Félix Bautista

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Bautista and the second or maternal family name is Rosario.
The Most Excellent
Félix Bautista

Senator of the Dominican Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 August 2010
Preceded by Jose Ramón de la Rosa Mateo
Personal details
Born 16 June 1963
Nationality Dominican
Political party Dominican Liberation’s Party
Spouse(s) Sarah Rojas
Parents Luis María Bautista & Jacoba Figuereo
Alma mater Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo
Occupation Politician, Businessman
Net worth
Félix Bautista on Twitter

Félix Ramón Bautista Rosario (born 16 June 1963)[4] is a Dominican Republic politician. A member of the Senate of the Dominican Republic since 2010, has held important positions in the Dominican Government. In the period 1996-2000 he was appointed Deputy Director of the Office of Supervising Engineers of State, and six months later, he was appointed as Director of the Coordinating Office of State Works, a post he held until the month of August 2000. He was Director of the Office of Supervising Engineers of State with the rank of Secretary of State during the period August 2004-August 2010.[5] He is also an active businessman in the construction industry, the principal owner of HADOM Construction and ROFI SA.[6] He was sworn in as Senator of the Dominican Republic by the Province of San Juan on 16 August 2010.[7]

The Senator Bautista is president of the National Foundation for Integral Development -FUNDI- and Felix Bautista Foundation, nonprofit institutions that are developing outstanding work in the southern region and nationally, primarily related topics youth.[8] Politically, Bautista is a member of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), since 1981, where he has held the positions of Secretary of Minutes and Matches, Middle Leader, Operational Director of Propaganda on the Campaigns of 1996, 2000, 2004, National Operations Director of the 2008 season, and currently is Member of the Central Committee, and Secretary of Organization of the Dominican Liberation Party, one of the most important positions within the political party.[9]

On the academic side, Felix Bautista is a civil engineer, graduated from the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD); Graduate degree in Law, University of the Caribbean; MA in Political Science from the University Pedro Henríquez Ureña; Masters in International Relations from the University Pedro Henríquez Ureña; both pending graduation. Master of Public Administration and Policy, taught by Utah State University, United States, under the framework of an agreement with the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo; Graduated in Advanced Studies in Economics from the University of the Basque country of Spain and UASD. He is working on his dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Economics, University of the Basque Country, Spain. The subject of this thesis discusses the economic impact of works concessions and public services: The vision of Europe and Latin America, the Dominican case. Currently he is a columnist for the newspaper Listin Diario.[10]

Felix Bautista has repeatedly denounced the charges against only seek to interfere with the possible campaign of former President Leonel Fernandez who would run a new turn in 2016.[11] In March–April 2012, Bautista was accused of corruption, with allegations that during and after the 2010 election he had given Haitian President Michel Martelly $2.6m in bribes to ensure that his company would continue to receive contracts under Martelly's Presidency. Martelly and Bautista both denied the allegations.[12] The Supreme Court of the Dominican Republic has set for 1 October 2014 the first hearing in the case.[13] More recently, on 27 March, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that benefited Senator Bautista on these allegations. Indicating that the Public Prosecutor Francisco Dominguez Brito, violated the laws and constitution to produce evidence against Senator. It also indicated that valid evidence was insufficient for a trial of the accused in the case.[14] Several writers,and even the Prime Minister of Haiti, have described and analyzed the accusations against Felix Bautista which they regard as political persecution.[15][16]

He was described as one of the least laborious senators.[17] However, on 21 August 2014, the Dominican Senate told the media he was the second most productive Senator with 28 legislative initiatives presented and 7 initiatives adopted.[18][19] More recently, Senator Bautista has submitted to the legislature in 2015 about 10 initiatives aimed at projects into law rights of citizen participation, entrepreneurship and innovation, expropriation of property, registration and maintenance of public works, among others.[20]

References

  1. ↑ Peguero, Aldo (31 March 2012). "Vicepresidente se opone a que se investiguen bienes de Félix Bautista" (in Spanish). En Segundos. Exchange rate: 13.9 per USD. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Pimentel, Kharla (8 October 2014). "A Félix Bautista: “Que se comporte como un hombre y acepte las consecuencias de sus robos”" (in Spanish). Acento. Retrieved 8 October 2014. Para el período de gobierno 1996-2000, Félix Bautista declaró un patrimonio de 547 mil pesos. Luego en el año 2010, cuando iba a ser juramentado como senador, declaró un patrimonio entre muebles y pasivos y activos, de 16 millones de pesos.
  3. ↑ "Declaraciones Juradas 2010-2016" (in Spanish). Senate of the Dominican Republic. 2010. Exchange rate: 37.0 per USD. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Congreso Nacional, Senadores: FELIX RAMON BAUTISTA ROSARIO (Spanish)
  5. ↑ felixbautista.do, Perfil Biográfico del Senador de la República Félix Bautista, accessed 10 June 2012 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Francisco Antonio Alvarez Aquino, Acento.com.do, 21 January 2015, Caso Félix Bautista: Incomprensión social de sus incidentes(Spanish)
  7. ↑ Ecos del Sur, Diariodom.com, 25 July 2013, Félix Bautista revela optará por otro período en Senado(Spanish)
  8. ↑ FUNDI, ¿Qué es FUNDI?, accessed 14 March 2015 (Spanish)
  9. ↑ felixbautista.do, Perfil Biográfico del Senador de la República Félix Bautista, accessed 10 June 2012 (Spanish)
  10. ↑ felixbautista.do, Perfil Biográfico del Senador de la República Félix Bautista, accessed 10 June 2012 (Spanish)
  11. ↑ Noticias SIN, Félix Bautista describe la ofensiva electoral que promueve a Leonel Fernández, accessed 10 March 2015 (Spanish)
  12. ↑ Ezra Fieser, TIME, 14 April 2012, A Year Under Martelly: Corruption Controversy Sidetracks Haiti's Effort to Rebuild
  13. ↑ "High Court issues stunning ruling against collaborator of powerful ex-president". Santo Domingo: Dominican Today. 12 September 2014. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  14. ↑ "Suprema Corte de Justicia defiende las valoraciones del juez Alejandro Moscoso Segarra" (in Spanish). Diario Libre. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "Ex primer ministro de Haití dice el caso de Félix Bautista tiene a Leonel Fernández por objetivo" (in Spanish). Acento.com.do. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "Caso Félix Bautista: Incomprensión social de sus incidentes" (in Spanish). Acento.com.do. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  17. ↑ "Yvonne Chahín y Félix Bautista, los senadores menos productivos" (in Spanish). Diario Libre. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  18. ↑ "Senador Félix Bautista el segundo más productivo del Congreso" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Diario. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  19. ↑ "Senador Félix Bautista el segundo más productivo del Congreso" (in Spanish). Impacto Digital. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  20. ↑ "Anuncia 10 iniciativas legislativas" (in Spanish). Listin Diario. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.