Juan de Dios Martínez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Mera.

Juan de Dios Martínez
23rd President of Ecuador
In office 5 December 1932 – 19 October 1933
Preceded by	Alberto Guerrero
Succeeded by	Abelardo Montalvo
Personal details
Born	(1875-03-09)9 March 1875 Guayaquil, Ecuador
Died	27 October 1955(1955-10-27) (aged 80) Guayaquil, Ecuador
Political party	Radical Liberal

Juan de Dios Martínez Mera (9 March 1875 – 27 October 1955) was 23rd President of Ecuador from 1932 to 1933. He was President of the Chamber of Deputies in 1921. He was Minister of Finance from 1929 to 1930, and from 1931 to 1932.

In Quito, a main avenue is named after him.

He graduated with a bachelor's degree from San Vicente de el Guayas. He studied jurisprudence.

External links

• Biography of President Juan de Dios Martínez Mera Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
• Enciclopedia del Ecuador por Efrén Avilés Pino