Mel Martínez

Melquíades Rafael Ruiz Martínez is a Cuban-American lobbyist and former politician who served as a United States senator from Florida from 2005 to 2009 and as general chairman of the Republican Party from November 2006 until October 19, 2007. Previously, Martínez served as the 12th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President George W. Bush. Martínez is a Cuban-American and Roman Catholic. He announced he was resigning as general chairman of the Republican National Committee on October 19, 2007.

23 October 1946

Born on the same birth date (23 October 1946): Alicia Borinsky • Graeme Barker • Miklós Németh (javelin thrower)

Born on the same birth day (23 October): Adlai Stevenson I • Alex Zanardi • Bud Smith • Charles Goodhart • Colin Milburn • Daniela Alvarado • Gianni Rodari • Jessica Stroup • Kazimierz Deyna • Kristjan Kangur • Lee Ki-woo • Michael Sim • Mohammed Abdellaoue

Born in the same month (October 1946): Al Oliver • Andrea Mitchell • Cameron Mackintosh • Dafydd Elis-Thomas • Daryl Runswick • Dennis Kucinich • Edwina Currie • Elizabeth Connell • Elías Figueroa • Jean-Jacques Beineix • Jerry Edmonton • John Brass • Kelvin MacKenzie • Levon Ananyan • Lucien Van Impe • Stewart Stevenson