Juan Garrigó Mejía
# Juan Garrigó Mejía

Juan de Jesús Garrigó Mejía (born 27 December 1994) is a Dominican Republic politician and economist.

## Early life and family

Garrigó Mejía was born on 27 December 1994 into a prominent upper class white family from Santiago, Dominican Republic with political connections. His parents are Carolina Mejía, mayor of Santo Domingo, and Juan Antonio Garrigó Lefeld, insurance and brokerage businessman. The eldest of his siblings, he has 1 brother and 1 sister. His maternal grandfather Hipólito Mejía was President of the Dominican Republic from 2000 to 2004.

Garrigó Mejía studied political sciences and economics at the American University in Washington, D.C. He has a postgraduate degree from Barna Management School and Georgetown University.

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## Political career

On 16 August 2020 President Luis Abinader designated Garrigó Mejía as Administrative Vice Minister of the Presidency.

