The president of El Salvador is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of El Salvador. The office was established in 1821 as the political chief of San Salvador. From 1824 to 1841, the office was styled as head of state of El Salvador, which was then a province of the Federal Republic of Central America. After the federal republic's collapse, El Salvador became an independent country and its head of state was renamed to President.

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Portrait Name Elected Term of office Political party Vice President Took office Left office Time in office Political Chief of San Salvador (1821–1824) 1 Pedro Barriere — 21 September 1821 28 November 1821 Monarchist colspan="2" rowspan="6" 2 José Matías Delgado — 28 November 1821 9 February 1823 Republican 3 Vicente Filísola — 9 February 1823 7 May 1823 Monarchist/Military 4 Felipe Codallos — 7 May 1823 25 May 1823 Monarchist/Military – Consultive Junta — 25 May 1823 17 June 1823 Republican/Military – Mariano Prado — 17 June 1823 22 April 1824 Republican/Liberal Head of State of the State of El Salvador (1824–1841) 1 Juan Manuel Rodríguez — 22 April 1824 1 October 1824 Independent colspan="2" rowspan="2" 2 Mariano Prado — 1 October 1824 13 December 1824 Liberal 3 Juan Vicente Villacorta — 13 December 1824 1 November 1826 Liberal Mariano Prado – Mariano Prado — 1 November 1826 30 January 1829 Liberal 4 José María Cornejo 1829 30 January 1829 16 February 1830 Conservative José Damián Villacorta – José Damián Villacorta — 16 February 1830 4 December 1830 Independent 4 José María Cornejo — 4 December 1830 3 April 1832 Conservative – Francisco Morazán — 3 April 1832 13 May 1832 Liberal/Military Joaquín de San Martín 5 Joaquín de San Martín — 13 May 1832 25 July 1832 Liberal/Military colspan="2" 6 Mariano Prado 1832 25 July 1832 1 July 1833 Liberal Joaquín de San Martín 7 Joaquín de San Martín 1833 1 July 1833 23 June 1834 Liberal/Military Lorenzo González – Carlos Salazar Castro — 23 June 1834 13 July 1834 Military colspan="2" rowspan="2" – José Gregorio Salazar — 13 July 1834 30 September 1834 Independent – Joaquín Escolán y Balibrera — 30 September 1834 14 October 1834 Independent José María Silva – José María Silva — 14 October 1834 2 March 1835 Independent – Joaquín Escolán y Balibrera — 2 March 1835 10 April 1835 Independent colspan="2" 8 Nicolás Espinoza 1835 10 April 1835 15 November 1835 Liberal/Military José María Silva – Francisco Gómez — 15 November 1835 1 February 1836 Independent/Military colspan="2" 9 Diego Vigil — 1 February 1836 23 May 1837 Liberal Timoteo Menéndez – Timoteo Menéndez — 23 May 1837 7 June 1837 Independent 9 Diego Vigil — 7 June 1837 6 January 1838 Liberal – Timoteo Menéndez — 6 January 1838 23 May 1839 Independent – Antonio José Cañas — 23 May 1839 11 July 1839 Military colspan="2" 10 Francisco Morazán — 11 July 1839 16 February 1840 Liberal/Military José María Silva – José María Silva — 16 February 1840 5 April 1840 Independent – Municipal Council of San Salvador — 5 April 1840 7 April 1840 Independent colspan="2" rowspan="3" – Antonio José Cañas — 7 April 1840 20 September 1840 Military – Norberto Ramírez — 20 September 1840 7 January 1841 Independent – Juan Lindo — 7 January 1841 30 January 1841 Conservative Pedro José Arce President of the Republic of El Salvador (Count Resets: 1841–present) – Juan Lindo — 30 January 1841 20 June 1841 Conservative Pedro José Arce – Pedro José Arce — 20 June 1841 28 June 1841 Independent 1 Juan Lindo — 28 June 1841 1 February 1842 Conservative – José Escolástico Marín — 1 February 1842 12 April 1842 Military colspan="2" 2 Juan José Guzmán — 12 April 1842 30 June 1842 Conservative/Military Pedro José Arce – Dionisio Villacorta — 30 June 1842 19 July 1842 Independent – José Escolástico Marín — 19 July 1842 26 September 1842 Military 2 Juan José Guzmán — 26 September 1842 26 January 1843 Conservative/Military – Pedro José Arce — 26 January 1843 8 March 1843 Independent 2 Juan José Guzmán — 8 March 1843 31 January 1844 Conservative/Military – Fermín Palacios — 1 February 1844 7 February 1844 Independent colspan="2" 3 Francisco Malespín 1844 7 February 1844 9 May 1844 Conservative/Military Luis Ayala Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán – Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán — 9 May 1844 16 June 1844 Conservative 3 Francisco Malespín — 16 June 1844 25 October 1844 Conservative/Military – Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán — 25 October 1844 16 February 1845 Conservative – Fermín Palacios — 16 February 1845 25 April 1845 Independent – Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán — 25 April 1845 1 February 1846 Conservative – Fermín Palacios — 1 February 1846 21 February 1846 Independent colspan="2" 4 Eugenio Aguilar 1846 21 February 1846 12 July 1846 Liberal José Campo y Pomar – Fermín Palacios — 12 July 1846 21 July 1846 Independent 4 Eugenio Aguilar— 21 July 1846 1 February 1848 Liberal – Tomás Medina — 1 February 1848 3 February 1848 Independent colspan="2" – José Félix Quirós — 3 February 1848 7 February 1848 Independent José Félix Quirós 5 Doroteo Vasconcelos 1848 7 February 1848 26 January 1850 Liberal – Ramón Rodríguez — 26 January 1850 1 February 1850 Independent – José Félix Quirós — 1 February 1850 4 February 1850 Independent 5 Doroteo Vasconcelos 1850 4 February 1850 12 January 1851 Liberal – Francisco Dueñas — 12 January 1851 19 March 1851 Conservative – José Félix Quirós — 19 March 1851 3 May 1851 Independent – Francisco Dueñas — 3 May 1851 30 January 1852 Conservative – José María San Martín — 30 January 1852 1 February 1852 Conservative/Military 6 Francisco Dueñas 1852 1 February 1852 1 February 1854 Conservative Tomás Medina – Vicente Gómez — 1 February 1854 15 February 1854 Independent José Mariano Hernández 7 José María San Martín 1854 15 February 1854 26 September 1854 Conservative/Military – José Mariano Hernández — 26 September 1854 13 November 1854 Conservative/Military 7 José María San Martín — 13 November 1854 1 February 1856 Conservative/Military – Francisco Dueñas — 1 February 1856 12 February 1856 Conservative Francisco Dueñas 8 Rafael Campo 1856 12 February 1856 12 May 1856 Conservative – Francisco Dueñas — 12 May 1856 19 July 1856 Conservative 8 Rafael Campo — 19 July 1856 1 February 1858 Conservative – Lorenzo Zepeda — 1 February 1858 7 February 1858 Independent colspan="2" 9 Miguel Santín del Castillo 1858 7 February 1858 24 June 1858 Conservative Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán – Gerardo Barrios — 24 June 1858 16 September 1858 Liberal 9 Miguel Santín del Castillo — 16 September 1858 19 January 1859 Conservative – Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán — 19 January 1859 15 February 1859 Conservative – José María Peralta — 15 February 1859 12 March 1859 Independent colspan="2" rowspan="2" – Gerardo Barrios — 12 March 1859 1 February 1860 Liberal 10 Gerardo Barrios 1859 1 February 1860 16 December 1860 Liberal José Félix Quirós – José María Peralta — 16 December 1860 7 February 1861 Independent 10 Gerardo Barrios — 7 February 1861 26 October 1863 Liberal – Francisco Dueñas — 26 October 1863 1 February 1865 Conservative colspan="2" 11 Francisco Dueñas 18641869 1 February 1865 12 April 1871 Conservative Gregorio Arbizú José María Parrilla – Santiago González — 12 April 1871 1 February 1872 Liberal/Military colspan="2" 12 Santiago González 1872 1 February 1872 10 May 1872 Liberal/Military Manuel Méndez – Manuel Méndez — 10 May 1872 9 July 1872 Independent 12 Santiago González — 9 July 1872 1 February 1876 Liberal/Military colspan="2" 13 Andrés del Valle Jan. 1876 1 February 1876 1 May 1876 Liberal Santiago González – Rafael Zaldívar — 1 May 1876 1 February 1880 Liberal colspan="2" rowspan="9" 14 Rafael Zaldívar Jun. 1876 1 February 1880 6 April 1884 Liberal – Ángel Guirola — 6 April 1884 21 August 1884 Independent 14 Rafael Zaldívar — 21 August 1884 14 May 1885 Liberal – Fernando Figueroa — 14 May 1885 18 June 1885 Liberal/Military – José Rosales — 18 June 1885 22 June 1885 Independent – Francisco Menéndez — 22 June 1885 1 March 1887 Liberal/Military 15 Francisco Menéndez 1887 1 March 1887 22 June 1890 Liberal/Military – Carlos Ezeta — 22 June 1890 1 March 1891 Liberal/Military 16 Carlos Ezeta 1891 1 March 1891 10 June 1894 Liberal/Military Antonio Ezeta – Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez — 10 June 1894 1 March 1895 Liberal/Military colspan="2" 17 Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez 1895 1 March 1895 14 November 1898 Liberal/Military Prudencio Alfaro – Tomás Regalado — 14 November 1898 1 March 1899 Liberal/Military colspan="2" 18 Tomás Regalado 1899 1 March 1899 1 March 1903 Liberal/Military Francisco Reyes 19 Pedro José Escalón 1903 1 March 1903 1 March 1907 Liberal/Military Calixto Velado Eduardo 20 Fernando Figueroa 1907 1 March 1907 1 March 1911 Liberal/Military Manuel Enrique Araujo 21 Manuel Enrique Araujo 1911 1 March 1911 9 February 1913 Liberal Onofre Durán Santillana – Carlos Meléndez — 9 February 1913 29 August 1914 Liberal colspan="2" rowspan="2" – Alfonso Quiñónez Molina — 29 August 1914 1 March 1915 Liberal 22 Carlos Meléndez 1915 1 March 1915 21 December 1918 Liberal Alfonso Quiñónez Molina – Alfonso Quiñónez Molina — 21 December 1918 1 March 1919 National Democratic Party colspan="2" 23 Jorge Meléndez 1919 1 March 1919 1 March 1923 National Democratic Party Alfonso Quiñónez Molina 24 Alfonso Quiñónez Molina 1923 1 March 1923 1 March 1927 National Democratic Party Pío Romero Bosque 25 Pío Romero Bosque 1927 1 March 1927 1 March 1931 National Democratic Party

Independent Gustavo Vides 26 Arturo Araujo 1931 1 March 1931 2 December 1931 Salvadoran Laborist Party Maximiliano Hernández Martínez – Civic Directory — 2 December 1931 4 December 1931 Military – Maximiliano Hernández Martínez — 4 December 1931 28 August 1934 Military