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.
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.
Partial list of first ladies (since 1934) Partial list of first ladies since Concepción Monteagudo, wife of President Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, in 1931.
+First LadyPresident of El SalvadorTenure beginsTenure endsConcepción MonteagudoMaximiliano Hernández Martínez4 December 193128 August 1934Catalina Carvallo de MenéndezAndrés Ignacio Menéndez29 August 19341 March 1935Concepción MonteagudoMaximiliano Hernández Martínez1 March 19359 May 1944Catalina Carvallo de MenéndezAndrés Ignacio Menéndez9 May 194420 October 1944Rosa Cardona de AguirreOsmín Aguirre y Salinas21 October 19441 March 1945Josefina Bulnes de Castaneda CastroSalvador Castaneda Castro1 March 194514 December 1948Position vacantRevolutionary Council of Government (es)14 December 194814 September 1950Esperanza LlerenaÓscar Osorio14 September 195014 September 1956Coralia Párraga de LemusJosé María Lemus14 September 195616 October 1960Position vacantJunta of Government of El Salvador 26 October 196025 January 1961Position vacantCivic-Military Directory25 January 196125 January 1962Blanca Luna de CordónEusebio Rodolfo Cordón Cea25 January 19621 July 1962Berta de RiveraJulio Adalberto Rivera1 July 19621 July 1967Marina Uriarte de Sánchez HernándezFidel Sánchez Hernández1 July 19671 July 1972María Elena Contreras de MolinaArturo Armando Molina1 July 19721 July 1977Gloria Guerrero de RomeroCarlos Humberto Romero1 July 197715 October 1979Position vacantRevolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador15 October 19792 May 1982Lisabele MagañaÁlvaro Magaña (interim)2 May 19821 June 1984Inés Durán de DuarteJosé Napoleón Duarte1 June 19841 June 1989Margarita Llach de CristianiAlfredo Cristiani1 June 19891 June 1994Elizabeth Aguirre de CalderónArmando Calderón Sol1 June 19941 June 1999Lourdes Rodríguez de FloresFrancisco Flores1 June 19991 June 2004Ana Ligia Mixco Sol de SacaElías Antonio Saca1 June 20041 June 2009Vanda PignatoMauricio Funes1 June 20091 June 2014Margarita Villalta de SánchezSalvador Sánchez Cerén1 June 20141 June 2019Gabriela Rodríguez de BukeleNayib Bukele1 June 2019Incumbent
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