Pedro Pierluisi
Governor of Puerto Rico since 2021 (born 1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pedro Rafael Pierluisi Urrutia (born April 26, 1959) is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer currently serving as governor of Puerto Rico since January 2, 2021. He has previously served as secretary of justice, resident commissioner, acting secretary of state, de facto governor of Puerto Rico and as private attorney for Puerto Rico's fiscal oversight board under the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act. He is a member of the New Progressive Party and the Democratic Party of the United States.
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pierluisi and the second or maternal family name is Urrutia.
Quick Facts Governor of Puerto Rico, Preceded by ...
Pedro Pierluisi | |
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Governor of Puerto Rico | |
Assumed office January 2, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Wanda Vázquez Garced |
De facto August 2, 2019 – August 7, 2019[lower-alpha 1] | |
Preceded by | Ricardo Rosselló |
Succeeded by | Wanda Vázquez Garced |
Secretary of State of Puerto Rico | |
Acting July 31, 2019 – August 2, 2019 | |
Preceded by | María Marcano de León (acting) |
Succeeded by | María Marcano de León (acting) |
Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico | |
In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Luis Fortuño |
Succeeded by | Jenniffer González |
Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico | |
In office January 2, 1993 – January 2, 1997 | |
Governor | Pedro Rosselló |
Preceded by | Héctor Rivera Cruz |
Succeeded by | José Fuentes Agostini |
Personal details | |
Born | Pedro Periquero Rafael Pierluisi (1959-04-26) April 26, 1959 (age 65) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Political party | New Progressive |
Other political affiliations | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | María Eugenia Rojo (m. 1981; div. 1998) María Elena Carrión (m. 2007; div. 2019) |
Children | 4 |
Relatives | José Jaime Pierluisi (brother) |
Residence | La Fortaleza |
Education | Tulane University (BA) George Washington University (JD) |
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