About Michelle Sol
Born 1972. Michelle Sol is a Salvadoran marketer, businessperson and politician.
Irma Michelle Martha Ninette Sol Schweikert de Castro (born 20 December 1972), commonly known Michelle Sol, is a Salvadoran politician and businesswoman who currently serves as the minister of housing of El Salvador. She previously served as the mayor of Nuevo Cuscatlán from 2015 to 2019, and was a candidate for mayor of La Libertad Este in 2024.
Early life
Irma Michelle Martha Ninette Sol Schweikert was born on 20 December 1972 in Nuevo Cuscatlán, El Salvador. Sol is a niece of Ana Ligia Mixco Sol de Saca, the first lady of El Salvador from 2004 to 2009.
Sol studied at the Excellent Municipal Management School in Madrid, Spain, and the Doctor José Matías Delgado University in San Salvador, El Salvador. She received a degree in municipal legislation from the latter. Sol worked as the marketing and public relations director at Tecnutral, a family business. At the time, Sol was herself running for mayor of Nuevo Cuscatlán as a member of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) in a political coalition with Democratic Change. Her primarily opponent was Gerardo Barón from the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA). Sol won the election with 60.79 percent of the vote. Her primary opponent was Nuria Varela from ARENA. Sol won the election, but Varela stated that she would challenge the results for alleged fraud.
Minister of Housing
In May 2019, Sol was selected by Bukele, who won the 2019 presidential election, to be his minister of housing. Sol was sworn in on 1 June 2019. She was one of the eight women who composed Bukele's cabinet of sixteen ministers. Sol was the first person to hold the position of minister of housing since Edín Martínez left office in 2014. Sol's primarily opponent was Milagro Navas from ARENA who was the incumbent mayor of Antiguo Cuscatlán. In February 2024, Navas challenged Sol to a debate, but Sol rejected Navas' challenge, stating that debates were "the politics of the past" (""). Navas defeated Sol.
Personal life
Sol is married to Ernesto Castro, the incumbent president of the Legislative Assembly. The couple owns a food company called Sociedad Castro Sol S.A. de C.V. In 2023, the El Faro digital newspaper revealed that the company received US$504,000 from Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes in 2010 and 2011 to provide services for the Presidential Battalion. El Faro alleged that the payment came from a black budget which Funes supposedly managed.
Electoral history
Year Office Type Party Main opponent Party Votes for Sol Result Swing Total % . 2015 Mayor of Nuevo Cuscatlán General FMLN–CD Gerardo Barón ARENA 4,116 60.79 1st N/A Hold 2018 Mayor of Nuevo Cuscatlán General FMLN–CD–PSD–PSP Nuria Varela ARENA ? ? 1st ? Hold 2024 Mayor of La Libertad Este General NI Milagro Navas ARENA N/A Hold
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Who is Michelle Sol?
Salvadoran politician
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Michelle Sol was born on 20 December 1972 in Nuevo Cuscatlán.
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Michelle Sol is a marketer, businessperson and politician.
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Michelle Sol is Salvadoran.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Michelle Sol. https://biography.guide/michelle-sol/
MLA: "Michelle Sol." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/michelle-sol/.
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