Félix Ulloa

He obtained his law degree from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain in 1979, and his PhD in Law with an outstanding degree in Cum Laude. He has completed postgraduate studies in Public Policy and Public Administration at the International Institute of Public Administration in Paris, France, and at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs of the University of Minnesota, United States. He recently completed a postgraduate degree in Banking and Finance at the Technological University of El Salvador, UTEC.

He graduated of high school in San Miguel at the catholic Maristas Brothers, in his youth and as a law student, Félix Ulloa, actively participated in the university student movement, being president of the Student Electoral Tribunal of the General Association of Salvadoran University Students, AGEUS; as a lawyer, he was a member of the Legal Aid of the Externado San José, leader of the Workers Union of the Salvadoran Institute of Social Security, ISSS, STISSS, and later of the National Union of Salvadoran Workers, UNTS; becoming a broad defender of human rights by defending students, workers, the social movement and even political prisoners during the armed conflict. In that period, together with other young lawyers they created the Institute of Legal Studies of El Salvador, IEJES, of which he has been president on several occasions and from which he promoted the construction of the Rule of Law, for the defense of democratic freedoms and the social justice.

His extensive experience and academic quality allowed him to be a professor of Political Science at the PhD program in Social Sciences at the University of El Salvador. Ulloa also taught various law courses at the Central American University "José Simeón Cañas", UCA. At the international level he was a visiting professor for several years at the Spanish School of Middlebury College in Vermont, United States and guest speaker at multiple universities in the United States, Canada, Mexico and other countries.

After the civil war, Ulloa, was elected Magistrate of the first Supreme Electoral Tribunal of El Salvador, TSE, (1994 - 1999), an institution created by the Peace Accords; he also joined the Board of Surveillance of Political Parties (1993 to 1994); and of the Special Sub-Commission of the CO-PAZ, editor of the Electoral Code of the post-war period (1992 to 1993). Also he was part of the Political Commission of the National Revolutionary Movement Party, MNR, of which his father was founder, party affiliated with the Socialist International, SI.

• Integrated observation and electoral assistance missions in more than twenty countries around the world.
• He is a consultant in projects related to elections, political parties and democracy of UPD / OAS, IFES, international IDEA, CAPEL, Centro Carter and NDI.
• NDI Senior Resident Director for ten years in Haiti, Morocco and Nicaragua.
• Expert of the Electoral Assistance Division of the United Nations Department of Political Affairs has directed several missions in Africa and Latin America.

Inicio de la conmemoración del Bicentenario.

Thanks to his tenacity, experience and knowledge in the electoral and political reform fields, Ulloa presented unconstitutionality projects against "party" laws that supported an anti-democratic Electoral System and that today allow us to move towards democracy These are the constitutional resolutions that substantially changed the electoral system, product of the demands of unconstitutionality presented by Ulloa along with other Salvadoran jurists.

• Elimination of the "National List", issued on July 26, 2010 by the Constitutional Chamber, which prevents senior political leaders from perpetuating themselves in the legislative branch.
• Vote for face (photography was allowed and meet the deputy representing the citizen).
• Vote crossed (vote for several deputies and even from different political parties).
• Residential vote (the citizen and the militants who defend the vote can only vote in their municipality).
• Independent Deputies (citizens without party militancy are allowed to opt for the Legislative Assembly).