Roberto Salcedo Sr.

Roberto Salcedo Gavilán (born Emeterio Antonio Salcedo Gavilán on 18 April 1953) is a Dominican politician, actor and television producer. Salcedo was mayor of Santo Domingo, D. N. from 2002 to 2016.

Roberto Salcedo
Mayor of the National District (Santo Domingo)
In office
16 August 2002  16 August 2016
LieutenantMargarita Álvarez de Peynado
Preceded byJohnny Ventura
Succeeded byDavid Collado
Personal details
Born
Emeterio Antonio Salcedo Gavilán[1]

(1953-04-18) 18 April 1953
Villa Juana, District of Santo Domingo (now National District)
NationalityDominican
Political partyDominican Liberation Party
Spouse(s)Angélica Sanz
ChildrenRoberto, Luis Ernesto Salcedo. Paloma, Rocío, Carlos, Rodolfo Fernandez
Net worth(2006) RD$ 114.7 million[2]
(US$ 3.5 million)

Biography

Salcedo was born into a poor family. His father was a marine who earned RD$ 14 (US$ 14) per month, and his mother was a needlewoman.[2]

During the 2016 elections, he lost to David Collado, candidate of the Partido Revolucionario Moderno (Modern Revolutionary Party), who received 57.28% of the votes.[3]

References

  1. "Roberto Salcedo". Villajuanazo.org (in Spanish). Villa Juana (Santo Domingo, D. N.). 1 February 2001. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  2. Molina, Tania (5 May 2010). "Roberto Salcedo: "No todos podemos ser presidente de la República"" (in Spanish). Diario Libre. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  3. Espinal, Yanessi; Martínez, Darlenny (16 May 2016). "David Collado sorprende en el DN y derrota a Roberto Salcedo". Retrieved 3 July 2016.
Government offices
Preceded by
Johnny Ventura
Mayor of Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional
2002–2016
Succeeded by
David Collado


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