Raquel Peña (politician) facts for kids

Raquel Peña Rodríguez de Antuña (born 10 September 1966) is a Dominican politician and academic who has served as the 40th Vice President of the Dominican Republic under President Luis Abinader since 2020.

Early life and education

Peña was born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, on 10 September 1966, to tobacco industrialist Rafael Leocadio Peña Guillén and Estela Rodríguez. She was educated primary at the Sagrado Corazón de Jesús School, and she studied secondary at the De La Salle School. She graduated from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra.

Career

Peña started her career following her graduation, at the companies owned by her family. She became a manager at the tobacco and commercial companies.

Professor

In 2000, Peña became a professor of the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra.

Vice presidency

In 2019, Peña was chosen by Luis Abinader as vice-presidential candidate for the Modern Revolutionary Party in the 2020 elections. She won the election, along with Abinader, on 5 July 2020. Peña was sworn in on 16 August 2020.

Personal life

Peña was married to engineer Marco José Antuña Cabral, the great-great-great-grandson of French-Dominican Colonel Furcy Fondeur. They have three children and a grandson by their daughter. Her husband died in 2019.

See also

In Spanish: Raquel Peña para niños

• Leonel Fernández
• Danilo Medina
• Luis Almagro
• Adriano Espaillat
• Geovanny Vicente
• Tom Pérez
• Faride Raful
• José Ignacio Paliza
• Raquel Arbaje