Roberto Roy is a Panamanian civil and mechanical engineer and politician, who served as the Minister of Canal Affairs of Panama from 2012-____(?) and as Director General of Panama Metro from January 2015-____ (?). [1]
Roy graduated in mechanical engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, gaining a Master's degree in Industrial Administration at the same Institute. He also graduated in civil engineering at Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua [1] Roy launched his own construction company, R-M Ingeneria, in 1975. [2]
In September 2012, Roy was named a knight of the French Legion of Honour in a ceremony presided over by French Ambassador Hugues Goisbault. [3] In May 2016, Roy was granted the Order of Civil Merit by the government of Spain. [1]
In his role as Minister, Roy oversaw the expansion of the Panama Canal in June 2016. [4]
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