| Alejandro Williams | |
| Office: | Senator for the province of San Pedro de Macorís |
| Term Start: | 16 August 2006 |
| Term End: | 16 August 2010 |
| Predecessor: | José Hazim Frappier (Social Christian Reformist Party) |
| Successor: | José María Sosa (Dominican Liberation’s Party) |
| Committees: | President: Comisión de Dominicanos Ausentes Vice-President: Comisión de turismo Member: Comisión de Energía |
| Birth Date: | 1969 10, df=yes |
| Lugarnac: | San Pedro de Macorís Province  |
| Party: | Dominican Liberation’s Party (until 2009)[1] |
| Otherparty: | Independent Revolutionary Party |
| Profession: | Odontologist |
| Alma Mater: | Universidad Central del Este |
| Residence: | The Bronx, New York City |
| Blank2: | Net worth |
Alejandro Leonel Williams Cordero (born 28 October 1969) is a dentist and politician from the Dominican Republic. He was Senator for the province of San Pedro de Macorís.
Williams has a doctorate in medicine from the Universidad Central del Este; thereafterhe migrated to the United States and opened a dental clinic in The Bronx. The expansion on his business caused him to have eight clinics throughout NYC.
In May 2006, Williams was elected as Senator of San Pedro de Macorís with 50.46% of the votes, winning over Social Christian Reformist Party's José Hazim Frappier, heir of an economic empire that includes Williams's alma mater.[2] [3]
Williams's tenure was marked by a low participation in meetings and committees, which by 2008 would be virtually nil.[2] In 2009, close to the end of his tenure, Williams found himself in a controversy over his poor attendance to the Senate's sessions.[4] Also, Williams was being subject to investigations in the United States due to an alleged Medicare fraud;[5] [6] the opposition called for an impeachment to remove him from office.[6] [7] His party rejected his candidacy for the 2010 parliamentary election,[8] and expelled him.[9]
Williams was the candidate for senator of San Pedro de Macorís for the Independent Revolutionary Party (PRI) in 2010.[10] He obtained 2.26% of the votes.[11]