Zoila Martínez

The Honourable
Zoila Martínez
The Honourable Zoila Martínez
1st Ombudsman of the Dominican Republic
	In office; 29 May 2013 – 14 June 2021
Deputy	Carlos Hernández Cabrera
Preceded by	office created
Succeeded by	Pablo Ulloa
Prosecutor of the National District
Dominican Republic Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
Personal details
Born	Zoila Violeta Martínez Guante; 13 July 1941 (age 82); la isabela, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Political party	resigned from Social Christian Reformist Party after its leader Joaquin Balaguer died
Children	César, Diógenes, Flor, Zoila Medina Martínez
Parents	Joaquin Martinez Acevedo (father); Marina Caridad Guante (mother);
Residence	Santo Domingo
Alma mater	UASD
Profession	Lawyer
Awards	Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella: Grand Cross with Silver Breast Star; Order of Diplomatic Service Merit: Gwanghwa Medal, 1st Class;

Zoila V. Martínez Guante is a lawyer, prosecutor and diplomat from the Dominican Republic.

Martínez Guante graduated as Juris Doctor in 1967.^[2]

Martínez was prosecutor attorney of the National District, and ambassador to the Republic of Korea (South Korea).^[1] As prosecutor, she was part of the investigation team that probed the murder of José Rafael Llenas Aybar in 1996.^[2] She was the Ombudsman of the Dominican Republic from 29 May 2013^[3] to 14 June 2021 when she was succeeded by Pablo Ulloa.

Martínez has been awarded by the Republic of Korea with the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit's Gwanghwa Medal, and by her own country with the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella's Grand Cross with Silver Breast Star.^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Lazala, Maribel (15 May 2013). "Conozca a Zoila Martínez de Medina, recomendada Defensora del Pueblo por una comisión del Senado" (in Spanish). Hoy. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c de la Rosa, Adalberto (14 May 2013). "Zoila Martínez: Una guerrera defensora de derechos sociales" (in Spanish). El Caribe. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
^ "Defensora del pueblo dominicano asume cargo y promete transparencia" (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: lainformacion.com. 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

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