Suecy Callejas Estrada | |
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First Vice President of the Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 1 May 2021 | |
Preceded by | Serafín Orantes |
Deputy of the Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 1 May 2021 | |
Constituency | San Salvador |
Minister of Culture | |
In office 1 June 2019 –1 November 2020 | |
President | Nayib Bukele |
Preceded by | Silvia Regalado |
Succeeded by | Mariemm Pleitez |
Personal details | |
Born | Suecy Beverly Callejas Estrada |
Nationality | Salvadoran |
Occupation | Politician,lawyer |
Suecy Beverly Callejas Estrada is a Salvadoran lawyer and politician who currently serves as the first vice president of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador. She was Minister of Culture from 1 June 2019 to 1 November 2020. She is a member of the Nuevas Ideas political party.
She studied modern dance at the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana,Cuba and had a previous career as a dancer and dance teacher. [1] [2] [3]
On 1 June 2019,she was appointed by Nayib Bukele as his minister of culture. [4] On 1 May 2021,she became a member of the Legislative Assembly for San Salvador and was elected as the assembly's first vice president. [5] She won re-election during the 2024 legislative election. [6] She is considered a close ally of Bukele. [7] As a member of the assembly,she has supported legislation to remove income taxes for money originating abroad,a measure intended to increase foreign investment. [8]