Carlos Quintanilla Schmidt
Carlos Quintanilla Schmidt | |
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| Vice President of El Salvador | |
| In office 1 June 1999 – 1 June 2004 | |
| President | Francisco Flores Pérez |
| Preceded by | Enrique Borgo Bustamante |
| Succeeded by | Ana Vilma de Escobar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1953 San Miguel, El Salvador |
| Political party | Nationalist Republican Alliance |
| Education | American University José Matías Delgado University |
Carlos Quintanilla Schmidt (born 5 August 1953 in San Miguel) is a former vice president of El Salvador under Francisco Flores from 1999 to 2004.[1][2] Quintanilla and Flores were known as the "dollarizers" (dolarizadores), having introduced the use of the U.S. dollar as the official currency of the country.[3] Quintanilla's successor was Ana Vilma de Escobar.[2]
He has a degree in banking from American University, and a degree in law from José Matías Delgado University. Additionally, he served as vice-rector of José Matías Delgado University.[4]
In November 2017 an investigation conducted by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism cited his name in the list of politicians named in "Paradise Papers" allegations.[5]
References
- ^ Publications, Europa; Eur (2002). South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2003. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781857431384.
- ^ a b "Los vicepresidentes posteriores a los Acuerdos de Paz". MedioLleno (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
- ^ "Benefician privatizaciones y dolarización". vLex (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-05-15.
- ^ "Los vicepresidentes posteriores a los Acuerdos de Paz - MedioLleno". Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
- ^ "Explore The Politicians in the Paradise Papers - ICIJ". ICIJ. Retrieved 2017-12-06.