Ricardo Maduro | |
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34th President of Honduras | |
In office January 27, 2002 – January 27, 2006 | |
Vice President |
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Preceded by | Carlos Roberto Flores |
Succeeded by | Manuel Zelaya |
President of the Central Bank of Honduras | |
In office January 27, 1990 – January 27, 1994 | |
President | Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero |
Preceded by | Gonzalo Carías |
Succeeded by | Roberto Galvez |
Personal details | |
Born | Ricardo Rodolfo Maduro Joest April 20, 1946 Panama |
Political party | National Party of Honduras |
Spouse |
Melissa Callejas (m. 2009) |
Alma mater | The Lawrenceville School Stanford University |
Ricardo Rodolfo Maduro Joest (born April 20, 1946 in Panama) is a Honduran politician who served as 34th President of Honduras from January 27, 2002 to January 27, 2006. A member of the National Party, Maduro was previously chairman of the Central Bank of Honduras. He graduated from The Lawrenceville School (where he was awarded the Lawrenceville Medal, Lawrenceville's highest award to alumni) and later Stanford University. Maduro is a member of the Levy-Maduro family whose roots go through Portugal, the Netherlands and the Netherlands Antilles.