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04 Jan 2021

Pedro Pierluisi

Pedro Pierluisi is the Governor of Puerto Rico and presides over the New Progressive Party. He was elected on November 3, 2020. Pierluisi is a lawyer from San Juan with…

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06 Feb 2020

Jorge Diaz-Reveron

Jorge Diaz-Reveron became First Gentleman of Puerto Rico, when his wife, Governor Wanda Vazquez Garced took office on August 7, 2019. The First Gentleman is a superior court judge in…

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27 Sep 2019

Beatriz Rosselló

Beatriz Rosselló was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and has long been an advocate for the arts and initiatives to help those in need, including programs addressing homelessness and foster…

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27 Sep 2019

Wanda Vázquez Garced

On August 7, 2019, Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced was sworn in as the second female governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. In 2017, she was appointed Secretary of Justice…

Clay Carpenter
09 Sep 2019

Luis Muñoz Marín

LUIS MUÑOZ MARÍN was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico on February 18, 1898. Just a few months later, the United States captured Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War. Marín’s…

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17 Nov 2018

Roberto Sanchez-Vilella

ROBERTO SANCHEZ-VILELLA was born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, on February 19, 1913. He graduated from Ohio State University in 1934 with a Bachelor of Arts in civil engineering. Public offices…

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01 Nov 2018

Luis A. Ferré

LUIS A. FERRE was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on February 17, 1904. He received both a B.S. and M.S. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1924 and 1925, respectively.…

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01 Nov 2018

Carlos Romero-Barcelo

CARLOS ROMERO-BARCELO was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1932. He graduated from Yale University and the University of Puerto Rico School of Law. After establishing a career as…

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01 Nov 2018

Rafael Hernandez-Colon

RAFEAL HERNANDEZ-COLON was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He served as governor of Puerto Rico (1973-1977, 1985-1993). An honors graduate of Johns Hopkins University (1956) and the University of Puerto…

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01 Nov 2018

Pedro Rosselló

PEDRO ROSSELLÓ is a native of San Juan. He graduated in 1966 from the University of Notre Dame and in 1970 earned an M.D. from Yale. In 1976 he entered…

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01 Nov 2018

Sila M. Calderon

SILA M. CALDERÓN graduated with honors in 1964 from Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in government. She later attended the Graduate School of…

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01 Nov 2018

Anibal Acevedo Vilá

ANÍBAL ACEVEDO VILÁ was born in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. In 1982, he obtained a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), graduating magna cum…

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