Roberto Salcedo | |
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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] 18 April 1953 Villa Juana, District of Santo Domingo (now National District) |
Nationality | Dominican |
Political party | Dominican Liberation Party |
Spouse | Angélica Sanz |
Children | Roberto, Luis Ernesto Salcedo. Paloma, Rocío, Carlos, Rodolfo Fernandez |
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.
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]