Elba Otero de Jové explained

Elba Otero de Jové
Order:Mayor of Arecibo
Term Start:1969
Term End:1970
Predecessor:Darío Goitía
Successor:Pablo E. Méndez Cabrero
Office2:Member of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico from the At-large district
Term Start2:1970
Term End2:1972
Birth Date:February 20, 1918
Birth Place:Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Death Place:July 17, 1995
Alma Mater:University of Puerto Rico (BA)
New York University (MA)
Party:New Progressive Party (PNP)

Elba Otero de Jové was a Puerto Rican female politician from the New Progressive Party (PNP) who served as mayor of Arecibo, Puerto Rico and an at-large member of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico.

Education

She earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Puerto Rico and a Master of Art from New York University.

Politics

She was elected as mayor of Arecibo at the 1968 general elections. in 1970 after the death of her brother Rubén Otero Bosco who was the Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico the New Progressive Party nominated her to fill the vacancy of an At-large position. She was affiliated to the Republican Party and was a member of the National Federation of Republican Women.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://mujeresanexionistas.com/representantes/