First Lady of El Salvador

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.

First Lady of El Salvador
since 1 June 2019
ResidenceCasa Presidencial, San Salvador
Inaugural holderRita Guzmán Cisneros
Formation22 February 1841
WebsiteOffice of the First Lady

The country's current first lady is Gabriela Rodríguez de Bukele, wife of President Nayib Bukele, who has held the position since 1 June 2019.[1]

Partial list of first ladies (since 1934)

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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
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 Incumbent

References

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  1. ^ "¿Quién es Gabriela Rodríguez de Bukele, la nueva primera dama de El Salvador?". Notimérica. 4 February 2019. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2021.