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Laurentino Cortizo Cohen was born in Panama City to Laurentino Cortizo, a Galician from Beariz, Spain, and Esther Cohen, of Jewish descent.[4]
The eldest of six siblings, Cortizo attended Javier Elementary School and completed his secondary education at La Salle College in Diriamba, Nicaragua. He went on to attend the Valley Forge Military Academy in Pennsylvania. After this, he studied at Norwich University in Vermont, the oldest military college in the United States. Cortizo then attended St. Edwards University, earning a master's degree in business administration, and the University of Texas at Austin, where he did doctoral work.[5][6]
Early careeredit
After graduation, Cortizo moved to Washington, D.C., in 1981 to work as a technical advisor to the secretary-general of the Organization of American States (OAS).[5]
In November 1986, Cortizo assumed the role of Panama's alternate ambassador to the OAS. During that time, he was a member of the budget committee and of the working group for the private sector. In addition, Cortizo chaired the working group for development problems of the states of the Central American isthmus and the permanent executive committee of the economic and social council.[7]
Political careeredit
Cortizo served as a member of the National Assembly from 1994 to 2004 and is described as being from the centrist wing of his party.[8] He became President of the National Assembly in 2000, serving until 2001.[2]
He also served as Minister of Agricultural and Livestock Development under President Martín Torrijos, however he resigned in 2006 due to his objections to the negotiations made in pursuit of the US-Panama Free Trade Agreement.[8]
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Translated es Laurentino Cortizo to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Cortizo and the second or maternal family name is Cohen Laurentino Nito Cortizo Cohen Spanish pronunciation lawɾenˈtino koɾˈtiso ˈko en born 30 January 1953 is a Panamanian politician who has served as the 38th President of Panama since 2019 Previously he served as President of the National Assembly 2000 2001 1 and Minister of Agricultural and Livestock Development 2004 2006 Cortizo was a member of the National Assembly for Colon Province from 1994 to 2004 2 Excelentisimo SenorLaurentino CortizoCortizo in 202238th President of PanamaIncumbentAssumed office 1 July 2019Vice PresidentJose Gabriel CarrizoPreceded byJuan Carlos VarelaMinister of Agricultural DevelopmentIn office 1 September 2004 10 January 2006PresidentMartin TorrijosPreceded byLynette StanziolaSucceeded byGuillermo Salazar38th President of the National AssemblyIn office 1 September 2000 31 August 2001Preceded byEnrique GarridoSucceeded byRuben ArosemenaPersonal detailsBorn 1953 01 30 30 January 1953 age 71 Panama City PanamaPolitical partySolidarity Party 1983 2004 Democratic Revolutionary Party 2004 present SpouseYazmin Colon de CortizoChildren2Alma materNorwich University B B A St Edwards University M B A University of Texas at Austin A member of the Democratic Revolutionary Party he was elected as president in the 2019 general election winning 33 27 of the vote 3 He took office on 1 July 2019 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Early career 3 Political career 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education editLaurentino Cortizo Cohen was born in Panama City to Laurentino Cortizo a Galician from Beariz Spain and Esther Cohen of Jewish descent 4 The eldest of six siblings Cortizo attended Javier Elementary School and completed his secondary education at La Salle College in Diriamba Nicaragua He went on to attend the Valley Forge Military Academy in Pennsylvania After this he studied at Norwich University in Vermont the oldest military college in the United States Cortizo then attended St Edwards University earning a master s degree in business administration and the University of Texas at Austin where he did doctoral work 5 6 Early career editAfter graduation Cortizo moved to Washington D C in 1981 to work as a technical advisor to the secretary general of the Organization of American States OAS 5 In November 1986 Cortizo assumed the role of Panama s alternate ambassador to the OAS During that time he was a member of the budget committee and of the working group for the private sector In addition Cortizo chaired the working group for development problems of the states of the Central American isthmus and the permanent executive committee of the economic and social council 7 Political career editCortizo served as a member of the National Assembly from 1994 to 2004 and is described as being from the centrist wing of his party 8 He became President of the National Assembly in 2000 serving until 2001 2 He also served as Minister of Agricultural and Livestock Development under President Martin Torrijos however he resigned in 2006 due to his objections to the negotiations made in pursuit of the US Panama Free Trade Agreement 8 Personal life editCortizo is married to Yazmin Colon de Cortizo They have two children Carolina and Jorge Carolina is currently the director of Wingo that is part of Copa Airlines 9 In June 2022 Cortizo was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome 10 Cortizo is a devout Roman Catholic and often reads the Bible 11 References edit Saez Manuel Alcantara Freidenberg Flavia eds 2001 Partidos politicos de America Latina Centroamerica Mexico y Republica Dominicana Universidad de Salamanca p 561 ISBN 9788478008377 a b PALABRAS LLANAS 50 anos de vision y Compromiso 1906 2006 PDF Archived PDF from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 24 March 2019 Cortizo wins Panama election 6 May 2019 Archived from the original on 17 May 2019 Retrieved 6 May 2019 La sangre ourensana de Panama in Spanish 9 September 2019 Archived from the original on 10 August 2021 Retrieved 10 August 2021 a b Bermudez Valdes Julio Laurentino Cortizo Cohen devuelve la confianza al sector agropecuario Panama America in Spanish Archived from the original on 19 May 2021 Retrieved 30 July 2022 Hoja de Vida Laurentino Cortizo PDF Tribunal Electoral gov pa Archived PDF from the original on 29 October 2023 Retrieved 16 November 2023 Presidente de la Republica de Panama presidencia gob pa in Spanish Archived from the original on 2 June 2022 Retrieved 9 August 2022 a b Panama elections Centrist Laurentino Cortizo declared winner www aljazeera com Archived from the original on 12 August 2019 Retrieved 12 August 2019 Wingo anuncia a Carolina Cortizo como su nueva Directora General www wingo com Archived from the original on 30 November 2021 Retrieved 30 November 2021 Panama s president diagnosed with rare blood disorder Reuters 20 June 2022 Archived from the original on 29 June 2022 Retrieved 29 June 2022 Cortizo seria irresponsable juzgar a la Presidenta Moscoso portal critica com pa Archived from the original on 13 March 2023 Retrieved 9 August 2022 External links editSite of Laurentino Cortizo in Spanish Biography by CIDOB in Spanish Political offices Preceded byEnrique Garrido President of the National Assembly2000 2001 Succeeded byRuben Arosemena Preceded byLynette Stanziola Minister of Agricultural Development2004 2006 Succeeded byGuillermo Salazar Preceded byJuan Carlos Varela President of Panama2019 present Incumbent Party political offices Preceded byJuan Carlos Navarro PRD nominee for President of Panama2019 Most recent Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laurentino Cortizo amp oldid 1225783283, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
