Martín Erasto Torrijos Espino is a Panamanian politician who served as President of Panama from 2004 to 2009. He was the son of the Panamanian army leader Omar Torrijos. Martín Torrijos studied economics and political science in the United States. Then he returned to Panama, working in the Democratic Revolutionary Party. He was the party's presidential candidate in the 1999 general election, losing to party candidate Arnulfista Mireya Moscoso. In the 2004 presidential election, he ran for re-election as a candidate for PRD. This time his main opponent was Solidarity candidate Guillermo Endara, who was beaten by Torrijos at 47% to 31%. Torrijos reformed social security and pensions during his tenure, while proposing and approving a $ 5 billion renewal of the Panama Canal. Torrijos was replaced by supermarket tycoon Ricardo Martinelli in 2009. He is a member of the Inter-American Dialogue.
| Born | Martín Erasto Torrijos Espino, July 18, 1963, Chitré, Panama |
| Political party | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
| Spouse(s) | Vivian Fernández |
| Alma mater | Texas A&M University |
| Occupation | economist, politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Vice President | Samuel Lewis Navarro (2004–2009), Rubén Arosemena (2004–2009) |
| Preceded by | Mireya Moscoso |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Martinelli |
Politician Martín Torrijos was born on July 18, 1963 in Chitre, Panama (He's 60 years old now).
From 2004 to 2009, he served as President of the Republic of Panama. During his president, he made significant changes to pensions and social security.
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Martín Torrijos was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1963 is also the year of Rabbit (兔) in the Chinese Zodiac.
After studying political science and economics at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, he worked as a manager at a McDonald's restaurant in Chicago.
He requested and received approval for a $5 billion Panama Canal extension.
He is the illegitimate son of World Leader Omar Torrijos, the military commander.
In 2007, he negotiated the Panama-US Trade Promotion Agreement with US President George W. Bush's administration.
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