Ricardo Álvarez Arias

Ricardo Antonio Álvarez Arias (born 4 February 1963) is the former mayor of Tegucigalpa and the former First Vice President of Honduras.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Arias.

Ricardo Antonio Álvarez Arias
First Vice President of Honduras
In office 27 January 2014 – 27 January 2022
President	Juan Orlando Hernández
Preceded by	María Antonieta de Bográn
Succeeded by	Salvador Nasralla
Mayor of Tegucigalpa
In office 25 January 2006 – 25 January 2014
Preceded by	Miguel Pastor
Succeeded by	Nasry Asfura
Personal details
Born	(1963-02-04) 4 February 1963 (age 61) Panama City, Panama
Political party	National Party

He ran for Mayor of Tegucigalpa and won the 2005 elections and was re-elected on the 2009 elections representing the National Party of Honduras.^[1] In 2012, Álvarez ran for the National Party nomination for president, ultimately losing to Juan Orlando Hernández. Hernández named him his vice presidential candidate, and together they won the 2013 elections.^[2] He is named in the trial for links to the Los Cachiros cartel.^[3]

References

1. "Ricardo Alvarez Wins Tegucigalpa". Honduras News. 29 November 2009. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
2. "Vicepresidente electo de Honduras asegura que el pueblo "castigó" en las urnas a Xiomara Castro". NTN24. 30 November 2013. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
3. "El triste panorama electoral de Honduras". 16 March 2021.

Political offices
Preceded by Miguel Pastor	Mayor of Tegucigalpa 2006–2014	Succeeded by Nasry Asfura
Preceded by María Antonieta de Bográn	1st Vice President of Honduras 2014–2022	Succeeded by Salvador Nasralla