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Norman Quijano | |
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| 106thPresident of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador | |
| In office 1 May 2018 – 1 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Guillermo Gallegos |
| Succeeded by | Mario Ponce |
| Deputy of theLegislative Assembly of El Salvador fromSan Salvador | |
| In office 1 May 2018 – 1 May 2021 | |
| Mayor of San Salvador | |
| In office 1 May 2009 – 1 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Violeta Menjívar |
| Succeeded by | Nayib Bukele |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Norman Noel Quijano González (1946-11-02)2 November 1946 (age 79) |
| Political party | Nationalist Republican Alliance |
| Alma mater | University of El Salvador |
Norman Noel Quijano González (born 2 November 1946) is aSalvadoran politician and former Mayor ofSan Salvador, under theNationalist Republican Alliance ticket, serving from 1 May 2009 until his resignation on 15 August 2013 in order to run as a presidential candidate. He was succeeded byGloria Calderón de Oñate while the presidential campaign was taking place. After the election, he returned to the mayor office to resume his duties.
He served as thePresident of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador from May 2018 to November 2019.[1]
Quijano was born on 2 November 1946 inSanta Ana, El Salvador. He graduated from high school in National Institute General Francisco Menéndez, and then as a doctor of dental surgery from theUniversity of El Salvador in 1977.[citation needed]
He started in politics when he served as the Manager of Social Action of the Municipality ofSan Salvador during the municipal government ofArmando Calderón 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 theNationalist Republican Alliance for mayor of San Salvador, a position he obtained in open elections 18 January 2009 and took office on 1 May of the same year.[2]
On 28 October 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]
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]
On 20 August 2012, he was appointed as ARENA's presidential candidate for2014 elections. On 15 August 2013, he resigned his position as mayor to run for president. In the first round on 2 February 2014, he placed second behindSalvador Sánchez Cerén with 39.0% of the vote but in the runoff on 9 March, he narrowly lost the runoff to Sánchez Cerén with 49.9% of the popular vote.[citation needed]
In April 2024, Norman Quijano was sentenced in absentia to 13 years and 4 months in prison for alleged illicit negotiations and electoral fraud. However, the ruling is currently under review by the Penal Chamber of El Salvador’s Supreme Court, and his legal team has appealed the conviction. Quijano and his attorneys argue that the process was politically motivated and that his parliamentary immunity as a representative of the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) was improperly lifted by the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly. Critics of the proceedings claim that the country’s judiciary has increasingly come under the influence of the governing party.[7][8]
In March 2025, Quijano was detained byImmigration and Customs Enforcement in the United States.[9]
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| Preceded by | Mayor of San Salvador 2009–2015 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of the Legislative Assembly 2018−2019 | Succeeded by |
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