Norman Quijano
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Norman Quijano | |
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Deputy to the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador | |
Assumed office May 1, 2018 - May 1,2021 | |
Constituency | San Salvador |
President of the Legislative Assembly | |
In office May 1, 2018 – November 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Guillermo Gallegos |
Succeeded by | Mario Ponce |
Mayor of San Salvador | |
In office May 1, 2009 – May 1, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Violeta Menjívar |
Succeeded by | Nayib Bukele |
Personal details | |
Born | Norman Noel Quijano González November 2, 1946 Santa Ana, El Salvador |
Political party | Nationalist Republican Alliance |
Alma mater | University of El Salvador |
Norman Noel Quijano González (born November 2, 1946) is a Salvadoran politician and former Mayor of San Salvador, under the Nationalist Republican Alliance ticket, serving from May 1, 2009 until his resignation on August 15, 2013 in order to run as a presidential candidate. He was succeeded by while the presidential campaign was taking place. After the election, he returned to the mayor office to resume his duties.
He served as the President of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador from May 2018 to November 2019.[1]
Early life and education[]
Quijano was born on November 2, 1946 in Santa Ana, El Salvador. He graduated from high school in National Institute General Francisco Menéndez, and then as a doctor of dental surgery from the University of El Salvador in 1977.[citation needed]
Political career[]
He started in politics when he served as the Manager of Social Action of the Municipality of San Salvador during the municipal government of Armando Calderon Sol between the years 1989 to 1994. Since 1994, he has participated in five continuous legislative periods and was secretary of the Board of the Legislative Assembly during the period 2006 to 2009.
In 2008 he was nominated as the candidate of the Nationalist Republican Alliance for mayor of San Salvador, a position he obtained in open elections January 18, 2009 and took office on 1 May of the same year.[2]
On October 28, 2012, Norman Quijano ordered a clean up in the historic center of San Salvador, the country's capital. The municipal police removed street vendors in the middle of the night.[3][4]
Finance during Quijano management[]
According to official statements, the debt inherited from previous administrations exceeds the $32 million, currently has decreased to $27 million.[5] According to economic analysts, for the first time in its history the mayorship of San Salvador achieved a surplus, it ended 2011 with nearly $4 million surplus.[6]
2014 El Salvador presidential election[]
On August 20, 2012, he was appointed as ARENA's presidential candidate for 2014 elections. On August 15, 2013, he resigned his position as mayor to run for president. In the first round on February 2, 2014, he placed second behind Salvador Sánchez Cerén with 39.0% of the vote but in the runoff on March 9, he lost the runoff to Sánchez Cerén with 49.9% of the popular vote.
References[]
- ^ "IPU PARLINE database: EL SALVADOR (Asamblea legislativa), General information". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved Mar 25, 2020.
- ^ Abarca, Blanca. "Analistas: Gane de Quijano es un respiro para ARENA". La Prensa Gráfica. Missing or empty
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External links[]
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- Presidents of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador
- Mayors of San Salvador
- Nationalist Republican Alliance politicians
- People from Santa Ana, El Salvador