Roberto Salcedo Sr.

Roberto Salcedo
Mayor of the National District (Santo Domingo)
In office
16 August 2002 – 16 August 2016
Lieutenant Margarita Álvarez de Peynado
Preceded by Johnny Ventura
Succeeded by David Collado
Personal details
Born Emeterio Antonio Salcedo Gavilán[1]
(1953-04-18) 18 April 1953
Villa Juana, District of Santo Domingo (now National District)
Nationality Dominican
Political party Dominican Liberation’s Party
Spouse(s) Angélica Sanz
Children Roberto, Paloma, Rocío, Carlos
Net worth (2006) RD$ 114.7 million[2]
(US$ 3.5 million)

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.

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. 1 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.


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