Zoila Martínez Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Zoila Martínez
Birth Name:Zoila Violeta Martínez Guante[1]
Order:1st
Office:Ombudsman of the Dominican Republic
Term End:14 June 2021
Deputy:Carlos Hernández Cabrera
Predecessor:office created
Successor:Pablo Ulloa
Office2:Prosecutor of the National District
Office3:Dominican Republic Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
Birth Date:13 July 1941
Birth Place:la isabela, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Party:resigned from Social Christian Reformist Party after its leader Joaquin Balaguer died
Father:Joaquin Martinez Acevedo
Mother:Marina Caridad Guante
Children:César, Diógenes, Flor, Zoila Medina Martínez
Alma Mater:UASD
Profession:Lawyer
Residence:Santo Domingo
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Zoila V. Martínez Guante is a lawyer, prosecutor and diplomat from the Dominican Republic.

Martínez Guante graduated as Juris Doctor in 1967.[2]

Martínez was prosecutor attorney of the National District, and ambassador to the Republic of Korea (South Korea).[1] As prosecutor, she was part of the investigation team that probed the murder of José Rafael Llenas Aybar in 1996.[2] She was the Ombudsman of the Dominican Republic from 29 May 2013[3] to 14 June 2021 when she was succeeded by Pablo Ulloa.

Martínez has been awarded by the Republic of Korea with the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit's Gwanghwa Medal, and by her own country with the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella's Grand Cross with Silver Breast Star.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Lazala. Maribel. Conozca a Zoila Martínez de Medina, recomendada Defensora del Pueblo por una comisión del Senado. 11 September 2016. Hoy. 15 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160225134728/http://hoy.com.do/conozca-a-zoila-martinez-de-medina-recomendada-defensora-del-pueblo-por-una-comision-del-senado/. 25 February 2016. es.
  2. News: de la Rosa. Adalberto. Zoila Martínez: Una guerrera defensora de derechos sociales. 11 September 2016. El Caribe. 14 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911012554/http://www.elcaribe.com.do/2013/05/14/zoila-martinez-una-guerrera-defensora-derechos-sociales. 11 September 2016. es.
  3. News: Defensora del pueblo dominicano asume cargo y promete transparencia. 11 September 2016. lainformacion.com. 29 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911011011/http://noticias.lainformacion.com/policia-y-justicia/justicia-y-derechos/defensora-del-pueblo-dominicano-asume-cargo-y-promete-transparencia_FGnE7f6fTlFzCqhhcVkOK1/. 11 September 2016. Santo Domingo. es.