José Rizo Castellón

Vice President of Nicaragua from 2002 to 2005

For the disc jockey, see José Rizo (DJ).

José Rizo Castellón

José Rizo Castellón in 2015

Vice President of Nicaragua
In office
10 January 2002 – 10 October 2005
President| Enrique Bolaños
Preceded by| Leopoldo Navarro
Succeeded by| Alfredo Gómez Urcuyo
Personal details
Born|

José Rizo Castellón

(1944-09-27)27 September 1944
Jinotega, Jinotega Department, Nicaragua
Died| 23 April 2019(2019-04-23) (aged 74)
Valparaíso, Valparaíso Region, Chile
Political party| Constitutionalist Liberal Party
Alma mater| Central American University

José Rizo Castellón (27 September 1944 – 23 April 2019) was a Nicaraguan politician, affiliated with the Constitutional Liberal Party (PLC). Rizo was a lawyer trained at the Universidad Centroamericana of Managua in Nicaragua; he also studied in the London School of Economics.[1]

## Biography[edit]

Rizo was nominated as the PLC's presidential candidate for the 2006 election in which he finished in third place behind Daniel Ortega and Eduardo Montealegre, receiving 25.11% of the vote. Rizo previously served as Vice President of Nicaragua under Enrique Bolaños, from 10 January 2002 until he resigned in 2005 to pursue the presidency in the November 2006 elections.[2][3] José Antonio Alvarado was his vice-presidential running mate. He died of a terminal illness on 23 April 2019 in Santiago, Chile, at the age of 74.[4][5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Washington Times
2. ^ "Vice Presidencia de la República". 2 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2023.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
3. ^ History of Vicepresidency Archived 2008-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ "Muere José Rizo, exvicepresidente de Nicaragua y candidato presidencial en 2006". El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-26.
5. ^ "Fallece José Rizo Castellón, exvicepresidente de Nicaragua" (in Spanish). La Nueva Radio YA. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.

Political offices

Preceded by

Leopoldo Navarro

|  Vice President of Nicaragua
2002-2005  | Succeeded by

Alfredo Gómez Urcuyo

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