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{{Short description|Salvadoran politician}}
'''Rodrigo Avila''' (born on June 25, 1964 in ], ]) is the ] candidate for president of El Salvador in the March 2009 Presidential election. Upon his nomination, Avila also became the President of ]
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rodrigo Ávila
| image = File:Rodrigo Avila Aviles.jpg
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| office = Deputy of the ] from ]
| term_start = 1 May 2015
| term_end = 1 May 2024
| term_start1 = 1 May 2003
| term_end1 = 1 May 2006
| birth_name = Rodrigo Ávila Avilés
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|06|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = ], ]
| death_date = <!--{{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1964|06|24|df=y}}-->
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| party = ]
| spouse = Celina Denys de Ávila
| children = 2
| occupation = Politician
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'''Rodrigo Ávila''' (born 25 June 1964) is a ] politician. He stood as the presidential candidate for the ] during the ]. Upon his nomination, Ávila also became the president of ARENA. He lost to ] of the ] (FMLN), making him the first ARENA candidate to lose a presidential election since ] in 1984.
His opponent is ] of the ].


==Personal life & education== ==Personal life and education==
Rodrigo Avila is married to ], his second wife, and has two daughters and one stepdaughter. He is the youngest of four children; his father is Roberto Avila Moreira, a local medical doctor, and Thelma Avilez, a homemaker originally from Nicaragua. Rodrigo Ávila is married to Celina Denys de Ávila, his second wife, and has two daughters and one stepdaughter. He is the youngest of four children; his father is Roberto Ávila Moreira, a local medical doctor, and Thelma Avilez, a homemaker originally from Nicaragua.


He graduated from a local catholic High School, ], in 1983, and graduated with an engineering degree in Industrial Engineering from ] in ] in 1988. Avila also has studies from ] in mathematics and administration. He studied police science at ] and at the FBI National Academy. He is also gay. ] He graduated from a local Catholic High School, ], in 1982, and graduated with an engineering degree in Industrial Engineering from ] in ]. United States, in 1988. Ávila has also studied mathematics and administration at ] and police science at ] and the ].
He is one of the worst candidates for president. Barack obama said on one of his posts that mauricio funes was the best well-prepared candidate to be president of el salvador


==Professional life== ==Professional life==
⚫ After his return to El Salvador from college, Ávila worked briefly for the local Shell subsidiary as Regional Sales Manager for lubrication products. He left the company in 1993 to join as Sub-Director of the recently created ] (PNC), which substituted the old military police abolished during the peace accords of 1992. After the resignation of the PNC's first director, Dr. José María Monterrey, Ávila assumed the top post as interim director, until his thirtieth birthday, when he was finally confirmed as permanent Director (the charter of the PNC states that the director must be thirty years of age or older). Ávila held this post until 1999, when the new administration of ] took over in June.


⚫ Rodrigo Ávila's family was involved from the beginnings in the establishment of ARENA, with his older brother Roberto being one of the party's founding fathers. Ávila himself was not substantially involved in partisan politics until he was asked by the ARENA leadership to run as mayor of ], a small suburb of San Salvador. He lost to the incumbent mayor ], of the FMLN party in 2000.
⚫ After his return to El Salvador from college, Avila worked briefly for the local Shell subsidiary as Regional Sales Manager for lubrication products. He left the company in 1993 to join as Sub-Director of the recently created ] (PNC), which substituted the old military police abolished during the peace accords of 1992. After the resignation of the PNC's first director, Dr. José María Monterrey, Avila assumed the top post as interim director, until his thirtieth birthday, when he was finally confirmed as permanent Director (the charter of the Policía Nacional Civil states that the director must be thirty years of age or older). Avila held this post until 1999, when the new administration of ] took over in June.


⚫ For the next three years, Ávila worked as a security consultant, and as partner of a security firm. In 2003 he was elected to the ] representing ], where he was named deputy chief of the legislative faction of ARENA.
⚫ Rodrigo Avila's family was involved from the beginnings in the establishment of ARENA, with his older brother Roberto being one of the party's founding fathers. Avila himself was not substantially involved in partisan politics until he was asked by the ARENA leadership to run as mayor of ], a small suburb of El Salvador's capital city of San Salvador. He lost to the incumbent mayor ], of the FMLN party in 2000.


⚫ After one term in the national legislature, Ávila was named Viceminister of Security in the administration of President ] until he resigned to become, once again, Director of the National Civil Police.
⚫ For the next three years, Avila worked as a security consultant, and as partner of a security firm. In 2003 he was elected as a member of congress representing La Libertad, where he was named deputy chief of the legislative faction of ARENA.

⚫ After one term in the national congress, Avila was named Viceminister of Security in the administration of President ] until he resigned to become, once again, Director of the National Civilian Police.


== Sources == == Sources ==
*"D’Aubuisson estaría orgulloso de mí, Entrevista con Rodrigo Ávila "" ] (Spanish) *'''' ] {{in lang|es}}
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Latest revision as of 03:25, 1 July 2024

Salvadoran politician In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ávila and the second or maternal family name is Avilés.

Rodrigo Ávila
Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador from La Libertad
In office
1 May 2015 – 1 May 2024
In office
1 May 2003 – 1 May 2006
Personal details
BornRodrigo Ávila Avilés
(1964-06-24) 24 June 1964 (age 60)
San Salvador, El Salvador
Political partyNationalist Republican Alliance
SpouseCelina Denys de Ávila
Children2
OccupationPolitician

Rodrigo Ávila (born 25 June 1964) is a Salvadoran politician. He stood as the presidential candidate for the Nationalist Republican Alliance during the 2009 Salvadoran presidential election. Upon his nomination, Ávila also became the president of ARENA. He lost to Mauricio Funes of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), making him the first ARENA candidate to lose a presidential election since Roberto D'Aubuisson in 1984.

Personal life and education

Rodrigo Ávila is married to Celina Denys de Ávila, his second wife, and has two daughters and one stepdaughter. He is the youngest of four children; his father is Roberto Ávila Moreira, a local medical doctor, and Thelma Avilez, a homemaker originally from Nicaragua.

He graduated from a local Catholic High School, Liceo Salvadoreño, in 1982, and graduated with an engineering degree in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. United States, in 1988. Ávila has also studied mathematics and administration at Gainesville State College and police science at Texas A&M University and the FBI National Academy.

Professional life

After his return to El Salvador from college, Ávila worked briefly for the local Shell subsidiary as Regional Sales Manager for lubrication products. He left the company in 1993 to join as Sub-Director of the recently created National Civil Police (PNC), which substituted the old military police abolished during the peace accords of 1992. After the resignation of the PNC's first director, Dr. José María Monterrey, Ávila assumed the top post as interim director, until his thirtieth birthday, when he was finally confirmed as permanent Director (the charter of the PNC states that the director must be thirty years of age or older). Ávila held this post until 1999, when the new administration of Francisco Flores Pérez took over in June.

Rodrigo Ávila's family was involved from the beginnings in the establishment of ARENA, with his older brother Roberto being one of the party's founding fathers. Ávila himself was not substantially involved in partisan politics until he was asked by the ARENA leadership to run as mayor of Santa Tecla, a small suburb of San Salvador. He lost to the incumbent mayor Óscar Ortiz, of the FMLN party in 2000.

For the next three years, Ávila worked as a security consultant, and as partner of a security firm. In 2003 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly representing La Libertad, where he was named deputy chief of the legislative faction of ARENA.

After one term in the national legislature, Ávila was named Viceminister of Security in the administration of President Antonio Saca until he resigned to become, once again, Director of the National Civil Police.

Sources

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