Jaime Alemán

Jaime Eduardo Alemán Healy (born 14 November 1953)[1] is a Panamanian lawyer, businessman and diplomat.

[2] He spent a significant part of his childhood living in Washington, DC while his father, Roberto Alemán Zubieta, was serving as one of the leading negotiators for the Robles-Johnson Treaties and later on as Ambassador of Panama to the United States (1968–69).

Ambassador Alemán began his public career in 1978 as a legal advisor to the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington D.C. From 1984 to 1985, he served as legal counselor to President Nicolás Ardito Barletta and, in 1988, as Minister of Government and Justice under President Eric Arturo Delvalle.

[citation needed] He has also visited Antarctica and is planning a trip to the North Pole and another one to Outer Space.

[citation needed] He is married to María del Pilar Arosemena de Alemán and has three children: Jaime Eduardo, Ana Sofía and Juan Manuel, as well as five grandchildren.