Amable Aristy

Amable Aristy Castro (born 10 May 1940) is a politician and businessman from the Dominican Republic. He is a senior leader of the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC) and has been Senator for the province of La Altagracia. Aristy was presidencial candidate for his party in the 2008 presidential election. Due to the remarkable power and influence that he wields on his native province, he is known as the "Chieftain of Higüey" ("Spanish: El Cacique de Higüey").[5]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Aristy and the second or maternal family name is Castro.

The Most Excellent Amable Aristy
Senator of the Dominican Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 November 2010
President	Danilo Medina
Prime Minister	Gustavo Montalvo
Preceded by	Sede vacante
Majority	Dominican Liberation’s Party
President of the Senate of the Dominican Republic
In office 16 August 1994 – 16 August 1998
President	Joaquín Balaguer (until 1996) / Leonel Fernández (from 1996)
Preceded by	José Osvaldo Leger Aquino (1993–1994)[1]
Succeeded by	Ramón Alburquerque Ramírez (1998–2000)[1]
Majority	Social Christian Reformist Party
Senator of the Dominican Republic
In office 16 August 1990 – 1999 (resigned)
Personal details
Born	(1949-03-10) 10 March 1949 El Bonao (Higüey), La Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic
Nationality	Dominican
Political party	Reformist Party, Social Christian Reformist Party
Spouse(s)	Andrea Cedeño[2]
Children	Karen Magdalena Aristy (Mayor of Higüey), Amable Enrique Aristy
Parents	Luis Aristy, Olivia Castro[2]
Residence	Higüey
Alma mater	Universidad de la Tercera Edad (Degree in Law)
Occupation	Politician, businessman
Net worth	US$ 2.5 million RD$ 91.7 million (2010)[3][4]

Aristy has been elected senator for La Altagracia 7 times in a row: 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2016.[6][7] Nevertheless, he has not been senator all those years: he resigned in the 1998-2002 period, he resigned in 1999, and he did not sworn in 2002 and 2006 leaving his senatorship to close friends; while he was chairman of the League of Dominican Municipalities (from 1999 to 2010). In 2010 he was threatened with impeachment and political disqualification if he left his senatorship to a friend again; he left his office in the League to a cousin of him and decided to sworn on 10 November 2010, nearly three months after August the 16th, the date marked by the constitution to do so.[8][9]

He has been described as one of the least laborious senators.[10]

References

1. Mateo, Víctor (2013). "República Dominicana ha tenido 17 presidentes del Senado desde 1962" (in Spanish). Observatorio Político Dominicano. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
2. "(Missing title)". Hoy. 16 May 2008. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
3. Mejía, Mariela (6 December 2010). "El Senado de RD está integrado por millonarios". Diario Libre. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2013. (...) Otro senador con una importante fortuna es el representante de La Altagracia y ex secretario general de la Liga Municipal Dominicana (LMD) por casi 12 años, Amable Aristy Castro, quien posee un total de activos ascendente a RD$91,734,500, de los que RD$82,889,500 son de un crédito pendiente de pago de la Compañía Amable Aristy Castro S.A.
   Aristy, quien juró en su cargo de senador el pasado 10 de noviembre, presentó su declaración jurada de bienes el pasado mes. El documento, que por demás es escueto, señala que tiene RD$8,845,000 en bienes muebles y RD$8,857,750 en pasivos. (...)
4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Official exchange rate
5. Rojas, Lissette (10 July 2011). "Amable Aristy Castro, tres decenios en el cacicazgo de la inmunidad". Acento. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
10. "Yvonne Chahín y Félix Bautista, los senadores menos productivos" (in Spanish). Diario Libre. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.

Political offices
Preceded by José Osvaldo Leger Aquino	President of the Senate of the Dominican Republic 1994 – 1998	Succeeded by Ramón Alburquerque Ramírez
Unknown	Senator of the Dominican Republic for the Province of La Altagracia 1990 – 1999	Succeeded by Ramón Sánchez de la Rosa
Preceded by Julio Maríñez	Secretary General of the Dominican Municipalities League 1999 – 2010	Succeeded by Fidias Aristy
Vacant Title last held by Germán Castro García	Senator of the Dominican Republic for the Province of La Altagracia 10 November 2010 – presentday	Incumbent