Carlos Urbizo
Carlos Urbizo Solís (born 22 November 1943) is a Honduran politician and businessman. He was a candidate to the Vice-Presidency for the National Party.[1]
Life[edit]
Urbizo was born on 22 November 1943 in La Ceiba.[2] He attended St Johns College de Belice and subsequently moved to the United States to study finance at Franklin & Marshall College.[2] Urbizo then started working for PriceWaterHouse in Honduras and the United States.[2]
In 1995, with fellow economist Carlos Gabriel Kattán being asked to become involved for the National Party of Honduras, Urbizo was asked to join the political movement of Nora Gúnera de Melgar.[2]
In 2007 he denied having bank accounts with debts and having given political favours to banks, he declared this after having appeared on a list of people allegedly having done so.[3]
In 2009 he supported the rule of President Roberto Micheletti, who was internationally unrecognized, and supported the legal measures against former President Manuel Zelaya.[1]
Urbizo regards the issue of poverty in Honduras related to the political and economic system. Which he views as anti-democratic and anti-capitalistic.[4] In 2014 he complained over business opportunities in Honduras, laying the blame with corrupt politicians.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Laura Rivera (5 August 2009). "Honduras: Un país fracturado" (in Spanish). El Mundo. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d German Briceno (14 July 2007). ""Los tirantes son por comodidad"" (in Spanish). La Prensa. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020.
- ^ ""No tengo ninguna cuenta pendiente": Carlos Urbizo" (in Spanish). La Prensa. 29 January 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Honduras' Poverty Rate Hits 69%". Honduras Weekly. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ Gerzon Padilla (26 March 2014). "Urbizo Solís: "Pretender que el gobierno maneje negocios es como ponerle alas a un burro"". Radio HRN. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.