Nelson Guardado
Nelson Guardado | |
|---|---|
| Deputy of the Central American Parliament from El Salvador | |
| Assumed office 28 October 2021 | |
| President of the Grand Alliance for National Unity | |
| Assumed office 11 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | José Andrés Rovira |
| Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador from Chalatenango | |
| In office 1 May 2009 – 1 May 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Nelson Guardado Menjívar |
| Party | Grand Alliance for National Unity (since 2010) |
Other political affiliations | Independent (2009–2010) Nationalist Republican Alliance (until 2009) |
| Occupation | Politician |
José Nelson Guardado Menjívar is a Salvadoran politician who has been the president of the Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA) political party since 2019 and a deputy of the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) since 2021. He previously served as a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador from 2009 to 2012.
Political career
Guardado was elected to the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador from Chalatenango as a member of the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) during the 2009 legislative election.[1]: 10 : 62 Later that year, he was one of 12 ARENA deputies who left the party over disagreements with its leadership. In January 2010, Guardado was a founding member of the Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA).[2] Guardado was not re-elected in 2012.[3]: 139–140
On 11 June 2019, President Nayib Bukele appointed Guardado as the vice minister of public works.[4] Guardado became the president of GANA on 11 November 2019.[5]
On 28 October 2021, Guardado was sworn in as a deputy of the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) representing El Salvador.[6]
References
- ↑ "Memorial Especial – Elecciones 2009" [Special Memory – 2009 Elections] (PDF). Supreme Electoral Court (in Spanish). June 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ "GANA Firma Acta de Constitución como Instituto Político" [GANA Signs a Constitutional Act as a Political Institution]. El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish). 16 January 2010. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ↑ "Memorial Especial – Elecciones 2012" [Special Memory – 2012 Elections] (PDF). Supreme Electoral Court (in Spanish). 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ "Presidente Nayib Bukele Juramenta Nuevos Funcionarios de Gobierno" [President Nayib Bukele Swears in New Government Officials]. Presidency of El Salvador (in Spanish). 11 June 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ↑ Reyes, Magdalena (11 November 2019). "Nelson Guardado es el Nuevo Presidente de GANA" [Nelson Guardado is the New President of GANA]. El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ↑ "Juramentan a 20 Diputados Propietarios Salvadoreños del PARLACEN" [They Swear in 20 Salvadoran Proprietary Deputies of PARLACEN]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 28 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2025.