Antonio Dominguez Richa

Antonio Dominguez Richa (also known as Antonio "Tony" Dominguez) was a Panamanian politician and diplomat. He was the a district councilor (position no longer exists), director of immigration of Panama, a vice deputy to the Central America Parliament, and a founding member of the Panameñista party.[1] He was also the owner of a business that went by the name of Villa de Caracas. [2] He was married to Carmen "Carmensita" Alvarez and had six children, including Antonio Dominguez Alvarez and Jose Antonio Dominguez. [3]

Antonio "Tony" Dominguez
Tony Dominguez at a press conference
BornMay 16, 1932
DiedApril 15, 2020
Alma materNotre Dame
Occupation
  • Vice Minister (1968)
  • District Councilor (1968)
  • Director of Immigration (1989-1994)
  • Presidential Advisor (1999-2004)
  • Vice Deputy to the Central America Parliament (2004-2006)
Political partyPanameñista Party
Board member ofNational Bank of Panama,
Interoceanic Region Authority (ARI)
Spouse(s)Carmen Alvarez
Children
6

Politics

Antonio Dominguez was inspired by Arnulfo Arias which lead him to join the Panameñista Party.[2] He was viceminister during Arnulfo's presidency in 1968.[4] Dominguez was exiled due to his opposition to the military dictator, Omar Torrijos. He later gave his support to both Panameñista presidential candidates, Guillermo Endara and Mireya Moscoso in the national elections. During Endara's presidency (1989), Dominguez was appointed as the head of the immigration department. During Moscoso's presidency (1999), he was appointed as chief of staff to the president. He was also a board member of the National Bank of Panama and the Interoceanic Region Authority. [5] His son, Jose Antonio Dominguez, has continued in his political footsteps as minister of public affairs, deputy in the national assembly of Panama, and ambassador to Taiwan (China).[6] His other son, Antonio Dominguez Jr. reached the office of board of director of the Panama Canal.

References
  1. "Ultima Hora:: EFE". wvw.nacion.com. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  2. Panamá, GESE-La Estrella de. "Fallece el veterano político panameñista Antonio 'Tony' Domínguez". La Estrella de Panamá (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  3. Castrellón, Teiga (2020-04-15). "Fallece el exdirector de Migración Antonio "Tony" Domínguez". Telemetro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  4. "Antonio Domínguez Richa - En Mayúscula". enmayuscula.com. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  5. "Fallece destacado líder del Panameñismo Antonio "Tony" Domínguez". Metrolibre (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  6. "Fallece Antonio 'Tony' Domínguez, miembro fundador del partido Panameñista". TVN (in European Spanish). 2020-04-15. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
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