Manuel Antonio Baldizón Méndez (Latin American Spanish: [maˈnwel anˈtonjo βaldiˈsom ˈmendes], born 6 May 1970) is a Guatemalan politician, lawyer, and hotel entrepreneur.

[1] He was the leader of the "Libertad Democrática Renovada" (LIDER) Renewed Democratic Liberty party and was a candidate in the 2015 presidential election placing third and losing to Jimmy Morales.

In 2000, he received his licentiate degree in jurisprudence and social science, licence as solicitor and notary from the Universidad Mariano Galvez.

Baldizón added postgradual studies at the University of Valparaíso, Chile, which he completed with an MBA with honorable mentions.

However he was defeated by the retired general Otto Pérez Molina of the Patriotic Party in this second turn, winning 1,980,819 votes (46.26%).

[8] In January 2018, he was detained in Miami in response to an Interpol arrest warrant on graft charges, and will face extradition proceedings.

Despite the revelations, the Universidad San Carlos de Guatemala said they approved of the thesis after a review process, allowing Baldizon to keep his title.