Carlos Morales Troncoso
Carlos Morales Troncoso (born September 29, 1940 in Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic , † October 25, 2014 in Houston , Texas ) was a businessman , politician , Vice President and Foreign Minister of the Dominican Republic.
Life
Economic activities
After attending school, he first began studying in Puerto Rico , which at the Louisiana State University continued and in 1962 with the academic degrees as engineers for chemical and sugar industry brought to a conclusion. Since 1972 he has been a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (Instituto Americano de Ingenieros Químicos (AICHE)).
After returning to the Dominican Republic, he began working as a chemical engineer in October 1962 . Initially, he was assistant engineer for plantings and, after serving as deputy chairman of the board from 1970 to 1976, he was promoted to chairman and CEO of the Gulf & Western Americas Corporation in 1976 and held this position until 1984.
He was then a member of the board of directors of the Okeelanta Sugar Company until 1986. In the following years he became one of the leading industrial managers in the country and was most recently president of the Central Romana Corporation. He was also one of the co-founders of the group of sugar-producing countries of the Caribbean (Grupo Azucarero de los Países de la Cuenca del Caribe (CBI Sugar Group)) and most recently its president. In addition, he promoted the establishment of the Dominican Sugar Institute (Instituto Azucarero Dominicano). Furthermore, he was of significant influence in several other branches of the economy and, as President and Treasurer of the Fundación Gulf & Western Dominicana, promoted tourism , but also the industrial, economic and social development of the country, especially the eastern part of the Dominican Republic.
Morales Troncoso was also a member of the Central Bank's Monetary Committee (Banco Central de la República Dominicana). He has received several awards for his economic activity.
Political career
On May 16, 1986 he was elected as a candidate for the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano (PRSC) for Vice President of the Dominican Republic and was thus the representative of President Joaquín Balaguer and held this office until 1990. In this capacity he was also Executive Director of the State Sugar Council (Consejo Estatal del Azúcaar) until 1989. He was then Ambassador to the USA between 1989 and 1990 as the successor to Eduardo A. León .
After his return to the Dominican Republic, he was elected Vice-President under President Balaguer in 1990 and held this office until the end of the 1994 parliamentary term. He was then appointed Foreign Minister by President Balaguer for the first time in August 1994 and held this office until Balaguer's resignation in May 1996. In this capacity he was President of the National Commission of GATT and in November 1995 President of the Council of Ministers of the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM), which acts as a regional partner in economic partnership agreements with the European Union .
On August 16, 2004, he was reappointed Foreign Minister by President Leonel Fernández and held this office until September 15, 2014. His successor as Foreign Minister is Andrés Navarro . In the role of Foreign Minister, he was also a member of the Council of Ministers of the Central American Integration System (Sistema de Integración de Centro América) (SICA).
On August 10, 2009 he was elected as the new President of the PRSC.
Fonts
- De lo privado a lo public . Santo Domingo, Rep. Dom .: Fundación Morales Alba, 2002. ISBN 99934740307
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sarah Vallejo: Muere excanciller Carlos Morales Troncoso; personalidades externan condolencias. In: noticiassin.com. October 25, 2014, accessed March 9, 2019 .
- ↑ rulers.org: August 16, 2004
- ^ Carlos Morales Troncoso: Nuevo presidente del PRSC
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morales Troncoso, Carlos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dominican politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santo Domingo |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 2014 |
| Place of death | Houston , Texas |