Dominican lawyer, diplomat, politician, and accountant (1934–2019)
Licelott C. Marte de Barrios (30 April 1934[2] – 13 June 2019) was a Dominican lawyer, diplomat, politician, and accountant.[3]
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.[2]
In her youth she was elected Queen of the Carnival of San Cristóbal and Miss Santiago.[1]
She graduated in 1958 as Juris Doctor from the University of Santo Domingo, and has post-grades from the Pontifical Catholic University Mother and Teacher and Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) universities. She was Minister of Finance from 1990 to 1993,[4] Chair-Minister of REFIDOMSA from 1993–1996, and Deputy for the National District from 2002 to 2006.[1][5]
Marte de Barrios served as the Chair of the Audit Chamber of the Dominican Republic from October 2008 to February 2017.[5][6][7]
Licelott died on 13 June 2019, after being several days at a Dominican hospital fighting cancer.
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