María Antonia Rivera Explained

María Antonia Rivera Rosales
Office:3rd Vice President of Honduras
President:Juan Orlando Hernández
Predecessor:Lorena Enriqueta Herrera Estevez
Successor:Renato Florentino
Termstart:26 January 2018
Termend:27 January 2022
Birth Date:26 October 1966
Birth Place:San Pedro Sula
Party:National Party

María Antonia Rivera Rosales (born 26 October, 1966 in San Pedro Sula) is a former Vice President of Honduras under Juan Orlando Hernández from 2018 to 2022. She is from the National Party.[1]

Career

She was a member of the negotiating team for free trade agreements on behalf of the private sector in CAFTA, and agreements with EU, Panama and Peru. From 2004 to 2012 she represented various producer interest groups as executive director.[2]

She was elected as third designate to the presidency of Honduras in January 2018. In September 2019 she was also appointed as the secretary of economic development.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La Presidencia, una joya lejana para las mujeres en Honduras . Proceso Digital . es . 17 September 2017.
  2. Web site: Curriculum Vitae - Maria Antonia Rivera Rosales . Proyecto de Integración y Desarrollo de Mesoamérica (PM).
  3. Web site: La designada presidencial María Antonia Rivera es la nueva encargada de la Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico . www.laprensa.hn . es-HN.