Ricardo Álvarez Arias

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

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
Assumed office
27 January 2014
PresidentJuan Orlando Hernández
Preceded byMaría Antonieta de Bográn
Personal details
Born (1963-02-04) 4 February 1963
Panama City, Panama
Political partyNational Party

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. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  3. "El triste panorama electoral de Honduras". 16 March 2021.


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