Carlos Quintanilla Schmidt

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quintanilla and the second or maternal family name is Schmidt.
Carlos Quintanilla Schmidt
Vice President of El Salvador
In office
1 June 1999 – 1 June 2004
PresidentFrancisco Flores Pérez
Preceded byEnrique Borgo Bustamante
Succeeded byAna Vilma de Escobar
Personal details
Born (1953-08-05) 5 August 1953 (age 71)
San Miguel, El Salvador
Political partyNationalist Republican Alliance
EducationAmerican University
José Matías Delgado University

Carlos Quintanilla Schmidt (born 5 August 1953 in San Miguel) is a former vice president of El Salvador under Francisco Flores from 1999 to 2004.[1][2] Quintanilla and Flores were known as the "dollarizers" (dolarizadores), having introduced the use of the U.S. dollar as the official currency of the country.[3] Quintanilla's successor was Ana Vilma de Escobar.[2]

He has a degree in banking from American University, and a degree in law from José Matías Delgado University. Additionally, he served as vice-rector of José Matías Delgado University.[4]

In November 2017 an investigation conducted by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism cited his name in the list of politicians named in "Paradise Papers" allegations.[5]

  1. ^ Publications, Europa; Eur (2002). South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2003. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781857431384.
  2. ^ a b "Los vicepresidentes posteriores a los Acuerdos de Paz". MedioLleno (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  3. ^ "Benefician privatizaciones y dolarización". vLex (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  4. ^ "Los vicepresidentes posteriores a los Acuerdos de Paz - MedioLleno". Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  5. ^ "Explore The Politicians in the Paradise Papers - ICIJ". ICIJ. Retrieved 2017-12-06.