The Ministry of Finance of El Salvador is the government ministry of
El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...
in charge of directing the fiscal policy on public resources, so that it promotes stability and sustainability of public finances.
History
The ministry was first created in 1829. It was later reorganized and merged with ministry of economy. Separate ministry of finance was recreated in 1950.
Ministers of Finance before 1950
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Manuel Barberena, 1829–1830
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Joaquín Durán y Aguilar, 1830–1833
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Juan José Córdova, 1833–1834
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Antonio José Cañas
Antonio José Cañas Quintanilla (26 October 1785 – 24 February 1844) was a Salvadoran military officer, diplomat, and politician. For two brief periods he was head of state of the State of El Salvador, within the Federal Republic of Central ...
, 1838–1839
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Nicolás Espinoza
Nicolás Espinoza (sometimes ''Nicolás Espinosa'') (November 1795 in Tenancingo, Cuscatlán – March 1845 in Nacaome, Honduras) was a Salvadoran general and licenciado who served as Head of State of El Salvador from April 10, 1835 to November 15 ...
, 1840–1841
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José Miguel Montoya
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In French, the name ''José'', pronounced ...
, 1841
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Enrique Nuila, 1841–?
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Antonio José Cañas
Antonio José Cañas Quintanilla (26 October 1785 – 24 February 1844) was a Salvadoran military officer, diplomat, and politician. For two brief periods he was head of state of the State of El Salvador, within the Federal Republic of Central ...
, 1842
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José María San Martín
Jose Maria San Martin y Fugon (29 March 1811 – 12 August 1857) was a Central American military officer, politician who served as president of El Salvador in 1852, and again from 1854 – 1852.
Early life
Born to a Creole family in ...
, 1846–1847
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José María San Martín
Jose Maria San Martin y Fugon (29 March 1811 – 12 August 1857) was a Central American military officer, politician who served as president of El Salvador in 1852, and again from 1854 – 1852.
Early life
Born to a Creole family in ...
, 1856
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J. J. Bonilla, ?-1872–?
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José Suay, 1919–1922
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Reyes Arrieta Rossi, 1922
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Gustavo Vides, 1923–1927
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Reyes Arrieta Rossi, ?–1932
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Miguel Tomás Molina
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Places
*Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands
*São Miguel (disambi ...
, 1932–1933
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Carlos Menéndez Castro, 1933–1935–?
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Rodrigo Samayoa, ?–1936–1938–?
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Hector Escobar Serrano, 1944–?
Ministers of Finance after 1950
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Enrique A. Porras, 1950–1956
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Humberto Costa, 1956-1959
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Ernesto Núñez, 1960–1963
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Álvaro Marino, 1963–1967
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Humberto Guillermo Cuestas, 1967–1968
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Ricardo Arbizu Bosque, 1968–1970
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Amado Gavidia Hidalgo, 1970–1974
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Rigoberto Antonio Martínez Renderos, 1974–1976
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René López Bertrand, 1977–1978
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Ernesto Arbizu Mata, ?–1979
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Roberto Alvergue Vides, 1979–1980
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Jorge Eduardo Tenorio, 1981–1983
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Ricardo J. López, 1984–1989
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Rafael Alvarado Cano, 1989–1992
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Edwin Sagrera, 1993–1995
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Manuel Enrique Hinds, 1995–1999
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José Luis Trigueros Gómez, 1999–2001
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Juan José Daboub
Juan Jose Daboub, is the chairman and CEO of The Daboub Partnership, Founding Chief Executive Officer of the Global Adaptation Institute and former managing director of the World Bank (2006–2010). He has taught at Princeton University and is a ...
, 2001–2004
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José Guillermo López Suarez, 2004–2006
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William Jacobo Handal
William Jacobo Handal was a Salvadoran businessman and politician. He served as El Salvador's Minister of Finance from May 2006 to June 2009.
He was born on 31 July 1951. He graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University with bachelor's degr ...
, 2006–2009
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Carlos Cáceres Chávez, 2009–2018
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Nelson Fuentes
Nelson Eduardo Fuentes Menjívar is a Salvadoran economist and researcher. He served as El Salvador's Minister of Finance, first in the Cabinet of Salvador Sánchez Cerén from March 2018 to 1 June 2019, then in the Cabinet of Nayib Bukele
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, 2018–2020
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Alejandro Zelaya
José Alejandro Zelaya Villalobo is a Salvadoran politician. He served as Minister of Finance in the cabinet of President Nayib Bukele
Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez (; born 24 July 1981) is a Salvadoran politician and businessman who is the ...
, 2020–2023
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Jerson Posada Jerson is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Jerson Cabral (born 1991), Dutch footballer
*Jerson Monteiro (born 1985), professional soccer player
*Jerson Ravelo (born 1977), boxer from the Dominican Republic
*Jerson Ribeiro
Jer ...
, 2023–present
See also
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Economy of El Salvador
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Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador
References
External links
Ministry of Finance
Government of El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...
1829 establishments in El Salvador
Organizations established in 1829
1950 establishments in El Salvador
Organizations established in 1950
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