Temístocles Montás
Temístocles Montás | |
|---|---|
| President of the Dominican Liberation Party | |
| In office 28 October 2019 – 7 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Leonel Fernández |
| Succeeded by | Danilo Medina |
| Minister of Industry and Trade of the Dominican Republic | |
| In office 16 August 2016 – 9 June 2017 | |
| President | Danilo Medina |
| Minister of Economy, Planning and Development of the Dominican Republic | |
| In office 19 January 2007 – 16 August 2016 | |
| President | Leonel Fernández Danilo Medina |
| Succeeded by | Isidoro Santana |
| Technical Secretary of The Presidency (Dominican Republic) | |
| In office 16 August 2004 – 19 January 2007 | |
| President | Leonel Fernández |
| Preceded by | Lic. Carlos Despradel |
| In office 16 August 1998 – 16 August 2000 | |
| President | Leonel Fernández |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Selmán |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Calderón |
| Secretary of State, CEO of the Dominican Electricity Corporation (Dominican Republic) | |
| In office 16 August 1996 – 16 August 1998 | |
| President | Leonel Fernández |
| Preceded by | Amílcar Romero |
| Succeeded by | Radhamés Segura |
| Executive Director of the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (FUNGLODE) | |
| In office 16 August 2000 – 16 August 2004 | |
| Deputy to the Congress of the Dominican Republic | |
| In office 16 August 1986 – 16 August 1990 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 6, 1950 San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic |
| Political party | Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) |
| Spouse | Carmen Artero |
| Children | Juan Carlos Montás Artero (b. 1980) Alfonso Temístocles Montás Artero (b. 1982) Raquel Indhira Montás Artero (b. 1983) |
| Parent(s) | Bienvenido Montás; Mercedes Domínguez |
| Alma mater | Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, España. |
| Profession | Politician. Master in Economic Science, Ph.D in Engineering |
| Net worth | (2012) RD$ 35.36 million (US$ 900,000) |
| Website | https://temomontas.do |
Juan Temístocles Montás Domínguez (born May 6, 1950) is a Dominican politician, economist and former Minister of Industry and Trade of the Dominican Republic. He previously served as Minister of Economy, Planning and Development and Technical Secretary of State to the Presidency of the Dominican Republic from 1998 to 2016. Between October 28, 2019 and March 7, 2021, he was the President of the Dominican Liberation Party.
He's a member of the Dominican Liberation Party in which has a long time political affiliation and broad political career.
Born in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic, in a family with 10 children.
Montás, holds a Ph.D. in engineering from the Technical University of Madrid and also a master's degree in Economics. With broad public and professional career, is a government official with long experience. His office has published several papers related to politics, economy and the electricity sector in the Dominican Republic.
The Montás family is descended from Claude Montás, a Haitian entrepreneur of French origin who was born in Mirebalais, Haiti.