Wanda Vázquez Garced
Wanda Vázquez Garced is a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician. She was the 14th governor of Puerto Rico from August 7, 2019 to January 2, 2021.[5][6] She also was Secretary of Justice from 2017 to 2019.
Wanda Vázquez | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Puerto Rico | |
| In office August 7, 2019 – January 2, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro Pierluisi (de facto) |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Pierluisi |
| 19th Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico | |
| In office January 2, 2017 – August 7, 2019 | |
| Governor | Ricardo Rosselló Pedro Pierluisi (de facto) |
| Preceded by | César Miranda |
| Succeeded by | Dennise Longo Quiñones[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wanda Vázquez Garced July 9, 1960 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | New Progressive |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (before 2019)[2] Republican (2019–present)[3][4] |
| Spouse(s) | Jorge Díaz Reverón |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | La Fortaleza |
| Education | University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (BA) Interamerican University of Puerto Rico (JD) |
Wanda Vázquez Garced Media
Wanda Vázquez Garced meeting with Representative Don Young (R-AK) in November 2019.
Wanda Vázquez during her meeting with Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT).
References
- ↑ "Gobernadora nombra secretaria de Justicia y director de Ética Gubernamental en receso". Primera Hora (in español). August 18, 2019. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ↑ Sanchez, Ray; Levenson, Eric (July 25, 2019). "Likely successor of Puerto Rico's disgraced governor in crosshairs of wary protesters". CNN. Archived from the original on August 10, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ↑ "Puerto Rico Gov. Vázquez Outlines Plans for Island After Political Turmoil". NBC Miami. August 20, 2019. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ↑ "Wanda Vázquez Garced fue parte de la Asociación de Secretarios de Justicia de los demócratas". El Nuevo Día (in español). August 21, 2019. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ↑ "Wanda Vázquez era la siguiente opción para gobernadora de Puerto Rico, pero no quiere el puesto". CNN (in español). 2019-07-28. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
- ↑ News, NYT National (2019-07-29). "Wanda Vázquez, the Puerto Rico justice secretary and next in line to succeed Gov. Ricardo A. Rosselló, clarified on Monday: She will become governor if she has to. But she would rather not". @NYTNational. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
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