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Mel Martínez

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Melquíades Rafael Ruiz Martínez (born October 23, 1946) is a Cuban-American lobbyist and former politician who served as a United States senator from Florida from 2005 to 2009 and as general chairman of the Republican Party from November 2006 until October 19, 2007. Previously, Martínez served as the 12th secretary of housing and urban development from 2001 to 2004 under President George W. Bush. Martínez is a Cuban-American and Roman Catholic. He announced he was resigning as general chairman of the Republican National Committee on October 19, 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mel Martínez is the 7,437th most popular politician (up from 17,845th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Cuba (up from 173rd in 2019) and the 17th most popular Cuban Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mel Martínez ranks 7,437 out of 19,576. Before him are Muhammad VIII al-Amin, António Mascarenhas Monteiro, Conrad I, Duke of Bohemia, Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, Ulrich von Hassell, and Titu Cusi. After him are Takelot I, Marcia, Rodoald, Korechika Anami, Simonetta Sommaruga, and Manfred Wörner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Mel Martínez ranks 193. Before him are Grigory Margulis, Ralf Hütter, Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, Héctor Babenco, Mario Zenari, and Ahmed Faras. After him are Krister Henriksson, Robert Metcalfe, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Ellison Onizuka, George Young, and Harold Shipman.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Mel Martínez ranks 33 out of 300. Before him are Aleida March (1936), Tomás Estrada Palma (1835), Ramón Grau (1881), Manuel Marrero Cruz (1963), Wifredo Lam (1902), and Sergio Oliva (1941). After him are Nicolás Guillén (1902), Alberto Juantorena (1950), Leo Brouwer (1939), Omara Portuondo (1930), Huber Matos (1918), and Tomas Milian (1933).

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Among POLITICIANS In Cuba

Among politicians born in Cuba, Mel Martínez ranks 17. Before him are Vilma Espín (1930), Aleida March (1936), Tomás Estrada Palma (1835), Ramón Grau (1881), Manuel Marrero Cruz (1963), and Sergio Oliva (1941). After him are Manuel Urrutia Lleó (1901), Juanita Castro (1933), Arnaldo Ochoa (1930), Anselmo Alliegro y Milá (1899), José Ramón Machado Ventura (1930), and Salvador Valdés Mesa (1945).

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