Rafael Alburquerque

Infobox Vice President
name = Rafael Alburquerque

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order = Vice President of the Dominican Republic
term_start = 16 August 2004
predecessor = Milagros Ortiz Bosch
successor = Incumbent
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birth_date = birth_date_and_age|1940|6|14|df=y
birth_place = Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
party = Dominican Liberation Party
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Dr. Rafael Francisco Alburquerque De Castro (born June 14, 1940 Santo Domingo) is a Dominican politician and the current vice president of the Dominican Republic under President Leonel Fernández since August 2004 and re-elected in May 2008. He was sworn to office on August 16, 2008 for a 4-year term. [ [http://hdvoice.tmcnet.com/news/2008/08/16/3604916.htm tmcnet.com, Dominican president sworn in for 3rd term] ]

Alburquerque born on Santo Domingo on 14 June 1940, eldest son of the Lic. Rafael Alburquerque Zayas-Bazán. Serves as Coordinator of the Social Security System and the Social Cabinet of the Dominican government. Rafael has been 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 y 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.

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 of Rafael Caldera, twice president of Venezuela 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

* [http://www.gabsocial.gov.do/marco_institucional/perfil_vp.htm Gabinete de Coordinación de las Políticas Sociales de la República Dominicano] (spanish)

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