President Danilo Medina has ordered three days of mourning from Monday 27 October to Wednesday, 29 October to honor former Vice President Carlos Morales Troncoso, who died on Saturday, 25 October 2014. Morales Troncoso served as Vice President from 1986-1990 and 1990-1994 under the Balaguer administrations. He died of leukemia in a Houston, Texas hospital at the age of 74. He also served as Minister of Foreign Relations during the past government of President Leonel Fernandez and continued in the role during the Medina administration. He resigned in August 2014 and left the post on 25 September 2014. He was replaced by Andres Navarro in October 2014.
A graduate in sugar chemical engineering from Louisiana State University, he worked at South Puerto Rico Sugar Corporation’s Romana sugar factory and went on to become head of the Gulf + Western owned company at the young age of 34.
He ran on the PRSC ticket when President Joaquin Balaguer returned to power in 1986 and served as Vice President from then until 1994. He served as PRSC president for many years after Balaguer’s death.
Previously, under a Balaguer administration, he headed the State Sugar Council, served as Dominican ambassador to the United States and was a member of the Monetary Board.
He was married to Luisa Alba de Morales with whom he had four daughters, Ivette Morales de Baittiner, Nicole Morales de Bogaert, Cecile Morales de Vitienes and Michelle Morales.