Rodrigo Fierro Benítez, M.D., Ph.D., (Ambato, 1930) is an Ecuadorean M.D., writer and politician. He was Minister of Public Health of the Republic of Ecuador during the government of Jaime Roldós Aguilera, 1979-1981. He received the Bolton S. Corson Medal in 1993. Jaime Roldós Aguilera (1940 1981) was President of Ecuador from 10 August 1979 to 24 May 1981. In his short tenure, became known for his firm stance on human rights. His death in a plane crash gave rise to speculation of involvement by the United States government in the accident.