Rafael Alburquerque
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Rafael Francisco Alburquerque de Castro (born June 14, 1940, in Santo Domingo
) is a Dominican politician
and the current vice president of the Dominican Republic
, under President Leonel Fernández
, since August 2004. Along with Fernández, he was re-elected in May 2008 for a four-year term.
Rafael Alburquerque Zayas-Bazán. He serves as Coordinator
of the Social security
System
and the Social Cabinet of the Dominican government. He was picked up by the President Fernandez Reyna as his ballot companion for his second consecutive presidential term, by the Dominican Liberation Party
(PLD).
Doctor Alburquerque was Secretary of Labour since 1991 to 2000 and president of the Delegation of the Dominican State to the Conferences of the International Labour Organization
(ILO) in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000; President of the Commission of Technical Cooperation in the Conference of the ILO in 1999; Special Representative of the General Director of the ILO for the collaboration with Colombia from September 2000 to June 2001 and Member of the Commission of Experts of the ILO since November 2001. He's a lawyer, with a PhD in Labour Law.
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
) is a Dominican politician
Politics of the Dominican Republic
Government of the Dominican Republic takes place in a framework of a representative democracy, whereby the President of the Dominican Republic is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in...
and the current vice president of the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
, under President Leonel Fernández
Leonel Fernández
Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna is a Dominican lawyer, academic, and the current President of the Dominican Republic since 2004. He held the same office from 1996 to 2000...
, since August 2004. Along with Fernández, he was re-elected in May 2008 for a four-year term.
Early life and career
Alburquerque was born in Santo Domingo on 14 June 1940, the eldest son of the Lic.Licentiate
Licentiate is the title of a person who holds an academic degree called a licence. The term may derive from the Latin licentia docendi, meaning permission to teach. The term may also derive from the Latin licentia ad practicandum, which signified someone who held a certificate of competence to...
Rafael Alburquerque Zayas-Bazán. He serves as Coordinator
Coordinator
Coordinator may refer to:*In academics: one who administers the research and teaching activities of the other professors.*Coordinators , genetically engineered humans in the Gundam SEED series...
of the Social security
Social security
Social security is primarily a social insurance program providing social protection or protection against socially recognized conditions, including poverty, old age, disability, unemployment and others. Social security may refer to:...
System
System
System is a set of interacting or interdependent components forming an integrated whole....
and the Social Cabinet of the Dominican government. He was picked up by the President Fernandez Reyna as his ballot companion for his second consecutive presidential term, by the Dominican Liberation Party
Dominican Liberation Party
The Dominican Liberation Party is one of the main political parties of the Dominican Republic, and has a centrist position.The party has been elected into office thrice now with Leonel Fernández as President of the Dominican Republic in the 1996, 2004 and 2008 elections, though losing in 2000...
(PLD).
Doctor Alburquerque was Secretary of Labour since 1991 to 2000 and president of the Delegation of the Dominican State to the Conferences of the International Labour Organization
International Labour Organization
The International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...
(ILO) in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000; President of the Commission of Technical Cooperation in the Conference of the ILO in 1999; Special Representative of the General Director of the ILO for the collaboration with Colombia from September 2000 to June 2001 and Member of the Commission of Experts of the ILO since November 2001. He's a lawyer, with a PhD in Labour Law.
Books
He 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 CalderaRafael CalderaRafael Antonio Caldera Rodríguez was president of Venezuela from 1969 to 1974 and again from 1994 to 1999.Caldera taught sociology and law at various universities before entering politics. He was a founding member of COPEI, Venezuela's Christian Democratic party...
, 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).