José Atilio Benítez Parada (born June 21, 1958) is Salvadoran General, ambassador and former Minister of Defense of El Salvador.
- In 1992 he was Military attaché in Madrid, Bonn, Paris and London.
- In the second half of 2007 he was artillery colonel and commander of Cuscatlan IX in Building 1 Camp Delta, in Wasit, Iraq.
- In 2009 he was Inspector of the Armed Forces of El Salvador.
- On May 31, 2009 Mauricio Funes named David Victoriano Munguía Payés as Minister of National Defense and José Atilio Benitez Parada as deputy defense minister.
- From November 23, 2011 to 2013 José Atilio Benítez Parada was Minister of Defense of El Salvador in the cabinet of Mauricio Funes.
- From May 5, 2014 to April 24, 2015 he was ambassador in Madrid.
- Since April 24, 2015 he is accredited as ambassador in Berlin with coaccredición in Warsaw, Prague and Ankara.[2][3][4]
José Atilio Benítez Parada | |
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 José Atilio Benítez Parada | |
| Minister of National Defense | |
| In office November 23, 2011 – July 12, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | David Munguía Payés |
| Succeeded by | David Munguía Payés |
| Salvadoran ambassador to Spain of  El Salvador to  Spain | |
| In office May 5, 2014 – March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Edgardo Carlos Suárez Mallagray |
| Succeeded by | July 27, 2015: Jorge Alberto Palencia Mena[1] |
| Salvardoran ambassador to Germany of El Salvador to  Germany | |
| Assumed office April 24, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Leandro Uzquiano Arriaza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 21, 1958 San Miguel, El Salvador |
References edit
- ^ Jorge Alberto Palencia
- ^ BOLETÍN INFORMATIVO Bimensual Abril- Mayo 2015 Embajada de El Salvador en Alemania, [1]
- ^ José Castellanos Contreras, May 7, 2016: [2]
- ^ http://www.laprensagrafica.com/2016/06/04/el-caso-que-dio-origen-a-la-investigacion-contra-el-general-benitez [3][4][5][6]
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