Nayib Bukele
| Nayib Bukele | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of San Salvador | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office May 1, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Norman Quijano |
| Mayor of Nuevo Cuscatlan | |
| In office May 1, 2012 – May 1, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Álvaro Rodríguez |
| Succeeded by | Michelle Sol |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez July 24, 1981 San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Political party | Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front |
Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez (born July 24, 1981 in San Salvador) is a Salvadoran politician, businessman and publicist. He was elected as Mayor of Nuevo Cuscatlan on 11 March 2012. He was also elected as mayor of San Salvador on March 1, 2015 and took office on May 1, 2015. Both public offices have been elected under the banner of the party Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front.[1]
Early life
Bukele was born in San Salvador to parents Olga Ortez and Armando Bukele Kattán.
Political career
Mayor of Nuevo Cuscatlan
On March 11, 2012 he was elected by the FMLN party obtaining a total of 2,862 ie 51.67% of the vote in coalition with the CD. He took office on May 1, 2012. [2]
Mayor of San Salvador
In the municipal elections of 2015 he won the mayor of San Salvador, representing a coalition of the FMLN in coalition with the PSP, obtaining 89,164 votes (50.37% of total). His main challenger, businessman and former deputy Edwin Zamora, ARENA, won 82,288 votes (46.49%). The latter party controlled the city on the previous six years. Nayib Bukele took office on May 1, 2015.[3]