Laurentino Cortizo

Laurentino "Nito" Cortizo Cohen (; born 30 January 1953) is a Panamanian politician who has served as the 38th President of Panama since 2019. Previously, he served as President of the National Assembly (2000–2001) and Minister of Agricultural and Livestock Development (2004–2006). Cortizo was a member of the National Assembly for Colón Province from 1994 to 2004.

A member of the Democratic Revolutionary Party, he was elected as president in the 2019 general election, winning 33.27% of the vote. He took office on 1 July 2019. Provided by Wikipedia