Pedro Rafael Pierluisi Urrutia was born on April 26,1959 and is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer currently serving as governor of Puerto Rico.
17 Facts About Pedro Pierluisi
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Pedro Pierluisi 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.
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Pedro Pierluisi's parents are Jorge Pierluisi Diaz and Doris Urrutia.
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Pedro Pierluisi attended Colegio Marista Guaynabo in Guaynabo, graduating in 1977.
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Pedro Pierluisi was President of the Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association chapter at Tulane University.
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Pedro Pierluisi practiced law in Puerto Rico from 1990 until 1993.
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In 1993, Governor Pedro Rossello nominated Pierluisi to serve as Puerto Rico's Secretary of Justice.
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Pedro Pierluisi's nomination was unanimously confirmed by the Puerto Rican legislature.
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On May 18,2007, Pedro Pierluisi announced his candidacy for Resident Commissioner, Puerto Rico's sole delegate to the United States Congress in the November 2008 elections.
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Pedro Pierluisi accompanied then current Resident Commissioner and gubernatorial candidate Luis Fortuno in the March 9,2008 NPP primary ticket.
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Pedro Pierluisi is a member of the New Progressive Party in Puerto Rico which advocates statehood for the Island territory.
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In late July 2019 the embattled governor, Ricardo Rossello, nominated Pedro Pierluisi to serve as Secretary of State of Puerto Rico.
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Pedro Pierluisi was additionally sworn into the role as a recess appointment.
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On November 3,2020, Pedro Pierluisi was elected as the Governor of Puerto Rico.
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On Saturday, January 2,2021, Pedro Pierluisi took the oath of office.
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In February 2023, Pedro Pierluisi pleaded before the Senate in Washington DC for the United States of America to approve the bill which provides for an electoral consultation in Puerto Rico between the options of American statehood, independence or of independence in free association with the United States of America.
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Governor Pedro Pierluisi is the father of four adult children and the grandfather of five grandchildren.