Suecy Callejas

Suecy Beverly Callejas Estrada is a Salvadoran lawyer and politician who currently serves as the first vice president of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador. She was Minister of Culture from 1 June 2019 to 1 November 2020. She is a member of the Nuevas Ideas political party.

Background and education She studied modern dance at the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana, Cuba and had a previous career as a dancer and dance teacher.

Political career

On 1 June 2019, she was appointed by Nayib Bukele as his minister of culture. On 1 May 2021, she became a member of the Legislative Assembly for San Salvador and was elected as the assembly's first vice president. She won re-election during the 2024 legislative election. She is considered a close ally of Bukele. As a member of the assembly, she has supported legislation to remove income taxes for money originating abroad, a measure intended to increase foreign investment.