Roberto Salcedo Sr. Explained

Roberto Salcedo
Office:Mayor of the National District (Santo Domingo)
Term Start:16 August 2002
Term End:16 August 2016
Lieutenant:Margarita Álvarez de Peynado
Predecessor:Johnny Ventura
Successor:David Collado
Birth Date:1953 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Villa Juana, District of Santo Domingo (now National District)
Birthname:Emeterio Antonio Salcedo Gavilán[1]
Nationality:Dominican
Party:Dominican Liberation Party
Spouse:Angélica Sanz
Children:Roberto, Luis Ernesto Salcedo. Paloma, Rocío, Carlos, Rodolfo Fernandez
Blank1:Net worth
Data1:(2006) RD$ 114.7 million
(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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roberto Salcedo. Villajuanazo.org. 15 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140814091813/http://www.redpodercomunitario.org/villajuanazo.org/Nominados/GranVillaJuanazo/RobertoSalcedo.html. 14 August 2014. Villa Juana (Santo Domingo, D. N.). es. 1 February 2001.
  2. News: Molina. Tania. Roberto Salcedo: "No todos podemos ser presidente de la República". 1 December 2014. Diario Libre. 5 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20141201063848/http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias/2010/05/05/i244120_roberto-salcedo-todos-podemos-ser-presidente-repblica.html. 1 December 2014. es.
  3. News: David Collado sorprende en el DN y derrota a Roberto Salcedo. Espinal. Yanessi. 16 May 2016. Martínez. Darlenny. 3 July 2016.