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Republic of El Salvador

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The President and Vice President are confirmed on the presidency's website. The presidency has no published cabinet list, and the ministry sites opened (Finance, Health, Security) do not name their minister, the Foreign Ministry refused automated access (HTTP 403) and the armed forces domain did not resolve, so ministers are sourced from English and Spanish Wikipedia, which agree on every holder listed. Agriculture and Livestock is omitted: Spanish Wikipedia lists it as vacant since April 2024 with the deputy minister in charge, while English Wikipedia still lists Óscar Guardado. Start dates are omitted where the two references disagree (Interior, Justice and Public Security). Titles are translated from Spanish. No cabinet changes in 2026 were found.

Head of state and government
Nayib BukelePresident
Government
Administration of Nayib BukeleSince 1 Jun 2019
System
Presidential republicCapital: San Salvador
UN e-government rank
115 of 193EGDI 2024

El Salvador is a presidential republic[1]. The President, Nayib Bukele, is both head of state and head of government[3][4][5]. Govpedia records 17 members of its cabinet.

At a glance[2]

Capital
San Salvador
Region
Central America
Area
21,041 km²
Language
Spanish
Currency
United States dollar ($)
People
Salvadoran
Borders
Guatemala, Honduras
Calling code
+503
Internet domain
.sv

Leadership

Who leads the state

Head of state and government

Verified

Nayib Bukele

President · 1 Jun 2019 – present[3][4][5]

Second term inaugurated on 1 June 2024; the presidency's site gives the current term as 2024–2027.

Executive

Administration of Nayib Bukele

2 of 17 verified on official pages

In a presidential system the President leads both the state and the government. The cabinet members kept their posts after Bukele's second inauguration on 1 June 2024. A constitutional amendment of 31 July 2025 extended the presidential term from five to six years and enabled indefinite re-election; the presidency's site gives the current term as 2024–2027. Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.

Digital government

Digital government, measured

UN E-Government Development Index[9]

2024

0.599rank 115 of 193

  • Online services0.509
  • Human capital0.535
  • Telecom infrastructure0.753

Record of changes

Timeline

  1. 14 Aug 2025

    Karla Trigueros becomes Minister of Education, Science and Technology, succeeding José Mauricio Pineda.[6][8]

    Sourced

  2. 31 Jul 2025

    The Legislative Assembly approves a constitutional amendment extending the presidential term from five to six years and enabling indefinite re-election.[5]

    Sourced

Evidence

Sources

How Govpedia verifies
  1. [1]
    List of countries by system of government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  2. [2]
    World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)

    Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026

  3. [3]
    Presidente de la República

    Presidency of the Republic of El SalvadorOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026

  4. [4]
    List of current heads of state and government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  5. [5]
    Nayib Bukele

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026

  6. [6]
    Cabinet of Nayib Bukele

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026

  7. [7]
    Vicepresidencia

    Presidency of the Republic of El SalvadorOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026

  8. [8]
    Anexo:Gabinete de Nayib Bukele

    Wikipedia (Spanish)ReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026

  9. [9]
    UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data

    United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026