Alexis Victoria Yeb (born 12 October 1972) is a politician and businessman from the

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Early life and family

Victoria Yeb was born into the Victoria family, a political dynasty of the Dominican Republic of French origin. His parents are Dulce Yeb Raposo, of Lebanese and

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ancestry, and José Victoria José, former congressman of the Dominican Republic of French and Lebanese descent. His parents are siblings of Lourdes Yeb Raposo and Arístides Victoria José (former congressman and ex Vice Minister of Labor of the Dominican Republic), respectively, the both of them parents of his predecessor

Arístides Victoria Yeb Arístides Victoria Yeb (born 18 June 1966) is a politician from the Dominican Republic. Early life, family and education Victoria Yeb was born to Lourdes Yeb Raposo, of Lebanese and Portuguese ancestry, and Arístides Victoria José, Vice Mi ...

, consequently, Alexis and Arístides are

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s. He was born on October 12, 1972, in the city of Nagua, María Trinidad Sánchez province. At the age of 17, he attended the Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo, where he graduated with a degree in Business Administration. In 2001, he married businesswoman Xiomara Ortiz. With Xiomara, he had a daughter: Alexia Marie. Later, he married Maribel Gómez, with whom he has two children: María Alejandra and Alexis Karim.

Political career

In 2010, he joined the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD). He participated in the founding of the Partido Revolucionario Mayoritario, currently the Partido Revolucionario Moderno. Victoria Yeb was elected

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for the

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María Trinidad Sánchez María Trinidad Sánchez (June 16, 1794 – February 27, 1845) also known by her nickname, Mother Founder, was a Dominican freedom fighter and a heroine of the Dominican War of Independence. She participated on the rebel side as a courier. Toget ...

in 2020.

References

Living people 1972 births People from Nagua Modern Revolutionary Party politicians Members of the Senate of the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic people of French descent Dominican Republic people of Lebanese descent Dominican Republic people of Portuguese descent White Dominicans {{DominicanRepublic-politician-stub