Milagros Ortiz Bosch
Milagros Ortiz Bosch | |
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Ortiz Bosch in 2007 | |
| 37th Vice President of the Dominican Republic | |
| In office 16 August 2000 – 16 August 2004 | |
| President | Hipólito Mejía |
| Preceded by | Jaime David Fernández Mirabal |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Alburquerque |
| Minister of Education of the Dominican Republic | |
| In office 16 August 2000 – 16 August 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Ligia Amada Melo |
| Succeeded by | Alejandrina German |
| Senator of the Dominican Republic | |
| In office 16 August 1994 – 16 August 2000 | |
| President | Leonel Fernández Joaquin Balaguer |
| Succeeded by | José Tomás Pérez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Milagros Maria Ortiz Bosch 26 August 1936 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Political party | Modern Revolutionary Party |
| Other political affiliations | Dominican Revolutionary Party (before 2014) |
| Spouse | Joaquín Basanta |
| Children | Juan Basanta |
Maria Milagros Ortiz Bosch (born 26 August 1936) is a lawyer, business manager and Dominican politician. She was the first Dominican woman to be vice president of the country, during 2000–2004. She was senator of the Distrito Nacional twice (1994–1998 and 1998–2000) and Secretary of State (Minister) for Education of the Dominican Republic, for the same time period she was vice president (2000-2004).
She was again a candidate for senator from the National District of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) in the congressional and municipal elections of 2010, being defeated by the candidate of the Dominican Liberation Party Reinaldo Pared Pérez.
In the Dominican Republic general election in 2016 she served as campaign manager for the mayoral candidate of the National District, who would be the winner, David Collado.