Key facts
- Vice president
- Samuel Lewis Navarro , Rubén Arosemena
- Preceded by
- Mireya Moscoso
- Succeeded by
- Ricardo Martinelli
- Born
- Martín Erasto Torrijos Espino , ( 1963-07-18 ) July 18, 1963 (age 62) , Chitré , Panama
- Party
- Democratic Revolutionary Party
- Spouse
- Vivian Fernández
- Parent
- Omar Torrijos (father)
- Alma mater
- Texas A&M University
- Occupation
- Economist, politician
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Panama
- Place of birth
- Chitré
- Father
- Omar Torrijos
- Occupation
- economist
- Position held
- President of Panama
- Political party
- Democratic Revolutionary Party
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Image
- Panama.MartinTorrijos.01.jpg
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- Martín Torrijos
- date of birth
- 1963-07-18
- name in native language
- Martín Erasto Torrijos Espino
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Encyclopedic overview
Martín Erasto Torrijos Espino ( Spanish pronunciation: [maɾˈtin toˈrixos]; born July 18, 1963) is a Panamanian politician who was President of Panama from 2004 to 2009.
He was fathered out of wedlock by Panamanian military ruler Omar Torrijos, the de facto head of Panama from 1968 to 1981. Martín Torrijos was educated in economics and political science in the United States. He then returned to Panama, becoming active in the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD). He was the party's presidential candidate in the 1999 general election, losing to Arnulfista Party candidate Mireya Moscoso.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Martín Torrijos” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.