Óscar Samuel Ortiz Ascencio (born 14 February 1961)[1] is a Salvadoran politician who served as the 36th Vice President of El Salvador from 2014 to 2019. Previously he was the Mayor of Santa Tecla.[2] He was first elected to that position in 2000, and he was re-elected in 2003, 2006, 2009 and 2012.
Óscar Ortiz | |
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 Ortiz in 2023 | |
| Secretary General of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front | |
| In office 7 July 2019 – 4 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Medardo González |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Flores |
| 36th Vice President of El Salvador | |
| In office 1 June 2014 – 1 June 2019 | |
| President | Salvador Sánchez Cerén |
| Preceded by | Salvador Sánchez Cerén |
| Succeeded by | Félix Ulloa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Óscar Samuel Ortiz Ascencio 14 February 1961 San Alejo, El Salvador |
| Political party | Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front |
| Spouse | Elda Tobar de Ortiz |
Ortiz is a member of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), the main left-wing party in El Salvador.[2] In 2003 Ortiz lost the party's primary vote to Schafik Hándal by 47% to 53% to decide who would be the party's candidate in the 2004 presidential election.[2] In March 2014, he was elected as vice president alongside the FMLN's presidential candidate, Salvador Sánchez Cerén.
Ortiz was born in San Alejo in 1961. During El Salvador's civil war from 1980 to 1992, Ortiz was a combatant with the Popular Liberation Forces - Farabundo Martí (FPL), one of the five organizations that comprised the FMLN. He was member of parliament for the FMLN from 1994 to 2000. He has been considered one of the most successful Salvadoran mayors for his 13-year-long tenure in Santa Tecla (2000–2013), a post which he left when selected as candidate for the vice presidency in the 2014 presidential election.
References
edit- ^ "Oscar Samuel Ortiz Ascencio: Vice-Presidente de la República De El Salvador". Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ a b c "Former communist guerrilla chief now a leading presidential contender". Associated Press. 28 July 2003. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
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