Medardo González

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Trejo.

Medardo González Trejo (born 16 April 1952) is a Salvadoran politician. He was the secretary general of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) from 2004 to 2019. He currently serves as a deputy in Legislative Assembly of El Salvador.

Medardo González
Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador from San Miguel
In office 1 May 2000 – 1 May 2003
Secretary General of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
In office 24 January 2006 – 7 July 2019
Preceded by	Schafik Hándal
Succeeded by	Óscar Ortiz
Personal details
Born	Medardo González Trejo (1952-04-16) 16 April 1952 San Miguel, El Salvador
Political party	Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
Occupation	Politician, soldier
Nickname	Commander Milton Méndez
Military service
Allegiance	Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
Branch/service	Farabundo Martí Popular Liberation Forces
Years of service	1972–1992
Battles/wars	Salvadoran Civil War

Biography

In 1972, he joined the Farabundo Martí Popular Liberation Forces (FPL), one of the five armed organizations which formed the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) in 1980. He adopted the pseudonym of Commander Milton Méndez. During the Salvadoran Civil War, he was a member of the Political Commission of the FPL, and commanded guerrilla units in the departments of San Vicente and Cabañas.

After the signing of the Peace Accords in 1992, the FMLN, was transformed into a political party. From 1993 to 2004, González was a member of the National Council of the FMLN.

In 2000, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly for a period of three years.

In November 2004 he was a candidate to general coordinator in the internal elections of the FMLN, with the backing of the historical leader Schafik Hándal, being elected with 62% of the votes, thus defeating the candidate Óscar Ortiz, identified with the reformist sectors match.