Laurentino Cortizo

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His Excellency Laurentino Cortizo
Laurentino "Nito" Cortizo
38th President of Panama
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2019
Vice President	Jose Gabriel Carrizo
Preceded by	Juan Carlos Varela
Minister of Agricultural and Livestock Development
In office 1 September 2004 – 10 January 2006
President	Martín Torrijos
Preceded by	Lynette Stanziola
President of the National Assembly
In office 1 September 2000 – 31 August 2001
Preceded by	Enrique Garrido
Succeeded by	Rubén Arosemena
Personal details
Born	(1953-01-30) 30 January 1953 (age 69) Panama City, Panama
Political party	Democratic Revolutionary Party
Spouse(s)	Yazmín Colón de Cortizo
Children	2
Alma mater	Norwich University (B.B.A.) University of Texas at Austin (M.B.A.)

Laurentino "Nito" Cortizo Cohen (Spanish pronunciation: [lawɾenˈtino koɾˈtiso ˈko.en]; born 30 January 1953) is a Panamanian politician who has served as the President of Panama since 2019. Cortizo is the former President of the National Assembly^[1] and Minister of Agricultural and Livestock Development. He was also a member of the National Assembly between 1994 and 2004, serving a year as chamber president.^[2]

A member of the Democratic Revolutionary Party, he was elected as president on in the 2019 general election, winning 33.27% of the vote.^[3] He took office on 1 July 2019.

Early life[]

Laurentino Cortizo Cohen was born in Panama City to Laurentino Cortizo Cortizo, a Galician from Beariz, Spain, and Esther Cohen of Jewish descent.^[4]

Political career[]

Cortizo served as a member of the National Assembly from 1994 to 2004 and is described as being from the centrist wing of his party.^[5] He became President of the National Assembly in 2000, serving until 2001.^[2]

He also served as Minister of Agricultural and Livestock Development under President Martin Torrijos, however he resigned in 2006 due to his objections to the negotiations made in pursuit of the US-Panama Free Trade Agreement.^[5]

Personal life[]

Cortizo is married to Yazmín Colón de Cortizo. They have two children - Carolina and Jorge. Carolina is currently the director of Wingo that is part of Copa Airlines.^[6]

References[]

External links[]

• Site of Laurentino Cortizo (in Spanish)
• Biography by CIDOB (in Spanish)

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