Rafael Alburquerque

Rafael Alburquerque
38th Vice President of the Dominican Republic
In office
16 August 2004 – 16 August 2012
PresidentLeonel Fernández
Preceded byMilagros Ortiz Bosch
Succeeded byMargarita Cedeño de Fernández
Secretary of Labor
In office
16 August 1996 – 16 August 2000
PresidentLeonel Fernández
Preceded byDr. Juan Arístides Taveras Guzmán
Succeeded byMilton Ray
In office
4 March 1991 – 5 May 1996
PresidentJoaquín Balaguer
Preceded byDr. Washington De Peña
Succeeded byDr. Juan Arístides Taveras Guzmán
Personal details
Born (1940-06-14) 14 June 1940
PartyDominican Liberation Party
SpouseMartha Montes de Oca
Alma materUniversidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo
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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. Before he became Vice President, he was Secretary of Labour twice between 1991 and 2000 under Presidents Joaquín Balaguer and during Fernández’s first term.