Jorge Serrano Elías
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Jorge Serrano Elías | |
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41st President of Guatemala | |
In office January 14, 1991 – June 1, 1993 | |
Vice President | Gustavo Adolfo Espina Salguero |
Preceded by | Vinicio Cerezo |
Succeeded by | Gustavo Adolfo Espina Salguero |
Personal details | |
Born | Guatemala City | 26 April 1945
Political party | Solidarity Action Movement |
Spouse | Magda Bianchi de Serrano |
Children | 5 |
Jorge Antonio Serrano Elías (born April 26, 1945) is a Guatemalan industrial engineer and politician who served as the 41st president of Guatemala from January 14, 1991 to June 1, 1993.
Life and career
Serrano was born on 26 April 1945 in
In 1985, Serrano stood as presidential candidate for the Democratic Party of National Co-operation (PDCN) and the Revolutionary Party (PR), coming third with 12.6% of the vote. In September 1987, as the political party's representative, he became one of the four members of the National Reconciliation Commission (CNR).
President (1991-1993)
Serrano became the presidential candidate for the Solidarity Action Movement (MAS) in the 1990 presidential elections. He lost the first round on November 11 with 24.1% of the vote but won the second round against
On January 14, Serrano replaced Vinicio Cerezo as President of Guatemala. He was the second non-Catholic to gain power in Guatemala after Ríos Montt. The transfer of power marked the first time in decades that an incumbent president had peacefully surrendered power to an elected opposition victor. As his party gained only 18 of 116 seats in Congress, Serrano entered into a tenuous alliance with the Christian Democrats and Carpio's National Union of the Center (UCN).[2]
The Serrano administration's record was mixed. It succeeded in consolidating
On May 25, 1993, Serrano sparked the
Post-presidency
Serrano now resides in Panama with his wife, Magda Bianchi de Serrano. He has a set of twin sons, a son named Juan Pablo Serrano, and two daughters. He has three sisters, one of whom is Olga Stella Serrano de Salazar, who resides in Guatemala City with her husband, Rafael Salazar Farfan. The Guatemalan government has made numerous unsuccessful attempts to have him extradited on corruption charges. Jorge Serrano is involved in real estate as a developer and investor in Panama and the U.S. state of Florida.
References
- ^ Jorge Serrano Elias CIDOB.org. (accessed January 22, 2010)
- ^ Jorge Serrano Elias CIDOB.org. (accessed January 22, 2010)
- ^ Jorge Serrano Elias CIDOB.org. (accessed January 22, 2010)
External links
- Jorge Serrano Elías at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs(CIDOB) (in Spanish)