Rafael Alburquerque

Rafael Alburquerque
His Excellency; Rafael Alburquerque
38th Vice President of the Dominican Republic
	In office; 16 August 2004 – 16 August 2012
President	Leonel Fernández
Preceded by	Milagros Ortiz Bosch
Succeeded by	Margarita Cedeño de Fernández
Secretary of Labor
	In office; 16 August 1996 – 16 August 2000
President	Leonel Fernández
Preceded by	Dr. Juan Arístides Taveras Guzmán
Succeeded by	Milton Ray
	In office; 4 March 1991 – 5 May 1996
President	Joaquín Balaguer
Preceded by	Dr. Washington De Peña
Succeeded by	Dr. Juan Arístides Taveras Guzmán
Personal details
Born	14 June 1940; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Political party	Dominican Liberation Party
Spouse(s)	Martha Montes de Oca
Alma mater	Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo

Rafael Francisco Alburquerque de Castro (born June 14, 1940) is a Dominican politician who was Vice President of the Dominican Republic from August 2004 to August 2012, serving under President Leonel Fernández. Along with Fernández, he was re-elected in May 2008 for a four-year term.[1]

Early life and career

Alburquerque was born in Santo Domingo on 14 June 1940, the eldest son of Lic. Rafael Alburquerque Zayas-Bazán. He serves as Coordinator of the Social security System and the Social Cabinet of the Dominican government . He was chosen by the President Leonel Fernández Reyna as his ballot companion for his second consecutive presidential term, by the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD).

Alburquerque served as Secretary of Labour and president of the Delegation of the Dominican State to the Conferences of the International Labour Organization (ILO) from 1991 to 2000. He was also President of the Commission of Technical Cooperation in the Conference of the ILO in 1999. From September 2000 to June 2001 he was the Special Representative of the General Director of the ILO for the collaboration with Colombia and Member of the Commission of Experts of the ILO since November 2001. Alburquerque is a lawyer with a PhD in Labour Law.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Rafael Alburquerque

32. (=38) Roque Alburquerque Concepción

16. Manuel Alburquerque Mejía

33. (=39) Petronila Mejía de Frías

8. Marcelo Alburquerque de Peña

17. Bárbara de Peña

4. Rafael María Alburquerque Marty (1870–?)

36. Damián Marty de Paredes

18. José Marty

9. Claudina Marty Alburquerque

38. (=32) Roque Alburquerque Concepción

19. Luisa Alburquerque Mejía

39. (=33) Petronila Mejía de Frías

2. Rafael Alburquerque Zayas-Bazán (1908–?)

40. José Lorenzo de Zayas-Bazán y Zaldívar

20. Pedro Nolasco de Zayas-Bazán y Romero

41. Cupertina Romero y Zaldívar

10. Lorenzo Zayas-Bazán Díaz

42. Luis Díaz

21. Carolina Díaz y Zayas

43. Concepción Zayas

5. Lucrecia Zayas-Bazán Travieso

44. José María Travieso Delpeche

22. José Alfredo Travieso Dubreil

45. Ana Elisa Dubreil Cuash

11. Elisa Rosa Travieso Cohen

46. Abraham Cohen

23. Águeda Cohen Mansuit

47. María de la O Mansuit Ramírez

1. Rafael Francisco Alburquerque de Castro, Vice-President of the Dominican Republic

48. José de Jesús de Castro

24. Pedro de Castro y de Castro

49. María Josefa de Castro

12. José Santiago de Castro Álvarez

50. Domingo Raymundo Ignacio Álvarez Espigares

25. Francisca Álvarez Ramos

51. Francisca Gonzala Ramos García (1786–1818)

6. Eleazar de Castro Sardá

52. Francisco Sardá Carbonell (1790–1865)

26. Miguel Sardá Román

53. Florentina Román Leguisamón (1799–1884)

13. María Merced Sardá Patín

54. José Patín

27. Josefa Patín Alberti

55. Teresa Alberti

3. Mercedes de Castro de Castro

7. Emma de Castro

Books

Alburquerque is the author of several books:

Legislación del Trabajo (1985)
Los Conflictos del Trabajo y su solución en la República Dominicana (1987)
Estudios del derecho del Trabajo (1992), with prologue by Rafael Caldera, twice president of Venezuela
Derecho Administrativo Laboral y Administrativo del Trabajo (1993)
Derecho del Trabajo (Volume I - 1995 y 2003; Volume II - 1997; Volume III - 1999)
Guía de los derechos de los trabajadores (1995, with eight editions)
Los conflictos de las leyes del trabajo en el espacio (1998)
La subordinación jurídica en la era digital (2002).

References

Gabinete de Coordinación de las Políticas Sociales de la República Dominicano (Spanish)

Notes

tmcnet.com, Dominican president sworn in for 3rd term Archived 2009-01-26 at the Wayback Machine

Political offices
Preceded by Dr. Washington De Peña	Secretary of Labor March 4, 1991 – May 5, 1996	Succeeded by Dr. Juan Arístides Taveras Guzmán
Preceded by Dr. Juan Arístides Taveras Guzmán	Secretary of Labor August 16, 1996 – August 16, 2000	Succeeded by Milton Ray Guevara
Preceded by Milagros Ortiz Bosch	Vice President of the Dominican Republic August 16, 2004 – August 16, 2012	Succeeded by Margarita Cedeño de Fernández

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