Renato Florentino | |
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Third Vice President of Honduras | |
Assumed office 27 January 2022 Servingwith Salvador Nasralla and Doris Gutiérrez | |
President | Xiomara Castro |
Preceded by | María Antonia Rivera |
Personal details | |
Born | 1964 (age 59–60) |
Political party | Liberty and Refoundation [1] |
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