David Munguía Payés

David Victoriano Munguía Payés is a former Salvadoran Army general and was Minister of Defense of El Salvador from 2009 to 2011 and again from 2013 to 2019.

Divisional General

David Munguía Payés
Minister of National Defense
In office
12 July 2013 – 1 June 2019
PresidentMauricio Funes
Salvador Sánchez Cerén
Preceded byJosé Atilio Benítez Parada
Succeeded byRené Merino Monroy
In office
1 June 2009 – 23 November 2011
PresidentMauricio Funes
Preceded byJorge Alberto Molina Contreras
Succeeded byJosé Atilio Benítez Parada
Personal details
BornEl Salvador
OccupationMilitary
Military service
Allegiance El Salvador
Branch/serviceSalvadoran Army
Years of service? – present
Rank Divisional General

Biography

David Victoriano Munguía Payés was the Director of the Military School of Captain Gerardo Barrios from 1996 to 1997.[1]

He was appointed as Minister of National Defense of El Salvador on 1 June 2009 by President Mauricio Funes.[2] He served until 23 November 2011 and replaced by José Atilio Benítez Parada, but he was reinstated to the position on 12 July 2013.[2] He left office on 1 June 2019 and was replaced by René Merino Monroy.[3][4]

Munguía Payés was arrested on 23 July 2020 for allegedly negotiating a truce with the prominent gangs Mara Salvatrucha and 18th Street Gang during his term.[5][6] A judge later ordered him to be placed under house arrest.[7][8][9] In October 2020, eight properties worth 1.4 million dollars were confiscated from Munguía Payés by the Salvadoran government due to tax investigations indicating that they may have been attained through illegal activities.[10]

See also
  • Cabinet of Mauricio Funes
  • Cabinet of Salvador Sánchez Cerén

References
  1. Martínez, Óscar; Arauz, Sergio (27 March 2012). "Destituido Subdirector del OIE fue Nombrado Asesor de Ministro Munguía Payés" [Dismissed Deputy Director of the OIE, he was Appointed Advisor to Minister Munguía Payés] (in Spanish). El Faro. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. "Exministros de Defensa" [Ex-Ministers of Defense]. Ministerio de la Defensa Nacional. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  3. Alas, Liseth (1 June 2019). "Estos son los Funcionarios que Integrarán el Gabinete de Nayib Bukele" [These are the Officials that will make up Nayib Bukele's Cabinet] (in Spanish). San Salvador, El Salvador: El Salvador.com (published 1 June 2020). Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  4. "Bukele Nombra Nuevo Ministro de Defensa y Acaba la Era Munguía Payés" [Bukele Appoints New Minister of Defense and Ends the Munguía Payés Era] (in Spanish). San Salvador, El Salvador: El Mundo (published 1 June 2020). 1 June 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  5. Nelson, Renteria (23 July 2020). "Ex-Salvadoran Defense Minister Arrested for Suspected Role in Gang Truce". Reuters. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  6. Silva Ávalos, Héctor (28 July 2020). "El Salvador Arrests General Behind 2012 Gang Truce". InSight Crime. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  7. Associated Press (29 July 2020). "Judge allows El Salvador ex-defense minister house arrest". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  8. "Judge Orders House Arrest for Former El Salvador Defense Minister Linked to Gang Conspiracy". VOA News. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  9. "Judge Allows El Salvador Ex-Defense Minister House Arrest". AP News. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  10. "Prosecutor Confiscates Eight Properties Worth $1.4 Million from Former Defense Minister David Munguía Payés – News from El Salvador". Archyde. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
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