Ideas
Francisco Josué García Villatoro Nuevas Ideas
Diana Teresa González Fuentes Nuevas Ideas
Dania Abigaíl González Rauda Nuevas Ideas
Christian Reynaldo Guevara Guadrón Nuevas Ideas
Edgardo Antonio Meléndez Mulato Nuevas Ideas
Claudia Mercedes Ortiz Menjívar Vamos
Katherin Alexia Rivas González Nuevas Ideas
Elisa Marcela Rosales Ramírez Nuevas Ideas
Dennis Fernando Salinas Bermúdez Nuevas Ideas
Marcela Guadalupe Villatoro Alvarado Nationalist Republican Alliance
Benjamín Zavaleta López Nuevas Ideas
San Vicente Helen Morena Jovel de Tobar Nuevas Ideas
Edgar Antonio Fuentes Guardado Nuevas Ideas
Santa Ana Lorena Johanna Fuentes de Orantes Nuevas Ideas
Felipe Alfredo Martínez Interiano Nuevas Ideas
Cruz Evelyn Merlos Molina Nuevas Ideas
Claudia Carolina Toledo de Morán Nuevas Ideas
Amílcar Giovanny Zaldaña Cáceres Nuevas Ideas
Sonsonate José Raúl Chamagua Noyola Nuevas Ideas
David Alexander Cupido Ayala Nuevas Ideas
Samuel Aníbal Martínez Rivas Nuevas Ideas
Mauricio Edgardo Ortíz Cardona Nuevas Ideas
Héctor Enrique Sales Salguero Nuevas Ideas
Usulután Ana Marisela Canales de Guardado Nuevas Ideas
Raúl Neftalí Castillo Rosales Nuevas Ideas
Johana Paola Hernández Batres Nuevas Ideas
Ángel Josué Lobos Rodríguez Nuevas Ideas

List of commissions

On 1 May 2024, the Legislative Assembly reduced the number of legislative commissions from 20 to 8. [7] The following table lists the commissions and their leaders for the XIV Legislative Assembly. [2] [8] [9]

CommissionChairpersonSecretaryNarrator
Politics Ernesto Castro Alexia Rivas Christian Guevara
Finance and Budget Christian Guevara William Soriano Caleb Navarro
Salvadorans in the Exterior, Legislation, and Government Ana Figueroa Reynaldo López Walter Alemán
National Security and Justice Caleb Navarro Walter Coto Raúl Castillo
Children and Social Integration Suecy Callejas Lorena Fuentes Rubén Flores
Technology, Tourism, and Investment Rodrigo Ayala William Soriano Dania González
Infrastructure and Development Salvador Chacón Elisa Rosales Felipe Interiano
Health, Agriculture, and the Environment Ricardo Rivas Juan Rodríguez Saúl Mancía
Installation (temporary) Suecy Callejas William Soriano Mauricio Ortíz
Transition (temporary) Raúl Castillo Reinaldo Carballo Serafín Orantes

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References

  1. ↑ Renteria, Nelson; Madry, Kylie (7 June 2023). Berkrot, Bill (ed.). "El Salvador Slashes Size of Congress Ahead of Elections". Reuters . San Salvador, El Salvador . Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Toma de Posesión en Asamblea Legislativa: Ernesto Castro Mantendrá la Presidencia del Primer Órgano de Estado Durante Periodo 2024-2027" [Inauguration of the Legislative Assembly: Ernesto Castro Will Maintain the Presidency of the First Organ of the State During the 2024-2027 Period]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  3. 1 2 Magaña, Yolanda (18 February 2024). "NI con 54 Diputados y Oposición Logra 3: Así Quedaría la Asamblea Legislativa Según Resultados del TSE" [NI with 54 Deputies and Opposition Acquires 3: This Is How the Legislative Assembly Will Stay According to Results from the TSE]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Villeda, Jaqueline (12 February 2024). "TSE Inicia Escrutinio de Votos Legislativos, ARENA se Retira" [TSE Initiates Tally for Legislative Votes, ARENA Resigns]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  5. ↑ Jordán, Laura; Hernández, Alejandra (18 February 2024). "TSE Anuncia que Terminó de Escrutar los Votos para Diputados" [TSE Announces that it has Finishes Counting Votes for Deputies]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Diputados" [Deputies]. Legislative Assembly of El Salvador (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  7. ↑ Peñate, Susana (1 May 2024). "Estas Serán las Nuevas Comisiones de la Asamblea Legislativa" [These Will Be the New Commissions in the Legislative Assembly]. El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  8. ↑ Portillo, Denni; Villarroel, Gabriela (1 May 2024). "Diputados Aprueban Reducción de Comisiones en Primer Sesión de Nueva Legislatura" [Deputies Approve the Reduction of Commissions in the First Session of the New Legislature]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2024.
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