Tomás Altamirano Mantovani (died February 28, 2009) was a Panamanian politician and National Assemby deputy. He was considered a prominent member of Panama's ruling political party, the Democratic Revolutionary Party.[1]
Altamirano was the son of former Panamanian Vice President Tomas Altamirano Duque.[1] He served as the head of the National Assembly of Panama's Canal Affairs Commission.[1]
Tomás Altamirano was killed on February 28, 2009, when a vehicle in which he was a passenger overturned on a Panamanian highway.[1] He was 49 years old.[1] Altamirano's bodyguard and another passenger were hospitalized in the accident.[1]
Panamanian President Martin Torrijos, and Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro were flown to the scene of the accident by helicoptor.[1] Torrijos was described as "visibly upset."[1]