Max Puig, in full Maximiliano Rabelais Puig Miller (born c. 1946), is a
Dominican politician who served as congressman in the 1990s and
Minister of Labor Minister of Labour (in British English) or Labor (in American English) is typically a cabinet-level position with portfolio responsibility for setting national labour standards, labour dispute mechanisms, employment, workforce participation, traini ...
and the
Environment
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in the 2000s.
Early life and family
Puig was born in Puerto Plata to Elvia Iluminación Miller Martínez, a renowned teacher, and José Augusto Puig Ortiz, a dissident during the dictatorship of
Rafael Trujillo
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina ( , ; 24 October 189130 May 1961), nicknamed ''El Jefe'' (, "The Chief" or "The Boss"), was a Dominican dictator who ruled the Dominican Republic from February 1930 until his assassination in May 1961. He ser ...
who served as Ambassador to France in the mid-1960s.
By his father, he is descended from
José María Arzeno, a 19th-century mayor of Puerto Plata —and the son of an immigrant from
Zoagli
Zoagli ( lij, Zoagi) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about southeast of Genoa. Zoagli is a popular destination during all seasons of the year by tourists from all over the wo ...
, then in the
Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia
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—, who married Gertrudis Westen, the daughter of a
Dutchman and a
Haitian mulâtresse. By his mother —whose mother was of
Spanish origin, while her father was of African American and Turks and Caicos Islander descent— he is descended from Scipio Beard and
Julian Beard,
free negroes that
migrated to Puerto Plata during the
Haitian occupation of Santo Domingo from
Missouri,
United States.
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While living in France, Puig met and married his classmate Elisabeth Buchel, a Frenchwoman; they had 2 children.
He has two doctorates, one in ''Law'' and other in ''Political Sciences''.
Political career
Puig served as congressman in the 1990s, and as
Minister of Labor Minister of Labour (in British English) or Labor (in American English) is typically a cabinet-level position with portfolio responsibility for setting national labour standards, labour dispute mechanisms, employment, workforce participation, traini ...
and Minister of the
Environment
Environment most often refers to:
__NOTOC__
* Natural environment, all living and non-living things occurring naturally
* Biophysical environment, the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism or ...
in the 2000s.
[
Puig was one of six presidential candidates that contested the ]2012 presidential election
This national electoral calendar for 2012 lists the national/federal elections held in 2012 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
January
*3–4 January: E ...
.[ Puig ran for president under the Alliance for Democracy (APD) political party.][
]
References
Candidates for President of the Dominican Republic
Government ministers of the Dominican Republic
Members of the Congress of the Dominican Republic
Presidents of political parties in the Dominican Republic
Alliance for Democracy (Dominican Republic) politicians
People from Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic expatriates in France
Dominican Republic people of African American descent
Dominican Republic people of Catalan descent
Dominican Republic people of Dutch descent
Dominican Republic people of Haitian descent
Dominican Republic people of Italian descent
People of Ligurian descent
Dominican Republic people of Turks and Caicos Islands descent
1940s births
Living people
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