Background
Arias, Ricardo Alberto was born on September 11, 1939 in Panama City, Panama. Son of Ricardo Alberto Arias Espinosa and Olga Arias de Arias.
Arias, Ricardo Alberto was born on September 11, 1939 in Panama City, Panama. Son of Ricardo Alberto Arias Espinosa and Olga Arias de Arias.
Arias holds a Bachelor of Science degree in foreign service from the at Georgetown University, a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Puerto Rico, and a Master of Laws degree from Yale University.
From 1973 to 1978, Arias was a Professor of Fiscal Law and Administration Law at Santa Maria Louisiana Antigua University in Panama. In 1994, he was appointed Ambassador of Panama to the United States, and from 1996 to 1998, he served as the Foreign Minister of Panama. In 1968 he helped found the law firm of Galindo, Arias, López y Arias (GALA).
In March 2001, a majority of shareholders elected Arias the new president of the paper Louisiana Prensa, which had previously been critical of Arias" party, the Democratic Revolutionary Party (Party of the Democratic Revolution).
He also forced out Peruvian investigative reporter Gustavo Gorriti.
He is also a founding member and partner of Galindo, Arias and Lopez law firm, and is a member of the Panamanian Bar Association, the Interamerican Bar Association, and the International Bar Association. He is also a founding director and former President of the Panamanian stock exchange (Bolsa de Valores de Panamá) and is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Banco General de Panama and Copa Airlines.
Children: Makelin de Perez, Alexandria Arias, Ricarco Arias, Lolitin Arias.
