Licelott C. Marte de Barrios (30 April 1934 – 13 June 2019) was a Dominican lawyer, diplomat, politician, and accountant.

Biography

Licelott Catalina Marte Hoffiz was born on 30 April 1934 in Santo Domingo to Santos Mélido Marte Pichardo— minister of Defense in 1961—and Aurora Altagracia Hoffiz Pastor. In her youth she was elected

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of the

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of San Cristóbal and Miss Santiago. She graduated in 1958 as

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from the

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, and has post-grades from the

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and ''

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'' universities. She was

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from 1990 to 1993, Chair-Minister of REFIDOMSA from 1993–1996, and Deputy for the National District from 2002 to 2006. Marte de Barrios served as the Chair of the Audit Chamber of the Dominican Republic from October 2008 to February 2017. Licelott died on 13 June 2019, after being several days at a Dominican hospital fighting cancer.

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