David Collado

David Collado
Minister of Tourism of the Dominican Republic
Assuming office 16 August 2020
President	Luis Abinader
Succeeding	Francisco Javier García
Mayor of Santo Domingo
In office 16 August 2016 – 24 April 2020
Preceded by	Roberto Salcedo
Succeeded by	Carolina Mejía de Garrigó
Personal details
Born	Miguel David Collado Morales (1975-09-29) 29 September 1975 (age 49) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Nationality	Dominican
Political party	Modern Revolutionary Party
Children	Analia Collado
Parent(s)	David Collado and Oneyda Morales
Residence	Dominican Republic
Education	Bachelor's degree in Tourism with a Master's degree in Administration from Atlantic University. Graduated Degree in public policy and political strategy at George Washington University. Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, specializing in Digital Marketing. Ana G Mendez University (UAGM) Puerto Rico (In progress). Master in Business Management for Entrepreneurs. IEBS Business School (In progress).
Occupation	Politician, entrepreneur, marketer and communicator

Miguel David Collado Morales (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, September 29, 1975) is a Dominican businessman, communicator and politician. He was Deputy for the National District from 2010 to 2016, mayor of the National District from 2016 to 2020, and currently holds the position of Minister of Tourism of the Dominican Republic.

In the 2016 general elections, he ran as candidate for mayor of the National District through an alliance between the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC) and the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM). He won with 56.69% of the votes counted against Roberto Salcedo, as candidate of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) and allies, who achieved 37.10%. In 2020, after concluding his term as mayor, he was appointed by President-elect Luis Abinader as Minister of Tourism of the Dominican Republic[1][2][3]

Personal Life

Miguel David Collado Morales was born on September 29, 1975 in the city of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. His parents are David Collado and Oneyda Morales. He attended school at the San Juan Bautista School; he later obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Business Relations and a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. Atlantic University.[4]

Corporate Career

He was founder and partner of the company Tedeco/Móvil Time. He ventured into the film industry with the production company Entrepreneur Films,[5] serving as executive producer of the Dominican films El Rey de Najayo,[6] Ponchao and Pueto Pa Mí[7] He was president of Medios Emprendedores,[8] a communications company that publishes the magazine Emprendedores and the television program of the same name. He contributed to the formation of entrepreneurs with international figures such as Rudy Giuliani,[9] Alan Greenspan,[10] George W. Bush and John C. Maxwell,[11] whom he invited to the Dominican Republic to give lectures to students and young entrepreneurs.

Political Career

Congressman

In 2010, he was elected as Deputy for the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) for District No. 1 of the National District. During his legislative term, he presented projects in favor of youth and the national economy, incentives for tourism, sports and culture, and laws to benefit women and the most needy sectors of the Dominican Republic.[1]

David Collado was president of the Permanent Commission of Tourism of the Chamber of Deputies from 2010-2016, and precursor of multiple bills to declare more than 16 provinces of the country as Ecotourism Provinces. Collado was also one of the precursors of the revision and approval of Law 195-13,[12] which modifies several articles of Law 158-01 on incentive for the Promotion of Tourism in the Country. Through this law, its scope was expanded to allow different provinces to have better opportunities to develop their tourism potential.

Law 88-13 which declares November 12 as the National Day of the Dominican Entrepreneur, enacted on July 11, 2013, is an initiative of David Collado.[13]

See also

• Luis Abinader
• Carolina Mejía de Garrigó
• Leonel Fernández
• Danilo Medina
• Margarita Cedeño de Fernández
• Luis Almagro
• Adriano Espaillat
• Geovanny Vicente
• Tom Pérez
• Faride Raful
• José Ignacio Paliza

References

1. "David Collado inicia reparación de calles y aceras". Hoy.com.do. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
2. Diario, Listin (13 November 2017). "David Collado: Los emprendedores son la chispa que dinamiza las economías". Listindiario.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
3. "David Collado, Liga Bonetti y Gabriel Mercedes dictan conferencias en Expo Monte Plata 2017". Eldinero.com.do. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
4. Caraballo, Joaquín (16 May 2016). "David Collado: Perfil del virtual alcalde del Distrito Nacional". Diario Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2024.
5. "Entrepreneur Films". FilmAffinity (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
6. El rey de Najayo (2012) (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via www.filmaffinity.com.
7. Libre, Diario (29 July 2015). "La Película "Pueto Pa'mí" se estrena el 13 de agosto". Diario Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
8. "Emprendedores | Medios de comunicación de emprededores de la República Dominicana" (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
9. Diario, Listin (3 February 2012). "Rudolph Giuliani dicta una magistral conferencia en RD". listindiario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
10. "David Collado califica de excelente conferencia de Alan Greenspan". noticiassin.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
11. Diario, Listin (16 February 2018). "John Maxwell "espero agregar valor al país"". listindiario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
12. Corripio, Grupo de medios (29 November 2017). "Beneficios de la nueva ley de incentivos turísticos". Hoy Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
13. Exp.01485-Proy. 12 De Nov. Dia Nacional Del Emprendedor (in Spanish). Industria, Comercio Y Zonas Francas. 9 May 2013.