Gustavo Villatoro

Gustavo Villatoro
Villatoro in 2021
Minister of Justice and Public Security
Assumed office
26 March 2021
PresidentNayib Bukele
Claudia Rodríguez (acting)
Preceded byRogelio Rivas
Personal details
Born
Héctor Gustavo Villatoro Funes

El Salvador
Alma materJosé Matías Delgado University
OccupationPolitician

Héctor Gustavo Villatoro Funes is a Salvadoran politician who currently serves as the Minister of Justice and Public Security. He was appointed by President Nayib Bukele in 2021. During Villatoro's term, he has overseen the Salvadoran gang crackdown which has since led to the arrests of over 74,000 alleged gang members as of 7 December 2023.[1]

  1. ^ Guzmán, Jessica (7 December 2023). "Asamblea Aprueba 21a. Prórroga del Régimen con 74,000 Capturados" [The Assembly Approves the 21st Extension of the State of Exception with 74,000 Captured]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2023.

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