Manuel Flores | |
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Secretary-General of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front | |
Assumed office 4 August 2024 | |
Preceded by | Óscar Ortiz |
Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador from La Libertad | |
In office 1 May 2012 – 1 May 2021 | |
Mayor of Quezaltepeque | |
In office 1 May 2003 – 1 May 2012 | |
Preceded by | Roberto Argüello |
Succeeded by | Carlos Antonio Figueroa |
Personal details | |
Born | Juan Manuel de Jesús Flores Cornejo 15 October 1965 Quezaltepeque, El Salvador |
Political party | Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front |
Occupation | Politician |
Nickname | El Chino |
Juan Manuel de Jesús Flores Cornejo (born 15 October 1965), nicknamed "El Chino" (Spanish for "The Chinese One"), is a Salvadoran politician who has served as the secretary-general of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) since 2024. Flores served as the mayor of Quezaltepeque from 2003 to 2012 and then later as a deputy of the Legislative Assembly from La Libertad from 2012 to 2021. He was the presidential candidate for the FMLN in the 2024 general election with running mate was Werner Marroquín. He lost in a landslide to incumbent President Nayib Bukele, accumulating only 6.40 percent of the vote. Flores supports El Salvador further strengthening relations with the People's Republic of China.