Samuel Lewis Galindo
| Samuel Lewis Galindo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Samuel Lewis Galindo June 4, 1927 Panama |
| Nationality | Panamanian |
| Occupation | Businessman, writer |
Samuel Lewis Galindo (born June 4, 1927 in Panama City, Panama) is a businessman, politician and author of essays and articles about current political, economic and social development of Panama. His published books include 900 Days: Collapse of a Dictatorship and The Strings of the Puppets: Internal Workings of a Political Campaign. In 1994, he was presidential candidate of the Republic of Panama for the Solidaridad Party, of which he was a founding member.
Galindo is the son of Samuel Lewis Arango (1901-1972) and Raquel Galindo de Lewis. He attended primary and secondary school at Colegio La Salle in Panama City, and briefly studied at Soule College in the United States.
He has participated in several business associations, such as the Panamanian Association of Business Executives (APEDE), the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama (CCIAP), and the Union of Industrialists of Panama. He also participated in several national councils and commissions, including the National Economic Council and the National Investment Council.
He has received various awards including the Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Ecuador Order of Merit, and the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama - Presidential Distinction. He was named Executive of the Year by the Panamanian Association of Business Executives in 2006.
He is married to Itza Morgan Lewis, with whom he had 7 children: Samuel (who died at an early age), Enrique, Mario, Adriana, Roberto, Ricardo and Itza Maria.
Lewis Galindo began his journalistic career in the newspaper El Pais, occupying the position of Chief Editor, Deputy Director and columnist.
His public and diplomatic life began in 1955, as Special Ambassador for the meeting of Presidents of the American Republics. During 1956 he served as Council member for Capital District, where he also was elected several times President of that body.
In 1957, he represented Panama as Alternate Ambassador to the United Nation's General Assembly in the United States. In 1977 he was a member of the National Economic Council, while between 1984 and 1985 was President of the National Investment Council. In 1996 he participated as a member of the Foreign Affairs National Council of the Republic of Panama.
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