Víctor Gómez Bergés

Víctor Gómez Bergés (25 February 1940 – 24 February 2023) was a Dominican politician, jurist, and diplomat.

Life and career Born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Bergés graduated in law from the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) at 22, and got a doctorate in Canon Law at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. In 1962, he worked in the Secretariat of State for the Recovery of Assets, and in 1963 he began working in the Secretariat of State for Agriculture. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1972 and 1977, the youngest person in the history of the Dominican Republic to serve in that role, and between 1977 and 1978 he also served as Secretary of State for Finance and Secretary of State for Industry and Commerce.

In 1978, he became senator and was the speaker of the majority coalition in the senate until 1982. and served as professor at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra.

Bergés died on 24 February 2023, one day before his 83rd birthday. He was the father of politician , a former deputy and member of the Dominican Revolutionary Party.