Briseida Torres Reyes Explained

Briseida Torres Reyes
Governor:Ricardo Rosselló
Education:University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus (BBA)
University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD)
Birth Place:San Juan, Puerto Rico
Successor:Carlos Rivera Santiago
Predecessor:Carlos Saavedra Gutiérrez
Term End:June 20, 2020
Term Start:May 20, 2019
Office:Secretary of Labor and Human Resources of Puerto Rico
Occupation:Lawyer, government official

Briseida Torres Reyes is a Puerto Rican lawyer and government official serving as the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources of Puerto Rico. She was previously a judicial official of associate justice Luis Estrella Martínez.

Education

Briseida Torres Reyes completed a Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. She completed a J.D. at the University of Puerto Rico School of Law.[1]

Career

Torres Reyes was an associate lawyer in a labor division at the law firm, O'Neill & Borges. She was a judicial official of the associate justice, Luis Estrella Martínez.

On May 20, 2019, Torres Reyes was appointed Secretary of Labor and Human Resources of Puerto Rico by Governor Ricardo Rosselló, succeeding incumbent secretary, Carlos Saavedra Gutiérrez.[2]

On June 9, 2020, she announced her resignation as Secretary of Labor and Human Resources effective on June 15, 2020. She was succeeded by Carlos Rivera Santiago.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Puerto Rico gov names new Labor secretary. Miranda. María. May 8, 2019. Caribbean Business. en-US. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200505212731/https://caribbeanbusiness.com/puerto-rico-gov-names-new-labor-secretary/ . May 5, 2020 . 2020-05-04.
  2. Web site: Rosselló designa a Briseida Torres como nueva secretaria del Trabajo. Ruiz Kuilan. Gloria. May 8, 2019. El Nuevo Dia. es-pr. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190508201025/https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/nota/rossellodesignaabriseidatorrescomonuevasecretariadeltrabajo-2492674/ . May 8, 2019 . 2020-05-04.
  3. Web site: Ayeza. Díaz Rolón. June 18, 2020. Puerto Rico Senate Confirms New Labor Secretary. 2020-08-18. The Weekly Journal. en.