Hugo Martínez (politician)

Hugo Martínez
Martínez in 2016
Minister of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador
In office
1 June 2014 – 28 May 2018
PresidentSalvador Sánchez Cerén
Preceded byJaime Miranda
Succeeded byCarlos Alfredo Castaneda
In office
1 June 2009 – 20 July 2013
PresidentMauricio Funes
Preceded byMarisol Argueta de Barillas
Succeeded byJaime Miranda
Secretary General of the Central American Integration System
In office
20 July 2013 – 30 May 2014
Preceded byJuan Daniel Alemán
Succeeded byVictoria Marina Velásquez
Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador from San Salvador
In office
1 May 2003 – 30 April 2009
Personal details
BornHugo Roger Martínez Bonilla
(1968-01-02) 2 January 1968
PartyFarabundo Martí National Liberation Front
EducationUniversity of El Salvador
OccupationIndustrial engineer
Diplomat

Hugo Roger Martínez Bonilla (born 2 January 1968) is a Salvadoran industrial engineer, politician, diplomat and writer. He is a member of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), one of the two major political parties in El Salvador. Martínez served as Foreign Minister of El Salvador from 2009 until 2013 under former President Mauricio Funes and again from 2014 to 2018 within the government of President Salvador Sánchez Cerén. In 2019, being the ruling party presidential candidate, he came 3rd with 14%.