El Salvador Legislative Assembly is one of the three branches of government in El Salvadoran; the other two are the Judicial branch and Executive branch. In short, the Legislative Assembly is in charge of making the country’s laws.
The Legislative branch has a total of 84 public elected legislators or Diputados, which are elected for a term of three years; the current Diputados or legislators will be serving from 2018 to 2021.
Western Zone legislators or Diputados.
| Representative | # | |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Ana | Mario Marroquín Mejia ARENA Jose Javier Palomo ARENA Jorge Adalberto Josue Godoy ARENA Hortensia Margarita Lopez FMLN Jorge Uriel Mazariego PDC Jose Francisco Merino PCN Juan Carlos Mendoza GANA | 7 |
| Sonsonate | Silvia Estela Ostorga de Escobar ARENA Maytee Gabriela Iraheta ARENA Javier Antonio Valdez FMLN Jaime Orlando Sandoval FMLN Jose Antonio Almendariz PCN Santos Adelmo Rivas GANA | 6 |
| Ahuachapan | Arturo Simeon Magaña ARENA Ricardo Ernesto Godoy ARENA Jose Serafín Orantes PCN Norma Guisela Herrera de Portillo FMLN | 4 |
Central Zone legislators or Diputados.
| Representative | # | |
|---|---|---|
| San Salvador | Carmen Milena Mayorga ARENA David Ernesto Reyes ARENA Jose Andres Hernandez ARENA Marcela Villatoro ARENA Margarita Escobar ARENA Marta Evelyn Batres ARENA Mauricio Ernesto Vargas ARENA Norman Quijano ARENA Patricia Elena Valdivieso ARENA Rene Portillo Cuadra ARENA Silvia Alejandrina Castro ARENA Emilio Coreas ARENA Carlos Alberto Garcia FMLN Damian Alegria FMLN Karina Sosa de Rodas FMLN Nidia Diaz FMLN Yanci Guadalupe Urbina FMLN Anabel Belloso FMLN Guillermo Gallegos GANA Osiris Luna Meza GANA Eeileen Auxiliadora Romero PCN Juan Jose Martel CD Leonardo Bonilla NONE Rodolfo Parquer PDC | 24 |
| La Libertad | Felissa Cristales ARENA Karla Hernandez ARENA Gustavo Escalante ARENA Ricardo Andres Velasquez Parker ARENA Rodrigo Avila ARENA Juan Manuel de Jesus Flores FMLN Cristina Cornejo FMLN Rina Araujo FMLN Francisco Zablah GANA Raul Beltrhan PCN | 10 |
| La Paz | Bonner Jimenez ARENA Rosa Maria Romero ARENA Mario Alberto Tenorio GANA Rosa Alma Cruz FMLN | 4 |
| Chalatenango | Julio Cesar Fabian ARENA Audelia Guadalupe Lopez FMLN Reynaldo Antonio Lopez Cardoza PCN | 3 |
| Cuscatlan | Alberto Armando Romero ARENA Mario Antonio Ponce PCN Milton Ricardo Ramirez Garay FMLN | 3 |
| Cabañas | Carlos Reyes ARENA Luis Urias PCN Lorenzo Rivas GANA | 3 |
| San Vicente | Donato Vaquerano ARENA Luis Roberto Angulo PCN Maria Elizabeth Gomez FMLN | 3 |
Eastern Zone legislators or Diputados.
| Representative | # | |
|---|---|---|
| San Miguel | Lucia del Carmen Ayala ARENA Jose Edgar Escolan ARENA Dina Argueta FMLN Rodolfo Antonio Martinez FMLN Numan Salgado GANA Reinaldo Carballo PDC | 6 |
| Usulutan | Ana Lucia Baires FMLN Jorge Schafik Handal FMLN Manuel Orlando Cabrera ARENA Mauricio Linares ARENA Manuel Rigoberto Soto GANA | 5 |
| La Union | Jorge Luis Rosales ARENA Mario Martinez ARENA Daniel Reyes FMLN | 3 |
| Morazan | Guadalupe Vasquez GANA Catalino Castillo FMLN Mariano Dagoberto Blanco ARENA | 3 |
2018 to 2021 Legislative term.
The 2018 election brought change to the El Salvador Legislative Assembly. The FMLN political party, who had over 30 legislators dropped to 23, and ARENA increased its members to 37.
After the 2018 election, the makeup of legislators by political parties is as follows, ARENA 37, FMLN 23, GANA 10, PCN 9, PDC 3, CD 1, and 1 independent.
El Salvador Legislative Assembly.
In Summary, the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of El Salvador is a collegiate body, made up of 84 legislators, who have been elected by citizens through voting.
As of today, April 22nd, 2020, the Salvadoran General Assembly has one of the worst approval rates in history. Click here if you want to visit the official page for the General Assembly.
