Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna

Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna (Guayabo Dulce, December 16, 1954 – ) is a Dominican lawyer, politician, and retired General of the Dominican Army.[1] He is the President and founder of the Civic Renovation Party.[2] He was Chief of Staff of the Dominican Army from 2003 to 2004[3] and is the current Director of the National Institute of Price Stabilization (Spanish: Instituto de Estabilización de Precios).[4]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zorrilla and the second or maternal family name is Ozuna.
Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna
General Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna
Director of National Institute of Price Stabilization (INESPRE)
In office
August 20, 2012 – 2016
Preceded byLic. Ricardo A. Jacobo Cabrera
President of the Civic Renovation Party (PCR)
Assumed office
September 8, 2009
Chief of Staff of the Dominican Army
In office
2003–2004
Preceded byCarlos Luciano Díaz Morfa
Succeeded byJosé Ricardo Estrella Fernández
Personal details
BornDecember 16, 1954
Guayabo Dulce, Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic
NationalityDominican
Political partyCivic Renovation Party
SpouseRosanna González
ChildrenJorge Manuel
Katherine Johanna
Jorge Radhamés
Residence Dominican Republic
OccupationPolitician

Early life and education

Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna was born in Guayabo Dulce (a town of the province Hato Mayor in the Dominican Republic), on 16 December 1954 to Manuel María Zorrilla and Sirila Ozuna.[4]

He studied Law in the Central University of Professional Studies (Spanish: Universidad Central Dominicana de Estudios Profesionales). He is known as a lecturer on topics pertaining history and society,[5][6][7][8][9] and for developing projects for the restoration of historic buildings in the country.[10]

Military career

From 2000 to 2003, he served as Commander of the First Dominican Regime of the Presidential Guard, where he excelled at contributing with the educational growth of the country. In 2003, he became Chief of Staff of the Dominican Army.[3][11]

Political career

He organized the Civic Renovation Movement, which helped support Miguel Vargas Maldonado in the pre-presidential election of Dominican Republic in 2008.[12]

In September 2009 the Civic Renovation Party is recognized as a political party by the resolution no. 18-2009 with which he is presented as a Presidential candidate.[13][14][15]

Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna participates in the presidential elections of 2012,[16] in the Purple Alliance (Spanish: Alianza Morada), supporting Danilo Medina,[17] who won the presidential election of Dominican Republic in 2012.

In 2012 the Progressive Renovator Pact (Spanish: Pacto Progresista Renovador)[18] was signed between members of the Dominican Liberation Party (including Leonel Fernández Reyna President of the Party and of Dominican Republic in that moment, Danilo Medina, and Reinaldo Pared Pérez) and members of the Civic Renovation Party (its President Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna and the General Secretary, Franklin White Coplin). Other signatories were: Francisco Javier García, General Coordinator of the Dominican Liberation Party, Jaime David Fernández Mirabal, Temístocles Montás, Radhamés Camacho, Roberto Salcedo, and senators Félix Bautista from San Juan de la Maguana, Amílcar Romero from Duarte Province, Rubén Darío Cruz from Hato Mayor, Félix Nova from Monseñor Nouel, José Rafael Vargas from Espaillat, and Rafael Calderón from Azua. This alliance later took Danilo Medina to the Presidency of Dominican Republic.

Sila Ozuna Foundation

In 2004, Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna founded the Sila Ozuna Foundation[19] to promote the welfare of those in need due to poverty, diseases or social injustices by giving them medical attention, food, and educational donations that will help them have a brighter future.[20]

National Institute of Price Stabilization

In August 2012, through the decree 468-12,[21] the President of Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina, designated Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna as the Director of the National Institute of Price Stabilization (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Estabilización de Precios –INESPRE-). Throughout his administration, he has created programs to support local producers of the country as well as increasing the purchase power of consumers, specifically those of lower income, by providing the country of quality products at affordable prices.[22][23][24]

Inclusion of Military Vote in Dominican Republic

On June 1, 2015, Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna proposed the inclusion of the military vote in the constitutional reform of Dominican Republic, to be effective on the elections of 2016.[25]

This reform has as core purpose to create the universal suffrage in the country, defend the vote as a fundamental right, strengthen Dominican democracy, and give Dominican military and policemen the right to vote, as every citizen is entitled to, according to the article 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.[26]

Only 4 countries of the 35 that form the Americas and the Caribbean, including Dominican Republic, Colombia, Honduras, and Guatemala, prohibit military voting rights. For this reason, this proposal will have national transcendence, as it will benefit around 90,000 members of order and security forces in Dominican Republic.[27] As part of this proposal, it is established that the constitutional mandate must prohibit military and policemen to get involved in any political activity, to guarantee that they remain as guarantor of democracy and won't destabilize the democratic process of the Dominican nation.

Personal life

Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna married Rosanna González, on March 3, 1984 with whom he has fathered three children: Jorge Manuel, Katherine Johanna y Jorge Radhamés.

Awards

For his professional and military career he has received multiple awards both nationally and internationally, such as:

  • Award given in 2013 by Senator and Mayor of Union City, Brian P. Stack, in New Jersey.[28]
  • Award given by José (Joy) Torres, Mayor of the City of Paterson[29]
  • Award of "Distinguished Visitor" given in 2013, by the Counsel of Councilors of Puerto Plata[30]

References
  1. Ramón Guzmán (August 13, 2013). "Sobre el General Zorrilla Ozuna". Centro Cultural Perello. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  2. "Nuestra Historia". partidocivicorenovador.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. "Galeria de Ex-Jefes". ejercito.mil.do. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  4. "INESPRE". inespre.gov.do. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  5. "CONFERENCIA MAGISTRAL "GUERRA RESTAURADORA 150 AÑOS DESPUES: LA LLAMA INAGOTABLE" | Centro Cultural Perello" (in Spanish). ccp.org.do. August 23, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  6. "Zorrilla Ozuna: Venezuela y República Dominicana están llamadas a mantener lazos de solidaridad -". eldia.com.do (in Spanish). November 28, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  7. "Zorrila Ozuna dicta conferencia a generales retirados". El Nacional (in Spanish). September 30, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  8. "Zorrilla Ozuna pide comenzar la tercera independencia -". El Dia (in Spanish). August 15, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  9. "Piden rescatar símbolos patrios en documentos y manifestaciones oficiales" (in Spanish). Noticias SIN. March 24, 2013. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  10. Adriana Peguero (September 8, 2014). "Recuerdan natalicio de Gregorio Luperón". La República/Listín Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  11. Rosa Alcantara (July 17, 2007). "Su meta es Presidencia de la República; buscará reconocimiento después de 2008". hoy.com.do (in Spanish). Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  12. "Zorrila Ozuna apoya precandidatura Miguel Vargas". diariolibre.com (in Spanish). September 3, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  13. "JCE reconoce cuatro nuevos partidos políticos -" (in Spanish). elnacional.com.do. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  14. "Republica Dominicana | Junta Central Electoral" (PDF). January 14, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  15. "Zorrilla Ozuna visita hoy Hato Mayor" (in Spanish). December 17, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  16. "Elecciones Ordinarias Generales Presidenciales y Vicepresidenciales y de Diputados y Diputadas de Ultramar". Junta Central Electoral (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  17. Felipe Herrat (January 9, 2012). "Mediante pacto Partido Civico Renovador apoya candidatura de Danilo Medina". El Nacional. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  18. "Danilo Medina formaliza pacto político con Zorrilla Ozuna y el PCR". z101digital.com (in Spanish). January 8, 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-11-22. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  19. "Consultoria Juridica - Consulta de Documentos". consultoria.gov.do (in Spanish). Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  20. "Fundación Sila Ozuna". fundacionsilaozuna.org (in Spanish). Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  21. "Designan a Zorrilla Ozuna en INESPRE; otros cambios se producen en DNI, IAD y DIGEPRES". Noticias SIN. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  22. "Archived copy" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved February 4, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  23. "A PRECIOS BAJOS - Inespre abre nuevos mercados de productores en los barrios Invi y Manoguayabo". Listín Diario (in Spanish). April 8, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  24. "El Caribe » Alcaldía de New Jersey otorga reconocimiento a Zorrilla Ozuna". El Caribe (in Spanish). April 14, 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  25. "Zorrilla Ozuna propone incluir voto militar en modificación constitucional". El Día (in Spanish). June 1, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  26. "Universal Declaration of Human Rights". United Nations. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  27. Alberto Caminero (June 1, 2015). "Zorrilla Ozuna plantea voto militares, policías". elnacional.com.do (in Spanish). Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  28. "Alcaldías norteamericanas condecoran al general Zorrilla Ozuna". PuroPRD. November 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  29. "CONCEJO DE REGIDORES DECLARA VISITANTES DISTINGUIDOS A ABEL MARTINEZ Y JORGE RADHAMES ZORRILLA OZUNA" (in Spanish). Puerto Plata Hablo. April 19, 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  30. "Inespre formaliza alianza con productores de Cabrera". El Dia. March 3, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
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