Federico Antún Batlle

Federico A. Antún Batlle
Social Christian Reformist Party candidate for Vice President of the Dominican Republic
Election date 15 May 2016
Running mate	Luis Abinader (as Presidential candidate)
Incumbent	Margarita Cedeño de Fernández
Personal details
Born	Federico Augusto Antún Batlle July 23, 1952 San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Political party	Social Christian Reformist Party
Spouse(s)	Liliana Milagros Hernández Muñoz
Relations	Clarissa de la Rocha (second-cousin) Amelia Vega (third-cousin) Manuel Díez Cabral (third-cousin) Nuryn Sanlley (fourth-cousin) Ulises Espaillat (great-great-great-grandfather)
Children	3
Parents	Federico Antún Abud, Altagracia Mercedes Batlle Ginebra
Residence	Santo Domingo
Ethnicity	White (Dominican Republic)
Net worth	DOP$ 39.5 million[1] (USD$ 1 million[2])

Federico Augusto Antún Batlle (b. San Pedro de Macorís, 23 July 1952) is a politician from the Dominican Republic. Antún Batlle is the chairman of the fourth largest political party in his country, the Social Christian Reformist Party.

Family background and first years

Antún in his childhood

Federico Antún Batlle was born in San Pedro de Macorís on 23 July 1952 to Altagracia Mercedes Batlle Ginebra and Federico Antún Abud.

Antún Batlle descends though his mother from the colonial aristrocratic families of De la Rocha, De Coca, Landeche and Bastidas, baronets of the majorat of Dávila and the majorat of Bastidas; his great-great-grandfather, Julián de la Rocha y Cubelge, was cousin of Mercedes de la Rocha, who founded Hato Mayor del Rey in 1888. Antún is also descended from the English King, William the Conqueror, and the Castilian King Alfonso X.^[3][4][5][6]

His paternal grandparents were Lebanese immigrants.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Federico Antún Batlle

4. Frank Antún (*Lebanon–†1934)                             2. Federico Antún Abud (*San Pedro de Macorís, circa 1910–†circa 2000)                                   5. María Abud (*Lebanon–†1964)                             1. Federico Augusto Antún Batlle (*San Pedro de Macorís, 1952)                                         24. José Batlle Filbá (*Mataró, Catalonia, Spain, 1844–†1899)               12. Jaime José Batlle Espaillat (*Santiago de los Caballeros, 1873–†1923)                       25. María Dolores Espaillat Espaillat               6. Augusto Batlle Vega (*Puerto Plata)                             26. José Rafael Vega Pichardo (*Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 1844–†Santiago de los Caballeros, 1897)               13. Tomasina de la Caridad Vega Llenas (*Santiago de los Caballeros, 1880–†1964)                       27. María Amalia Llenas Díaz (*Santiago de los Caballeros, 1847–†ibidem, 1920)               3. Altagracia Mercedes Batlle Ginebra (*Puerto Plata, ?)                                   28. José Francisco Ginebra Pou (*Santo Domingo, 1838–†Puerto Plata, 1918)               14. José Emilio Ginebra Pelegrín (*Puerto Plata, 1878–†1944)                       29. Adelaida Pelegrín Thompson (*Puerto Plata, 1847–†ibidem, 1933)               7. Enma Ginebra de la Rocha                             30. Julián de la Rocha y Cubelge               15. María Marina de la Rocha Carmona (*1879–†?)                       31. María del Carmen Carmona y Negrete (*1855–†1921)             Source Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía

Politics

From 2005 to 2009, he was the chairman of the Social Christian Reformist Party.^[7] On 26 January 2014 he was elected chairman again.^[8] On 22 February 2015, he was elected as his party nominee to the 2016 presidential election.^[9]

Personal life

He is married to Liliana Milagros Hernández Muñoz and has begotten 3 children: Federico (b. 1978), Frank Augusto (b. 1982), and Jaime Augusto (b. 1984). In 2012, Antún Batlle reported in his affidavit that his net worth is of almost RD$ 40 million.^[1]

References

1. "Declaración Jurada de Bienes de Funcionario Público" (PDF). National Treasury. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
2. Exchange rate for 19 September 2012: 39.32 per USD. Source: Central Bank of the Dominican Republic
3. (Spanish) Familia Dominicana Con Ancestros Reales: Los Vega Part 1/4
4. (Spanish) Familia Dominicana Con Ancestros Reales: Los Vega Part 2/4
5. (Spanish) Familia Dominicana Con Ancestros Reales: Los Vega Part 4/4
6. (Spanish) Descendientes de un Conquistador: Los Vega Part 2/2
7. "Biografía del Ing. Federico Antún Batlle" (in Spanish). Social Christian Reformist Party.
8. Cruz Benzán, Ramón (27 January 2014). "Antún Batlle es proclamado nuevo presidente del PRSC". Santo Domingo: Listín Diario. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
9. "PRSC escoge a Antún Batlle candidato presidencial para las elecciones 2016". Almomento.net. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.

External links

• Biografía del Ing. Federico Antún Batlle, Partido Reformista Social Cristiano