Alejandro Williams

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{{short description|Dominican dentist and politician}}

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| name = Alejandro Williams

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| office = Senator for the province of San Pedro de Macorís

| term_start = 16 August 2006

| term_end = 16 August 2010

| predecessor = José Hazim Frappier
(Social Christian Reformist Party)

| successor = José María Sosa
(Dominican Liberation’s Party)

| committees = President: Comisión de Dominicanos Ausentes
Vice-President: Comisión de turismo
Member: Comisión de Energía

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| birth_place = San Pedro de Macorís Province {{flagicon|DOM}}

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| party = Dominican Liberation’s Party (until 2009){{cite web|title=Alejandro |url=http://www.senadord.com/rep_perfil_alejandro.html |accessdate=19 August 2014 |language=Spanish |publisher=Senate of the Dominican Republic}}

| otherparty = Independent Revolutionary Party

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| profession = Odontologist

| alma_mater = Universidad Central del Este

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| residence = The Bronx, New York City

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Alejandro Leonel Williams Cordero (born 28 October 1969) is a dentist and politician from the Dominican Republic. He was Senator for the province of San Pedro de Macorís.

Williams has a doctorate in medicine from the Universidad Central del Este; thereafter

he migrated to the United States and opened a dental clinic in The Bronx. The expansion on his business caused him to have eight clinics throughout NYC.

In May 2006, Williams was elected as Senator of San Pedro de Macorís with 50.46% of the votes, winning over Social Christian Reformist Party's José Hazim Frappier, heir of an economic empire that includes Williams's alma mater.{{cite web|title=Alejandro Williams|url=http://es.slideshare.net/opd/alejandro-williams|website=Slideshare.com|date=22 January 2010|publisher=Observatorio Político Dominicano|accessdate=20 August 2014|language=Spanish}}{{cite web|title=Ex senador Williams apoyaría a Hipólito en próximos días|url=http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=272602|publisher=El Nuevo Diario|accessdate=20 August 2014|location=New York|language=Spanish|date=25 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821062335/http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=272602|archive-date=21 August 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

Williams's tenure was marked by a low participation in meetings and committees, which by 2008 would be virtually nil. In 2009, close to the end of his tenure, Williams found himself in a controversy over his poor attendance to the Senate's sessions.{{cite web|last1=Soto|first1=Paola|title=Alejandro Williams: un senador ausente del país|url=http://www.listin.com.do/la-republica/2009/1/14/87706/Alejandro-Williams-un-senador-ausente-del-pais|publisher=Listín Diario|accessdate=20 August 2014|location=Santo Domingo|language=Spanish|date=14 January 2009}} Also, Williams was being subject to investigations in the United States due to an alleged Medicare fraud;{{cite web|title=Fiscalía Estatal de NY confirma investigación contra senador del PLD Alejandro Williams|url=http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=136087|publisher=El Nuevo Diario|accessdate=20 August 2014|location=New York City|language=Spanish|date=14 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821063454/http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=136087|archive-date=21 August 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|title=Williams puede ser sometido a juicio político|url=http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias/2009/03/28/i193933_williams-puede-ser-sometido-juicio-poltico.html|publisher=Diario Libre|accessdate=20 August 2014|location=Santo Domingo|language=Spanish|date=28 March 2009}} the opposition called for an impeachment to remove him from office.{{cite web|last1=Reyes|first1=Arístides|title=Piden senador Williams enfrente juicio político|url=http://elnacional.com.do/piden-senador-williams-enfrente-juicio-politico/|publisher=El Nacional|accessdate=20 August 2014|language=Spanish|date=13 April 2013}} His party rejected his candidacy for the 2010 parliamentary election,{{cite web|title=PLD rechaza precandidatura de Alejandro Williams|url=http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias/2009/10/20/i220087_pld-rechaza-precandidatura-alejandro-williams.html|publisher=Diario Libre|accessdate=20 August 2014|location=Santo Domingo|language=Spanish|date=20 October 2009}} and expelled him.{{cite web|last1=Pérez|first1=Máximo Manuel|title=El PLD expulsa definitivamente a su senador Alejandro Williams|url=http://eldia.com.do/el-pld-expulsa-definitivamente-a-su-senador-alejandro-williams/|publisher=El Día|accessdate=20 August 2014|location=Santo Domingo|language=Spanish|date=20 October 2009}}

Williams was the candidate for senator of San Pedro de Macorís for the Independent Revolutionary Party (PRI) in 2010.{{cite web|title=El PRI llevará a Alejandro Williams como su candidato a senador en SPM|url=http://eldia.com.do/el-pri-llevara-a-alejandro-williams-como-su-candidato-a-senador-en-spm/|publisher=El Día|accessdate=20 August 2014|location=Santo Domingo|language=Spanish|date=26 February 2010}} He obtained 2.26% of the votes.{{cite web|title=Boletines Elecciones Congresuales y Municipales 2010|url=http://www.jce.gov.do/ELECCIONES2010/BOLETINES.aspx|publisher=Junta Central Electoral|accessdate=20 August 2014|language=Spanish|at=At San Pedro de Macorís|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821033551/http://www.jce.gov.do/ELECCIONES2010/BOLETINES.aspx|archive-date=21 August 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}