Danilo Medina, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Danilo Medina

President of the Dominican Republic

Date of Birth: 10-Nov-1951

Place of Birth: Bohechío, San Juan Province, Dominican Republic

Profession: politician, economist

Nationality: Dominican Republic

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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Danilo Medina Sánchez (born November 10, 1951) is a Dominican politician and the current President of the Dominican Republic, since 2012. Medina previously served as Chief of Staff to the President of the Dominican Republic from 1996 to 1999 and from 2004 to 2006, and is a member of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD).
He won the May 2012 Dominican presidential election, defeating Hipolito Mejía with 51% of the votes.
In May 15, 2016 Danilo Medina leading a coalition of parties won the 2016 Dominican presidential election, defeating the leader of the opposition and PRM candidate Luis Abinader with 61.8% of the votes, the highest percentage received by a president elected in free elections since 1924 when Horacio Vásquez won the presidency with 69.8% of the ballots—surpassing Juan Bosch's record of 59.5% obtained in 1962, and Leonel Fernández's 57.1% of the votes obtained in 2004.