Raquel Peña (politician)

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.^[1]

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Peña, the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez, and, for married women, the optional marital name is de Antuña.

Her Excellency Raquel Peña
Peña in 2022
40th Vice President of the Dominican Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 August 2020
President	Luis Abinader
Preceded by	Margarita Cedeño
Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources
Acting 16 June 2022 – 7 July 2022
President	Luis Abinader
Preceded by	Orlando Jorge Mera
Succeeded by	Miguel Ceara Hatton
Personal details
Born	Raquel Peña Rodríguez (1966-09-10) 10 September 1966 (age 58) Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Political party	Modern Revolutionary Party
Spouse	Marco José Antuña Cabral (d. 2019)
Children	3
Alma mater	Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra

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.^{[citation needed]}

Professor

In 2000, Peña became a professor of the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^{[citation needed]}

See also

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

References

1. "Raquel Peña, from the education sector to the vice presidency of the Republic in less than a year". Dominican Today. 16 August 2020. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
2. "Raquel Peña de Antuña, académica y miembro de varios órganos empresariales". Acento. 10 March 2020. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
3. Mena, Francisco Javier (16 August 2020). "Raquel Peña es la nueva vicepresidenta de RD; hoy se convierten en realidad otros sueños y fantasías". Proceso. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

Political offices
Preceded by Margarita Cedeño de Fernández	Vice President of the Dominican Republic 2020–present	Incumbent