Bernardo Vega

Julio Bernardo Vega de Boyrie (born February 23, 1938), most known as Bernardo Vega, is a Dominican academic and politician.[2][3]

Bernardo Vega
Born
Julio Bernardo Vega de Boyrie

23 February 1938
NationalityDominican
Occupation(s)Academic, politician
Spouse
  1. Cynthia Guerra Pellerano (divorced)
  2. Soledad Álvarez Jacques
Children3
Parents
RelativesAmelia Vega (second cousin-once removed)
Chairperson of the Dominican Academy of History
In office
1 August 2013  13 July 2016
DeputyMu-Kien Adriana Sang
Preceded byFrank Moya Pons
Succeeded byMu-Kien Adriana Sang
Dominican Ambassador to Washington, D.C.[1]
In office
appointed January 9, 1997 accredited February 11, 1997  November 29, 1999
Preceded byJosé del Carmen Ariza Gomez
Succeeded byRoberto Bernardo Saladín Selín
Governor of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic
In office
August 1982  May 1984
Preceded byCarlos Roberto Despradel Roques
Succeeded byJosé E. Santos Taveras

Early life

Bernardo Vega was born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic on February 23, 1938. He is the son of Dominican writer Julio Vega Batlle and María Teresa de Boyrie de Moya. He completed his primary education in Santiago de los Caballeros and later earned a Degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania, United States in 1959.

Career

Vega has also held many important public offices, including: Member of the Central Bank's Monetary Board (1975-1981), Director of the Museum of Dominican Man (1978-1982), Governor of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (1982-1984) and Ambassador to Washington (1996 -1998). He taught economics at the Pontifical Catholic University Mother and Teacher and the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo. Vega has won the National History Award four times (1986, 1989, 1990, 1991).

Bibliography

  • Bernardo Vega (2007). Dominican Cultures: The Making of a Caribbean Society. Markus Wiener Publishers. ISBN 978-1-55876-434-7.

References

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