Félix Vásquez
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The Most Excellent Félix Vásquez | |
|---|---|
| Senator for the province of Sánchez Ramírez | |
| In office 16 August 2006 – 16 August 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro Luna (PRD)[1] |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo de los Santos (PRM) |
| Deputy | |
| In office 2004 – 16 August 2006 | |
| Secretary of State and Advisor on Rice affairs of the Executive Power | |
| President | Joaquín Balaguer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 April 1943 |
| Party | Dominican Revolutionary Party |
| Other political affiliations | Social Christian Reformist Party |
| Spouse | Marcia Altagracia Amparo Puigvert |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Vidal Vásquez, Elisa Espinal |
| Alma mater | Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola (Master's degree in Farming) |
| Occupation | Businessman, politician |
| Profession | Agriculturist |
| Committees | President – "Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology" |
| Ethnicity | White Dominican |
| Net worth |  RD$ 124.69 million (2010)[3](US$ 3.37 million) |
Félix María Vásquez Espinal (born 5 April 1943) is a businessman, philanthropist, and politician from the Dominican Republic. He is Senator for the province of Sánchez Ramírez, elected in 2006, and re-elected in 2010 with 55.14% of the votes.[4]
Vásquez was born into a poor family. He and a brother won a scholarship that allowed them to study in a college. He graduated with a Master's degree in Farming and joined the Dominican Air Force in the Early 1960s. In 1964 he moved to Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez, to work in the branch of the state-owned Agricultural Bank, five years later, he started a private business. In 1995, he founded the Fundación Félix Vásquez foundation. He has been Secretary of State-Advisor and Deputy.[2]
