Amable Aristy
| The Most Excellent Amable Aristy | |
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| Senator of the Dominican Republic | |
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Assumed office 10 November 2010 | |
| President | Danilo Medina |
| Prime Minister | Gustavo Montalvo |
| Vice President | Margarita Cedeño |
| Preceded by | Sede vacante |
| Majority | Dominican Liberation’s Party |
 President of the Senate of the Dominican Republic | |
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In office 16 August 1994 – 16 August 1998 | |
| President | Joaquín Balager (until 1996) / Leonel Fernández (from 1996) |
| Preceded by | José Osvaldo Leger Aquino (1993–1994)[1] |
| Succeeded by | Ramón Alburquerque Ramírez (1998–2000)[1] |
| Majority | Social Christian Reformist Party |
| Senator of the Dominican Republic | |
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In office 16 August 1990 – 1999 (resigned) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
10 March 1949 El Bonao (Higüey), La Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic |
| Nationality | Dominican |
| Political party | Reformist Party, Social Christian Reformist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Andrea Cedeño[2] |
| Children | Karen Magdalena Aristy (Mayor of Higüey) |
| Parents | Luis Aristy, Olivia Castro[2] |
| Residence | Higüey |
| Alma mater | Universidad de la Tercera Edad (Degree in Law) |
| Occupation | Politician, businessman |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism[2][3] |
| Net worth |
US$ 2.5 million RD$ 91.7 million (2010)[4][5] |
Amable Aristy Castro (born 10 May 1949) is a politician and businessman from the Dominican Republic. He is a senior leader of the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC) and has been Senator for the province of La Altagracia. Aristy was presidencial candidate for his party in the 2008 presidential election. Due to the remarkable power and influence that he wields on his native province, he is known as the "Chieftain of Higüey" (Spanish: "El Cacique de Higüey").[3]
Aristy has been elected senator for La Altagracia 7 times in a row: 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2016.[6][7] Nevertheless, he has not been senator all those years: he resigned in the 1998-2002 period, he resigned in 1999, and he did not sworn in 2002 and 2006 leaving his senatorship to close friends; while he was chairman of the League of Dominican Municipalities (from 1999 to 2010). In 2010 he was threatened with impeachment and political disqualification if he left his senatorship to a friend again; he left his office in the League to a cousin of him and decided to sworn on 10 November 2010, nearly three months after August the 16th, the date marked by the constitution to do so.[8][9]
He has been described as one of the least laborious senators.[10]
References
- 1 2 Mateo, Víctor (2013). "República Dominicana ha tenido 17 presidentes del Senado desde 1962" (in Spanish). Observatorio Político Dominicano. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- 1 2 3 "(Missing title)". Hoy. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- 1 2 Rojas, Lissette (10 July 2011). "Amable Aristy Castro, tres decenios en el cacicazgo de la inmunidad". Acento. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ↑ Mejía, Mariela (6 December 2010). "El Senado de RD está integrado por millonarios". Diario Libre. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
(...) Otro senador con una importante fortuna es el representante de La Altagracia y ex secretario general de la Liga Municipal Dominicana (LMD) por casi 12 años, Amable Aristy Castro, quien posee un total de activos ascendente a RD$91,734,500, de los que RD$82,889,500 son de un crédito pendiente de pago de la Compañía Amable Aristy Castro S.A.
Aristy, quien juró en su cargo de senador el pasado 10 de noviembre, presentó su declaración jurada de bienes el pasado mes. El documento, que por demás es escueto, señala que tiene RD$8,845,000 en bienes muebles y RD$8,857,750 en pasivos. (...) - ↑ http://www.bancentral.gov.do/tasas_cambio/TAC4009_BC_2010.pdf Official exchange rate
- ↑ http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias/politica/amable-aristy-buscara-senaduria-de-la-altagracia-por-septima-vez-consecutiva-AG1008662
- ↑ http://elnacional.com.do/amable-ha-sido-electo-8-veces-como-senador/
- ↑ http://elnacional.com.do/amable-jura-miercoles-deja-la-liga-a-un-primo/
- ↑ http://eldia.com.do/fidias-aristy-el-primo-de-amable-asume-en-la-liga-municipal/
- ↑ "Yvonne Chahín y Félix Bautista, los senadores menos productivos" (in Spanish). Diario Libre. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by José Osvaldo Leger Aquino |
President of the Senate of the Dominican Republic 1994 – 1998 |
Succeeded by Ramón Alburquerque Ramírez |
| Unknown | Senator of the Dominican Republic for the Province of La Altagracia 1990 – 1999 |
Succeeded by Ramón Sánchez de la Rosa |
| Preceded by Julio Maríñez |
Secretary General of the Dominican Municipalities League 1999 – 2010 |
Succeeded by Fidias Aristy |
| Vacant Title last held by Germán Castro García |
Senator of the Dominican Republic for the Province of La Altagracia 10 November 2010 – presentday |
Incumbent |