In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cohen and the second or maternal family name is Sander.
Juan Cohen | |
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Member of the Central American Parliament | |
In office 2010–2016 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1960-06-14) 14 June 1960 (age 64) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Nationality | Dominican |
Political party | National Citizen Will Party (PNVC) |
Spouse | María Edelmira Marmolejos Jaar |
Parents |
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Alma mater | Pedro Henríquez Ureña National University Harvard University Hult International Business School |
Occupation | Economist, businessman, politician |
Juan Alberto Cohen Sander (14 June 1960,) is a Dominican economist, politician, businessman, and member of parliament. He was a presidential candidate of the Dominican Republic by the National Citizen Will Party (PNVC) for the general election 2016.
Early life and education
Cohen was born on 14 June 1960 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He studied economics at Pedro Henríquez Ureña University. He earned a Master of Economics at the Pontifical Catholic University Mother and Teacher and studied Political Science at the University Pedro Henríquez Ureña.
He completed postgraduate degrees in finance at Hult International Business School (then known as Arthur D. Little School of Management) and business management at Harvard University.
Career
Sander served as President of the Commission of Tourism and deputy of the Central American Parliament from 2010–2016. In 2014, he was reelected as President of the National Citizen Will Party (PNVC) and in March 2015, was elect presidential candidate by the PNVC, in the XXXVII National Assembly Extraordinary.
Additional affiliations
From 2008 - 2014, Sander served as president of the Dominican Federation of Golf, where he executed important contributions to the development of golf in the Dominican Republic (2008–2014). He has also handled important media in the Dominican Republic.
Personal life
Cohen is married to María Marmolejos since 1985, with whom he has 3 children: Manuel Alberto, Juan Alberto and María de Dios.
References
- PNVC – Perfil: Juan Cohen Sander
- "Z 101". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- "Z 101". 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- "El Caribe » Federación Dominicana de Golf obtiene prestigioso galardón internacional". Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- "El Caribe exhibe nueva imagen basada en visión estratégica". November 2011.
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Dominican Republic economists
- Presidents of political parties in the Dominican Republic
- Candidates for President of the Dominican Republic
- Hult International Business School alumni
- People from Santo Domingo
- Dominican Republic people of Spanish descent
- Dominican Republic people of Jewish descent
- Dominican Republic people of Irish descent
- White Dominicans