Manuel Villacorta

Manuel Ricardo Villacorta Orantes (born 29 March 1959) is a Guatemalan politician, professor and writer.[1] He served as Guatemala's ambassador to Israel from 1999 to 2000, was also a presidential candidate in 2019, where he placed in seventh place with 5.2% of the vote.[1][2][3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villacorta and the second or maternal family name is Orantes.
Manuel Villacorta
Guatemala Ambassador to Israel
In office
24 May 1999 – 10 January 2000
PresidentÁlvaro Arzú
Preceded byAntonio Roberto Castellanos
Succeeded byMarco Tulio Zúñiga Morales
Personal details
Born
Manuel Ricardo Villacorta Orantes

(1959-03-29) 29 March 1959
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Winaq (2018–19)
Alma materUniversidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

Early and personal life

Villacorta was born on March 29, 1959 in Guatemala City in the bosom of a wealthy family. His father Manuel José Villacorta Escobar was an economist, who served as a professor at the Faculty of Economics of the Universidad de San Carlos. His father also served as director of the National Agrarian Bank, Vice Minister and Minister of Economy in the governments of Carlos Arana Osorio and Kjell Laugerud García.[1]

Villacorta graduated with a degree in Political Science from the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, later he studied Social Communication at United Kingdom and a Doctorate in Political Science and Sociology at the Pontifical University of Salamanca.[1][3]

Political career

Villacorta was proclaimed presidential candidate by the leftist party Winaq, founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rigoberta Menchú. Liliana Hernández was named his candidate for Vice President.[1]

In June 2019, Villacorta was positioned in the polls with 1.2% in intention to vote, however, after the count in the general elections, he obtained 5.2% of the votes and he was placed in seventh place.[3]

Days after the election, Villacorta broke away from Winaq and announced that he would form a new progressive political party that would participate in the 2023 general elections.[2]

References
  1. "El académico que quiere ser Presidente". ElPeriódico. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  2. "Manuel Villacorta asegura que no apoyará a los candidatos que van a segunda vuelta". Publinews. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  3. "Manuel Villacorta ofrece "limpiar" el Ejército y combate a la pobreza". Prensa Libre. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Marco Tulio Zúñiga Morales		 Guatemala Ambassador to Israel
1999–2000		 Succeeded by
Antonio Roberto Castellanos
Party political offices
Preceded by
Miguel Ángel Sandoval		 Winaq nominee for
President of Guatemala
2019		 Most recent
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