Alberto Gómez Zárate

Alberto Gómez Zárate was a Salvadoran politician who served as Minister of National Defense under President Pío Romero Bosque from 1927 to 1930. He was also a candidate for president in the 1931 general election. Zárate's candidacy had the support of the military, but he eventually lost the election to Arturo Araujo.

From 1910 to 1912, he served as a substitute deputy of the Legislative Assembly from the San Salvador Department. He served as the attorney general from May 1945 to December 1948.