José Francisco Merino López is a politician from El Salvador and former Vice President of El Salvador from 1989 to 1994.[1]
José Francisco Merino López | |
|---|---|
| Vice President of El Salvador | |
| In office 1 June 1989 – 1 June 1994 | |
| President | Alfredo Cristiani |
| Preceded by | Rodolfo Antonio Castillo Claramount |
| Succeeded by | Enrique Borgo Bustamante |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 February 1952 San Miguel |
| Political party | Nationalist Republican Alliance (1981–1996) National Conciliation Party (since 1996) |
Merino was born on 29 February 1952,[2] in San Miguel.[3] He studied in the University of El Salvador.[3]
Merino was reported to have been a confidant of right-wing death squad leader Roberto d'Aubuisson.[4] He was a member of the constituent assembly from 1982 to 1984.[3]
Merino was elected as Vice President of El Salvador in the 1989 elections, and served in the presidency of Alfredo Cristiani until 1994.[3] He was additionally Minister of Interior from 1989 to 1990.[3] He was a elected as a member of Central American Parliament from 1994 to 1999.[3] In 1996 he left Nationalist Republican Alliance and joined National Conciliation Party.[3] He was president of the Court of Accounts from 1998 to 1999.[3]
Merino has been elected to Legislative Assembly of El Salvador consequently from 2000 to 2021.[3]
References edit
- ^ "El sube y baja del poder electoral.pdf" (PDF). La Prensa Gráfica. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
- ^ "El Salvador - Legislative Assembly - Finance Committee". Parline: the IPU’s Open Data Platform. IPU.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "CURRICULUM VITAE JOSÉ FRANCISCO MERINO LÓPEZ, DIPUTADO" (PDF). transparencia.asamblea.gob.sv/. Legislative Assembly of El Salvador.
- ^ Farah, Douglas (28 May 1989). "SALVADORAN PRESIDENT-ELECT FACING STIFF CHALLENGES". Washington Post.
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