Fidel Novoa Meléndez

Fidel Antonio Novoa Meléndez (24 April 1863 – 13 November 1922) was a Salvadoran politician who was the president of the Legislative Assembly from 1903 to 1904 and again from 1912 to 1913.

Early and personal life
In 1890, he obtained his doctorate with the thesis on The Influence of Prostitution on the Newborn.

Political career
President of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador (1903 and 1912) during the administration of Pedro José Escalón and Manuel Enrique Araujo and vice-president of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador (1914) during the administration of Carlos Meléndez, in whose congressional seats he remained for several years, he also served as minister in the government portfolios of Public Instruction, Finance & Public Credit (Treasury Department), and War & Navy (Defense Department) during the administration of Tomás Regalado Romero. Legislative Assembly. From 29 April 1912 to 1913, Novoa Meléndez served as the president of the Legislative Assembly; political career he started in 1892 as Senator.

Illness and death
Following a leg injury and complications due to diabetes, Melendez died in Paris on 13 November 1922.