Mireya Agüero Explained

Agüero Mireya
Known For:Minister for Foreign Affairs
Nationality:Honduran

Mireya Agüero or Mireya Agüero de Corrales is a Honduran politician who served as minister for foreign affairs from 2013 to 2014.

Agüero has a law degree and a degree in international relations. She joined the civil service in 1981 and the foreign service in 1983.

She rose through the ranks and was made a Minister for Foreign Affairs for Honduras in May 2013. Agüero was appointed by President Porfirio Lobo following a brief period as Vice Minister[1] to replace Arturo Corrales who had been moved to Minister of Security.

Agüero worked under the new President Juan Orlando Hernández the following year, but she tendered her resignation in 2014 and it took effect on 15 November.[2]

In October 2015 it was announced that President Hernández was appointing Agüero's niece, María Dolores Agüero, to be the vice Minister of Foreign Affairs.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Curriculum Vitae of Ambassador Mireya Agüero de Corrales, Minister of Foreign Affairs. 26 February 2016. www.sre.gob.hn.
  2. http://www.laprensagrafica.com/2014/11/06/renuncia-la-canciller-de-honduras-mireya-aguero Lobo nombra a Mireya Agüero como nueva canciller
  3. http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/espanol/2015/10/28/honduras-nombra-una-sobrina-de-excanciller-mireya-aguero-como-vicecanciller/ Honduras appoints a niece of former Foreign Minister and Deputy Foreign Minister Mireya Aguero