María Isabel Rodríguez (government official)

María Isabel Rodríguez
Minister of Health and Social Welfare
In office
1 June 2009  1 June 2014
PresidentMauricio Funes
Preceded byGuillermo Maza
Succeeded byVioleta Menjívar
Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador
In office
1956–1957
Rector of the University of El Salvador
In office
1999–2007
Preceded byJosé Benjamín López Guillén
Succeeded byRufino Quezada
Personal details
Born (1922-11-05) November 5, 1922
San Salvador, El Salvador
OccupationPhysician, academic

María Isabel Rodríguez (born November 5, 1922) is a Salvadoran physician, academic, and government official. In 1956, she became one of the first group of four women to enter the Legislative Assembly. From 1999 to 2007, she was the rector of the University of El Salvador. She was appointed El Salvador's Minister of Health in 2009, a position she held until 2014. She is currently the Presidential Advisor on Health and Education.