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| honorific-prefix = [[His Excellency]]<br>[[Doctor of Medicine|Doctor]]
| image = Jafeth Cabrera-Embajada - cropped.jpg
| name = Jafeth Cabrera
| image = Retrato Oficial de Vicepresidente Jafeth Cabrera Franco (cropped 2).jpg
| office =16th [[Vice President of Guatemala]]
| president = [[Jimmy Morales]]
| office = 16th [[Vice President of Guatemala]]
| term_start = 14 January 2016
| president = [[Jimmy Morales]]
| term_end =
| term_start = 14 January 2016
| term_end = 14 January 2020
| predecessor = [[Juan Alfonso Fuentes Soria|Alfonso Fuentes]] {{small|(Acting)}}
| predecessor = [[Juan Alfonso Fuentes Soria|Alfonso Fuentes]]
| successor =
| successor = [[Guillermo Castillo Reyes|Guillermo Castillo]]
| office2 = [[Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala|Rector of Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala]]
| office1 = Rector of [[Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala]]
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| term_start2 = June 28, 1994
| term_end2 = June 28, 1998
| term_start1 = June 28, 1994
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| term_end1 = June 28, 1998
| predecessor2 = [[Juan Alfonso Fuentes Soria|Alfonso Fuentes]]
| predecessor1 = [[Juan Alfonso Fuentes Soria|Alfonso Fuentes]]
| successor2 = Efraín Medina
| birth_name = Ernesto Jafeth Cabrera Franco
| successor1 = Efraín Medina
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'''Ernesto Jafeth Cabrera Franco''' ([[Guatemala City]], 16 November 1951) is a [[Guatemala|Guatemalan]] politician who is [[Vice President of Guatemala]] since 14 January 2016.
'''Ernesto Jafeth Cabrera Franco''' ([[Guatemala City]], 28 November 1948<ref>{{cite web |title=Jafeth Ernesto Cabrera Franco |url=https://vicepresidencia.gob.gt/perfil/jafeth-ernesto-cabrera-franco |website=Guatemala Vicepresidencia |accessdate=20 August 2019 |archive-date=29 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929045338/https://vicepresidencia.gob.gt/perfil/jafeth-ernesto-cabrera-franco |url-status=dead }}</ref>) is a [[Guatemala]]n politician who served as [[Vice President of Guatemala]] from 2016 to 2020 under the government of [[Jimmy Morales]].


==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==
Cabrera studied at the [[Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala]], where he obtained a degree in medical surgery. He was Rector of the University between 1994 and 1998.<ref name=canant>{{cite web|author= |url=https://canalantigua.tv/quien-es-jafeth-cabrera/ |title=Quién es Jafeth Cabrera |language=Spanish |publisher=Canal Antigua |date=14 January 2015 |accessdate=7 February 2016}}</ref>
Cabrera studied at the [[Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala]], where he obtained a degree in medicine and surgery. He was Rector of the University between 1994 and 1998.<ref name=canant>{{cite web |author= |url=https://canalantigua.tv/quien-es-jafeth-cabrera/ |title=Quién es Jafeth Cabrera |language=Spanish |publisher=Canal Antigua |date=14 January 2015 |accessdate=7 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923041029/https://canalantigua.tv/quien-es-jafeth-cabrera/ |archive-date=23 September 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Political career==
==Political career==
Cabrera's political career started in 1999 when he was one of the founders of the [[National Unity of Hope]] with [[Álvaro Colom]]. Cabrera left the party shortly afterwards. In 2004 he became Secretary for Agricultural Affairs.<ref name=canant/>
Cabrera's political career started in 1999 when he was one of the founders of the [[National Unity of Hope]] with [[Álvaro Colom]]. Cabrera left the party shortly afterward. In 2004, he became Secretary for Agricultural Affairs.<ref name=canant/>


In May 2015, Caberera was announced as the [[National Convergence Front]] candidate for the office of Vice President for the [[Guatemalan general election, 2015|2015 elections]]. He was attached to [[Jimmy Morales]] as presidential candidate.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.s21.com.gt/nacionales/2015/05/17/jafeth-cabrera-exrector-usac-vuelve-politica |title=Jafeth Cabrera, exrector de la USAC, vuelve a la política |language=Spanish |publisher=Siglo21 |date=17 May 2015 |accessdate=7 February 2016}}</ref>
In May 2015, Caberera was announced as the [[National Convergence Front]] candidate for the office of Vice President for the [[2015 Guatemalan general election|2015 elections]]. He was attached to [[Jimmy Morales]] as a presidential candidate.<ref>{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.s21.com.gt/nacionales/2015/05/17/jafeth-cabrera-exrector-usac-vuelve-politica |title=Jafeth Cabrera, exrector de la USAC, vuelve a la política |language=Spanish |publisher=Siglo21 |date=17 May 2015 |accessdate=7 February 2016 |archive-date=18 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150718035452/http://www.s21.com.gt/nacionales/2015/05/17/jafeth-cabrera-exrector-usac-vuelve-politica |url-status=dead }}</ref>


In September 2015 Cabrera announced that he believed that one of the causes Guatemala's problems was to be found in the [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]], stating that if Guatemala had been taken over by another country the problems would not have been so grave.<ref>{{cite web|author=Lourdes Hércules |url=http://www.guatevision.com/jafeth-cabrera-500-anos-de-crisis-por-conquista-espanola/ |title=Jafeth Cabrera: 500 años de crisis por conquista española |language=Spanish |publisher=Guatevision |date=23 September 2015 |accessdate=7 February 2016}}</ref>
In September 2015, Cabrera announced that he believed that one of the causes of Guatemala's problems was to be found in the [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]], stating that if Guatemala had been taken over by another country the problems would not have been so grave.<ref>{{cite web |author=Lourdes Hércules |url=http://www.guatevision.com/jafeth-cabrera-500-anos-de-crisis-por-conquista-espanola/ |title=Jafeth Cabrera: 500 años de crisis por conquista española |language=Spanish |publisher=Guatevision |date=23 September 2015 |accessdate=7 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923052124/http://www.guatevision.com/jafeth-cabrera-500-anos-de-crisis-por-conquista-espanola/ |archive-date=23 September 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


On 6 November 2015 Cabrera was officially declared as Vice President-elect by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Guatemala.<ref>{{cite web |author= |url=http://elperiodico.com.gt/2015/11/06/pais/jimmy-morales-y-jafet-cabrera-son-declarados-presidente-y-vicepresidente-electos/ |title=Jimmy Morales y Jafet Cabrera son declarados Presidente y Vicepresidente electos |language=Spanish |publisher=El Periodico |date=6 November 2015 |accessdate=7 February 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923053453/http://elperiodico.com.gt/2015/11/06/pais/jimmy-morales-y-jafet-cabrera-son-declarados-presidente-y-vicepresidente-electos/ |archivedate=23 September 2016 |df= }}</ref>
On 6 November 2015, Cabrera was officially declared as Vice President-elect by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Guatemala.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://elperiodico.com.gt/2015/11/06/pais/jimmy-morales-y-jafet-cabrera-son-declarados-presidente-y-vicepresidente-electos/ |title=Jimmy Morales y Jafet Cabrera son declarados Presidente y Vicepresidente electos |language=Spanish |publisher=El Periodico |date=6 November 2015 |accessdate=7 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923053453/http://elperiodico.com.gt/2015/11/06/pais/jimmy-morales-y-jafet-cabrera-son-declarados-presidente-y-vicepresidente-electos/ |archivedate=23 September 2016}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
His son, [[Jafeth Ernesto Cabrera Cortéz]], was elected to the [[Congress of Guatemala]] for the [[National Convergence Front]] in the 2015 parliamentary elections. He could however not take up his seat due to a law prohibiting relatives of the President and Vice-President from becoming deputies.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.publinews.gt/nacionales/hijo-del-vicepresidente-electo-jafeth-cabrera-no-podra-asumir-como-diputado/Tetojz---WHdNjmVeCr15I/ |title=Hijo del vicepresidente electo, Jafeth Cabrera, no podrá asumir como diputado |language=Spanish |publisher= |date=26 October 2015 |accessdate=7 February 2016}}</ref>
His son, Jafeth Ernesto Cabrera Cortéz, was elected to the [[Congress of Guatemala]] for the [[National Convergence Front]] in the 2015 parliamentary elections. He could, however, not take up his seat due to a law prohibiting relatives of the President and Vice-President from becoming deputies.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:27, 3 December 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cabrera and the second or maternal family name is Franco.
Jafeth Cabrera
Official portrait, 2016
16th Vice President of Guatemala
In office
14 January 2016 – 14 January 2020
PresidentJimmy Morales
Preceded byAlfonso Fuentes
Succeeded byGuillermo Castillo
Rector of Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
In office
June 28, 1994 – June 28, 1998
Preceded byAlfonso Fuentes
Succeeded byEfraín Medina
Personal details
Born
Ernesto Jafeth Cabrera Franco

(1948-11-28) 28 November 1948 (age 76)
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Political partyNational Convergence Front
EducationUniversidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

Ernesto Jafeth Cabrera Franco (Guatemala City, 28 November 1948[1]) is a Guatemalan politician who served as Vice President of Guatemala from 2016 to 2020 under the government of Jimmy Morales.

Early life and career

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Cabrera studied at the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, where he obtained a degree in medicine and surgery. He was Rector of the University between 1994 and 1998.[2]

Political career

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Cabrera's political career started in 1999 when he was one of the founders of the National Unity of Hope with Álvaro Colom. Cabrera left the party shortly afterward. In 2004, he became Secretary for Agricultural Affairs.[2]

In May 2015, Caberera was announced as the National Convergence Front candidate for the office of Vice President for the 2015 elections. He was attached to Jimmy Morales as a presidential candidate.[3]

In September 2015, Cabrera announced that he believed that one of the causes of Guatemala's problems was to be found in the Spanish colonization of the Americas, stating that if Guatemala had been taken over by another country the problems would not have been so grave.[4]

On 6 November 2015, Cabrera was officially declared as Vice President-elect by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Guatemala.[5]

Personal life

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His son, Jafeth Ernesto Cabrera Cortéz, was elected to the Congress of Guatemala for the National Convergence Front in the 2015 parliamentary elections. He could, however, not take up his seat due to a law prohibiting relatives of the President and Vice-President from becoming deputies.

References

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  1. ^ "Jafeth Ernesto Cabrera Franco". Guatemala Vicepresidencia. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Quién es Jafeth Cabrera" (in Spanish). Canal Antigua. 14 January 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Jafeth Cabrera, exrector de la USAC, vuelve a la política" (in Spanish). Siglo21. 17 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 July 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  4. ^ Lourdes Hércules (23 September 2015). "Jafeth Cabrera: 500 años de crisis por conquista española" (in Spanish). Guatevision. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Jimmy Morales y Jafet Cabrera son declarados Presidente y Vicepresidente electos" (in Spanish). El Periodico. 6 November 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
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