Daniel Ortega

Daniel Ortega
Daniel Ortega
	Ortega in January 2017
29th and 33rd President of Nicaragua
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 10 January 2007
Vice President	Jaime Morales Carazo (2007–2012); Moises Omar Halleslevens Acevedo (2012–2017); Rosario Murillo; (2017–present)
Preceded by	Enrique Bolaños
	In office; 18 July 1979 – 25 April 1990
Vice President	Sergio Ramírez Mercado (1985–1990)
Preceded by	Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Succeeded by	Violeta Chamorro
Coordinator of the Junta of National Reconstruction
	In office; 18 July 1979 – 10 January 1985
Preceded by	Francisco Urcuyo; (Acting President of Nicaragua)
Succeeded by	Himself (President of Nicaragua)
Personal details
Born	José Daniel Ortega Saavedra; 11 November 1945 (age 78); La Libertad, Nicaragua
Political party	FSLN
Spouse(s)	Rosario Murillo (m. 2005)
Children	15
Mother	Lidia Saavedra
Father	Daniel Ortega Cerda
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José Daniel Ortega Saavedra (Spanish: [ðaˈnje̞l o̞rˈte̞ɣa]; born November 11, 1945) is a Nicaraguan politician. He has been President of Nicaragua since 2007.^[1] He also served as President of Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990.

In November 2021, Daniel Ortega, was re-elected for a fourth five-year term with 75% of the vote, according to the first partial official results released by the Supreme Electoral Council.