GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE

The government of El Salvador is integrated by an Executive Branch, Legislative Branch and a Judicial Branch.


THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
The Executive Branch of the government is made up of the President, Vice-President, their Cabinet of Secretaries, a series of Superintendences, and the 14 Ministries.

The President is the head of the Executive Branch, aided in turn by a Vice-President. Both are elected by universal suffrage every 5 years. The President cannot be elected for a successive term.

The functions and responsibilities of the Executive Branch are in the internal rules of the Executive Branch


LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
The Legislative Assembly integrates the Legislative Branch. It is integrated by 84 congressmen elected by popular vote and therefore juridically "represent the entire people and are not linked to any dominant authority". "They have immunity and have no responsibility at any time for the emitted opinions or votes". Art. 125 of the Constitution of El Salvador, (Cn).


JUDICIAL BRANCH
The Supreme Court of Justice is the highest decision power within the Judicial Branch and is integrated by 15 Magistrates. It is divided in 4 courts: Civil Court, Penal Court, Constitutional Court and Administrative Contentious Court where the magistrates are resourcefully divided.
The Civil and Penal Courts deal with appeal and derogatory resources against the Chamber sentences. The other two courts deal with the constitutional, constitutional guarantee for protection of civil rights, habeas corpus and unconstitutionalities; and the administrative contentious, of the same name resource.

One step below there are the second instance chambers each one integrated by two magistrates that deal with the territorial competence stipulated by law, which are resources of appeal, of fact or review intended against resolutions issued in first instance courts.

Following are the first instance courts. These are personal courts that deal issues and territories stipulated by the respective law. They can be mixed, that is with competence in two or more issues. On the penal side, there are courts for instruction and sentence. These are integrated by three judges.

The judges of peace are the last ones in the judicial hierarchy. These are personal courts that deal with various issues (trade, civil) in cases of fewer amounts. They also develop the first procedures in penal processes and celebrate judicial conciliations.

LINKS

State Powers

Presidencial House
Legislative Assembly
Supreme Court of Justice

Ministries

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Economy
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Interior
Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Public Health and Medical Care
Service Guide of El Salvador Government
Links to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Government Institutions

Superintendencia de Pensiones
Superintendencia del Sistema Financiero
Superintendence of Securities
Superintendencia de Electricidad y Telecomunicaciones
Central Bank of El Salvador
Integración Monetaria
PROESA
Secretaría Técnica
Guía de Servicios
Centro Nacional de Registro
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología
Comisión Nacional de la Micro y Pequeña Empresa
Comisión Ejecutiva Portuaria Autonoma
Consejo Salvadoreño del Café
Secretaría Nacional de la Familia
Procuraduría General de la República
Alcaldía Municipal de San Salvador
Asociación Demográfica Salvadoreña
Comisión Ejecutiva Hidroeléctrica del Río Lempa
Centro de Investigaciones Geotécnica
Comité de Emergencia Nacional
Corte de Cuentas de la República
Fondo Nacional de Vivienda Popular
Instituto Salvadoreño de Formación Profesional
Oficina de Planeacion del Área Metropolitana de San Salvador
Policía Nacional Civil
Tribunal Supremo Electoral
Procuraduría para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos
Fuerza Armada de El Salvador
Fondo de Inversión Social para el Desarrollo Local

Multilateral Organizations

Organización Panamericana de la Salud
Organización de Naciones Unidas
FAO

Central American Integration

Sistema de Integración Centroamericana SICA
Parlamento Centroamericano
Corte Centroamericana de Justicia

ISRAEL GOVERNMENT

Office of the Prime Minister
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Oficial Site of the Government of Israel
The Knesset
International Cooperation