Leonel Fernández
Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna (File:Loudspeaker.png Pronunciation of "Leonel Fernández" (info • help)) (born December 26, 1953) is a Dominican lawyer, academic, and politician. He was President of the Dominican Republic from 1996 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2012.
Leonel Fernández | |
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| File:Leonel Fernández2010.jpg Leonel Fernández, 2010 | |
| 50th & 52nd President of the Dominican Republic | |
| In office 16 August 2004 – 16 August 2012 | |
| Vice President | Rafael Alburquerque |
| Preceded by | Hipólito Mejía |
| Succeeded by | Danilo Medina |
| In office 16 August 1996 – 16 August 2000 | |
| Vice President | Jaime David Fernández Mirabal |
| Preceded by | Joaquín Balaguer |
| Succeeded by | Hipólito Mejía |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna 26 December 1953 (aged 72) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Political party | Liberation |
| Spouse(s) | Rocío Domínguez (m. 1987–d. 1996) Margarita Cedeño (m. 2003–present) |
| Alma mater | Autonomous University of Santo Domingo |
| Signature | Leonel Fernández's signature |
| Website | www |
Since January 2016, he is the President of the EU–LAC Foundation.[1]
Leonel Fernández Media
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Leonel Fernandez and Julio Valdez
- Leonel Fernandez First Cabinet 2004.jpg
Fernández swears in his first Cabinet of government 2004-2008
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Francisco Domínguez Brito*Leonel Fernández
George W. Bush welcomes Fernandez to the White House
Fernández Reyna with Brazil's President Lula da Silva, First Ladies Marisa Letícia Rocco and Margarita Cedeño
Barack and Michelle Obama during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with Fernández and Margarita Cedeño de Fernández
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Leonel Fernández and then U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
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Leonel Fernandez and WFUNA's Leadership on the day of his election
References
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