Alberto Gómez Zárate

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Zárate.

Alberto Gómez Zárate (23 February 1883 – 19 August 1967)^[2][3] was a Salvadoran politician and lawyer who served as Minister of War, the Navy, and Aviation under President Pío Romero Bosque from 1927 to 1930.^[4] He was also a candidate for president in the 1931 presidential election as a member of the Patriotic Action Party (PAP).^[5] Zárate's candidacy had the support of the military, but he eventually lost the election to Arturo Araujo.^[6]

Doctor Alberto Gómez Zárate
Zárate in c. 1923–1925[1]
24th Minister of War, the Navy, and Aviation of El Salvador
In office 1 March 1927 – 19 May 1930
President	Pío Romero Bosque
Preceded by	Pío Romero Bosque
Succeeded by	Pío Romero Bosque Molina
5th Attorney General of El Salvador
In office May 1945 – 14 December 1948
President	Salvador Castaneda Castro
Preceded by	Manuel Humberto Rivera
Succeeded by	Julio Eduardo Jiménez Castillo
45th President of the Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador
In office 1932 – May 1944
Preceded by	Manuel Vicente Mendoza
Succeeded by	Miguel Tomás Molina
Personal details
Born	(1883-02-23)23 February 1883 San Salvador, El Salvador
Died	19 August 1967(1967-08-19) (aged 84) San Salvador, El Salvador
Political party	National Democratic Party (until 1927) Patriotic Action Party (1931)
Occupation	Politician, lawyer

Zárate owned a law firm in San Salvador.^[7] From 1910 to 1912, Zárate served as a substitute deputy of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador from the San Salvador Department.^[8] From 1923 to 1927, Zárate served as the sub-secretary of war, the navy, and aviation under President Alfonso Quiñónez Molina and Minister of War Romero.^[9] From 1939 to 1941, Zárate was the country's second presidential designate; from 1942 to 1943, he was the first presidential designate.^[10] Zárate served as the president of the Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador from 1932 until his resignation in May 1944 following the Strike of Fallen Arms and the resignation of President Maximiliano Hernández Martínez.^[11][12][13] In May 1945, he became the country's attorney general and served until December 1948.^[14]

Electoral history

Year	Office	Type	Party		Main opponent	Party		Votes for Zárate				Result	Swing		Ref.
								Total	%	P.	±%
1931	President of El Salvador	General		PAP	Arturo Araujo		PLS	64,280	28.09	2nd	N/A	Runoff			[15]
		Indirect			Arturo Araujo		PLS	0	0.00	T-2nd	N/A	Lost		Gain	[16]