Pedro Alegría

Pedro Alegría
Senator for the province of San José de Ocoa
In office
16 August 2016 – 16 August 2020
Preceded byCarlos Castillo
(Dominican Liberation’s Party)
Succeeded byJosé Antonio Castillo Casado
(Modern Revolutionary Party)
In office
16 August 2002 – 16 August 2010
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byCarlos Castillo (PLD)
Personal details
Born (1951-09-24) 24 September 1951
San José de Ocoa, Dominican Republic
PartyInstitutional Social Democratic Bloc (201?–present)
Other political
affiliations
Dominican Revolutionary Party (1976–201?)
SpouseEva Gómez Espinal
Children5 children, including actress Dalisa Alegría
Parents
  • Rafael Antonio Alegría Domínguez (father)
  • Mercedes Nidia Soto Martínez (mother)
ProfessionBusinessman
EthnicityWhite Dominican
Net worth RD$ 511.46 million (2016)
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Pedro José Alegría Soto (born 24 September 1951) is a businessman and politician from the Dominican Republic. He was Senator for the province of San José de Ocoa and was elected in 2002, and re-elected in 2006; he has also been President of Lotería Electrónica Internacional Dominicana, S.A. (LEIDSA) —the largest private Dominican lottery— since its foundation in 1997.

Alegría has a Bachelor of Business Administration.

Pedro Alegría became the first senator elected from the Institutional Social Democratic Bloc after the 2016 general election.