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Mario Durán
Salvadoran politician
Mario Edgardo Durán Gavidia (born 3 April 1983, San Salvador[citation needed]) is a Salvadoran politician and businessman, has worked in the public administration since 2012, he was Minister of the Interior in the Cabinet of President Nayib Bukele, and since 1 May 2021 he is mayor of San Salvador.[1]
Mario Durán | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of San Salvador | |
| Assumed office 1 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ernesto Muyshondt |
| Mayor of San Salvador Centro | |
| Assuming office 1 May 2024 | |
| Succeeding | Himself (as mayor of San Salvador) |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 1 July 2019 – 30 November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Ana Daysi Villalobos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1983-04-03) 3 April 1983 (age 41)[citation needed] San Salvador, El Salvador[citation needed] |
| Political party | Nuevas Ideas |
In 2019, Mario Durán was selected by President Nayib Bukele, as Minister of the Interior and Territorial Development, in addition to being appointed President of the National Civil Protection Commission. As part of his administration, Mario Durán led the central government's response to the most serious environmental and health crises in the country, such as tropical storms, the Nejapa landslide and the COVID-19 emergency in El Salvador.[2]
In 2020 Mario Durán made the decision to run as a pre-candidate for mayor for San Salvador, obtaining an absolute majority in the internal elections of Nuevas Ideas (NI).[3]
On 28 February 2021, in the legislative elections, he became the winner of the Mayor's Office of San Salvador, defeating Ernesto Muyshondt, who was seeking re-election under the banner of the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA).
On 9 December 2022, he announced he would be seeking a second term as mayor of San Salvador in 2024.[4] Durán was elected as mayor of San Salvador Centro.[5]
- "Mario Durán pone a disposición su cargo como ministro de Gobernación para comenzar su carrera como aspirante a la alcaldía de San Salvador". Presidencia de la República de El Salvador (in Spanish). 21 November 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- "Mario Durán se convierte en el candidato de Nuevas Ideas por la alcaldía de San Salvador". Noticias de El Salvador - La Prensa Gráfica | Informate con la verdad.
- Acosta, Dennis (9 December 2022). "Mario Durán Buscará un Segundo Periodo en la Alcaldía de San Salvador" [Mario Durán Seeks a Second Term in the Mayorship of San Salvador]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- Cea, Maryelos (3 March 2024). "Mario Durán, de Nuevas Ideas, se Declara Ganador en San Salvador Centro" [Mario Durán, of Nuevas Ideas, is Declared the Winner in San Salvador Centro]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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| Preceded by | Mayor of San Salvador 2021–present |
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