Mauricio Funes

Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena (born 18 October 1959) is a Salvadoran politician. He was the President of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014. He won the 2009 elections as the candidate of the left-wing Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) political party.

Mauricio Funes
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President of El Salvador
In office
1 June 2009 – 1 June 2014
Vice PresidentSalvador Sánchez Cerén
Preceded byAntonio Saca
Succeeded bySalvador Sánchez Cerén
Personal details
Born (1959-10-18) 18 October 1959 (age 64)[1]
San Salvador, El Salvador
Political partyFarabundo Martí National Liberation Front
Spouse(s)Vanda Pignato
Alma materJose Simeon Cañas Central American University
ProfessionJournalist

References

  1. (in Spanish) "Mauricio Funes (Biography)". Mauricio Funes: Un cambio seguro. Archived from the original on 2009-03-19. Retrieved 2017-08-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)