Otto Pérez Molina
Otto Pérez Molina | |
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Official portrait, 2012 | |
| 48th President of Guatemala | |
| In office 14 January 2012 – 3 September 2015 | |
| Vice President |
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| Preceded by | Álvaro Colom |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Maldonado (Acting) |
| Deputy of the Congress of Guatemala | |
| In office 14 January 2004 – 14 January 2008 | |
| Constituency | National List |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Otto Fernando Pérez Molina 1 December 1950 Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Political party | Patriot Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | School of the Americas Inter-American Defense College |
| Cabinet | Cabinet of Otto Pérez Molina |
| Signature | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Guatemala |
| Branch/service | Guatemalan Army |
| Years of service | 1966–2000 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
Otto Fernando Pérez Molina (born December 1, 1950) is a Guatemalan politician and retired general who served as the 48th president of Guatemala from 2012 to 2015. Standing as the Patriotic Party (Partido Patriota) candidate, he lost the 2007 presidential election but prevailed in the 2011 presidential election. During the 1990s, before entering politics, he served as Director of Military Intelligence, Presidential Chief of Staff under President Ramiro de León Carpio, and as the chief representative of the military for the Guatemalan Peace Accords. On being elected President, he called for the legalization of drugs.
On September 2, 2015, beset by corruption allegations and having been stripped of his immunity by Congress the day earlier, Pérez presented his resignation. He was arrested on September 3, 2015. Following his arrest, Pérez remained in prison until he was released on bond in January 2024; prior to his release, Pérez received convictions and jail sentences in 2022 and 2023.