Since the 1960s, he was a member of the far-right National Liberation Movement political party (Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional or MLN), alleged to have started the use of death squads against communists. He was also Minister of Education under the military regime of Arana Osorio (1970–1974) and defended Guatemala before the United Nations when the international community isolated the military regime of Lucas García (1978–1982) for its gross human rights violations.
In the 1980s, he formed the National Renewal Party and joined a coalition with Guatemalan Christian Democracy in the 1982 election. Maldonado placed third in a blatantly rigged election which he may have won had the contest been free and fair,[5] which was followed by a military coup. In 1985 he was again a presidential candidate for his party but placed seventh out of eight candidates and only one seat in Congress. He would continue to hold numerous public posts, including that of Foreign Minister.
Later, Maldonado served as a judge on the Constitutional Court judge on three occasions.[citation needed]
One week after his appointment as Vice President in May 2015, protesters sought his resignation because he had overturned the guilty verdict in the Ríos Montt trial.[6]
2006–2011: Magistrate of the Constitutional Court (incl. 2006–2007, President)
2015: Vice President of the Republic
2015: President of the Republic
Vice President of Guatemala
Maldonado served as Vice President of Guatemala from his selection to the position following the resignation of Roxana Baldetti on May 14, 2015, until his accession as president on September 3, 2015.
^"Guatemala judge orders jail for ex-president Perez Molina". BBC News. 4 September 2015.
^"Guatemala congress taps Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre VP after Roxana Baldetti resigns in wake of customs scandal". New York Daily News. May 14, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2015-09-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^"Result of Vote In Guatemala Still Unclear". Washington Post. March 9, 1982.
^Cristina Silva (May 21, 2015). "Guatemala President Resignation Scandal Sees Thousands Of Protesters Demonstrate Against Corruption". International Business Times. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Maldonado and the second or maternal family name is Aguirre Alejandro Baltazar Maldonado Aguirre born January 6 1936 is a Guatemalan statesman who was the Acting President of Guatemala following the Congress of Guatemala s acceptance of the resignation of President Otto Perez Molina on September 3 2015 1 Alejandro Maldonado49th President of GuatemalaActingIn office 3 September 2015 14 January 2016Vice PresidentAlfonso Fuentes SoriaPreceded byOtto Perez MolinaSucceeded byJimmy Morales14th Vice President of GuatemalaIn office 14 May 2015 3 September 2015PresidentOtto Perez MolinaPreceded byRoxana BaldettiSucceeded byAlfonso Fuentes SoriaMinister of Foreign AffairsIn office 6 June 1993 14 January 1996PresidentRamiro de Leon CarpioPreceded byGonzalo MenendezSucceeded byEduardo SteinMinister of EducationIn office 1 July 1970 1 July 1974PresidentCarlos Arana OsorioPreceded byCarlos Martinez DuranSucceeded byGuillermo PutzeysAdditional positionsDeputy of the Central American ParliamentIn office 27 January 2016 14 January 2020Serving with Alfonso Fuentes SoriaPresidentJimmy MoralesPreceded byAlvaro ColomSucceeded byJimmy MoralesConstituencyFormer President of GuatemalaMember of the Court of Constitutionality of GuatemalaIn office 14 April 2006 14 May 2015Nominated byCongress of GuatemalaPreceded byNery Saul Dighero HerreraSucceeded byGloria Patricia PorrasIn office 14 April 1996 14 April 2001Nominated bySupreme Court of JusticePreceded byEdmundo Vasquez MartinezSucceeded byRodolfo RohrmoserIn office 9 June 1986 14 April 1991Nominated byVinicio CerezoPreceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byJosefina Vargas de MachadoFirst Vice President of the Congress of GuatemalaIn office 14 January 2005 14 January 2006Serving with Roxana Baldetti and Leonel RodriguezPresidentJorge Mendez HerbrugerPreceded byRuben Dario Morales VelizSucceeded byOliverio Garcia RodasDeputy of the Congress of GuatemalaIn office 1 July 1966 1 July 19701 July 1984 1 July 198614 January 2004 14 April 2006ConstituencyNational ListPersonal detailsBornAlejandro Maldonado Aguirre 1936 01 06 6 January 1936 age 86 Guatemala City GuatemalaPolitical partyNational Liberation Movement Before 1982 Unionist Party 1982 2006 Independent 2006 present Other politicalaffiliationsNational Opposition Union 1982 SpouseAna Fagianni de MaldonadoSignatureHe was elected as vice president by Congress on May 14 2015 after his predecessor Roxana Baldetti resigned amid allegations of corruption Before becoming vice president he served as a constitutional judge congressional deputy ambassador to the United Nations and political leader including a failed presidential bid in 1982 2 3 He was Minister of Education from 1970 to 1974 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 1996 Contents 1 History 2 Public positions held 2 1 Vice President of Guatemala 2 2 President of Guatemala 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditBorn in Guatemala City Maldonado graduated from San Carlos University with a degree in law 4 Since the 1960s he was a member of the far right National Liberation Movement political party Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional or MLN alleged to have started the use of death squads against communists He was also Minister of Education under the military regime of Arana Osorio 1970 1974 and defended Guatemala before the United Nations when the international community isolated the military regime of Lucas Garcia 1978 1982 for its gross human rights violations In the 1980s he formed the National Renewal Party and joined a coalition with Guatemalan Christian Democracy in the 1982 election Maldonado placed third in a blatantly rigged election which he may have won had the contest been free and fair 5 which was followed by a military coup In 1985 he was again a presidential candidate for his party but placed seventh out of eight candidates and only one seat in Congress He would continue to hold numerous public posts including that of Foreign Minister Later Maldonado served as a judge on the Constitutional Court judge on three occasions citation needed One week after his appointment as Vice President in May 2015 protesters sought his resignation because he had overturned the guilty verdict in the Rios Montt trial 6 Public positions held Edit1956 Member of the Guatemala City Council 1966 1970 Congressional deputy for the National Liberation Movement 1970 1974 Minister of Education under President Arana Osorio 1974 1976 Ambassador to the United Nations New York City 1978 1980 Ambassador to the United Nations Geneva 1984 1986 Deputy to the National Constituent Assembly 1986 1991 Magistrate of the Constitutional Court incl 1989 1991 President 1991 1995 Ambassador to Mexico 1995 1996 Minister of Foreign Affairs under President de Leon Carpio 1996 2001 Magistrate of the Constitutional Court incl 1997 1998 President 2004 2006 Congressional deputy for the Unionist Party 2006 2011 Magistrate of the Constitutional Court incl 2006 2007 President 2015 Vice President of the Republic 2015 President of the RepublicVice President of Guatemala Edit Maldonado served as Vice President of Guatemala from his selection to the position following the resignation of Roxana Baldetti on May 14 2015 until his accession as president on September 3 2015 President of Guatemala Edit Maldonado as vice president became acting president of Guatemala on September 3 2015 upon the confirmation by the Congress of Guatemala of the resignation of President Otto Perez Molina References Edit Guatemala judge orders jail for ex president Perez Molina BBC News 4 September 2015 Guatemala congress taps Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre VP after Roxana Baldetti resigns in wake of customs scandal New York Daily News May 14 2015 Retrieved May 17 2015 Jurist Chosen as Guatemala s New VP Latin American Herald Tribune May 16 2015 Retrieved May 17 2015 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2015 11 23 Retrieved 2015 09 03 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Result of Vote In Guatemala Still Unclear Washington Post March 9 1982 Cristina Silva May 21 2015 Guatemala President Resignation Scandal Sees Thousands Of Protesters Demonstrate Against Corruption International Business Times Retrieved May 23 2015 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alejandro Maldonado Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre el nuevo Presidente de Guatemala Former Constitutional Court Judge Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre Appointed Vice President Congressional resume Biography by CIDOB in Spanish Political officesPreceded byRoxana Baldetti Vice President of Guatemala2015 Succeeded byJuan Alfonso Fuentes SoriaPreceded byOtto Perez Molina President of GuatemalaActing2015 2016 Succeeded byJimmy Morales Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alejandro Maldonado amp oldid 1106358631, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
