Pedro Alegría

Pedro José Alegría Soto (born 24 September 1951) is a businessman and politician from the Dominican Republic. He was Senator for the province of San José de Ocoa and was elected in 2002, and re-elected in 2006; he has also been President of Lotería Electrónica Internacional Dominicana, S.A. (LEIDSA) —the largest private Dominican lottery— since its foundation in 1997.[4]

Pedro Alegría

Senator for the province of San José de Ocoa
In office
16 August 2016  16 August 2020
Preceded byCarlos Castillo
(Dominican Liberation’s Party)
Succeeded byJosé Antonio Castillo Casado
(Modern Revolutionary Party)
In office
16 August 2002  16 August 2010
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byCarlos Castillo (PLD)
Personal details
Born (1951-09-24) 24 September 1951
San José de Ocoa, Dominican Republic
Political partyInstitutional Social Democratic Bloc (201?–present)
Other political
affiliations
Dominican Revolutionary Party (1976–201?)
SpouseEva Gómez Espinal
Children5 children, including actress Dalisa Alegría
Parents
  • Rafael Antonio Alegría Domínguez[1] (father)
  • Mercedes Nidia Soto Martínez[2] (mother)
ProfessionBusinessman
EthnicityWhite Dominican
Net worthIncrease RD$ 511.46 million (2016)[3]

Alegría has a Bachelor of Business Administration.[4]

Pedro Alegría became the first senator elected from the Institutional Social Democratic Bloc after the 2016 general election.[5]

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