| Juan Dalmau | |
| State Senate: | Puerto Rico |
| District: | at-large |
| Term Start: | January 2, 2017 |
| Term End: | January 2, 2021 |
| Birth Name: | Juan Manuel Dalmau Ramírez |
| Birth Date: | 23 July 1973 |
| Birth Place: | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Party: | Puerto Rican Independence Party |
| Education: | |
Juan Manuel Dalmau Ramírez (born July 23, 1973) is a Puerto Rican politician, attorney and a candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rican Independence Party.[1] He was previously a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico, and was a candidate for governor in the 2012, 2020 and 2024 elections, with the nomination of the PIP and the Citizen Victory Movement.
Juan Dalmau Ramírez graduated from Notre Dame High School in Caguas, Puerto Rico. In 1995 he obtained a bachelor's degree from the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) in Political Sciences, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law three years later.[1]
Juan Dalmau was elected editor-in-chief of the UPR Law School's Law Review Journal. He represented the University of Puerto Rico's Law Review in travels abroad, including a trip to Universitat de Barcelona, in Barcelona, Spain. After graduation, Dalmau served as a law clerk for the Chief Justice of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court. In 2000, Dalmau graduated from Harvard University Law School’s Graduate Program, earning his LL.M.[1] [2]
Dalmau also worked as a law professor, before politics.[3] Dalmau served as a Legislative Adviser for Senator Manuel Rodríguez Orellana and Fernando Martín, before being elected to serve as Party Commissioner in Municipality Affairs and PIP Secretary General.[4] He currently serves as the Electoral Commissioner of the Puerto Rican Independence Party to Puerto Rico's State Electoral Commission (CEE), in addition to his position as secretary general.[2] He was the Puerto Rican Independence Party candidate for governor in 2012 and 2020.[5] [6] In 2020, several days after the Puerto Rico General Election, Dalmau announced he would join the political analysis team of local news chain Noticentro al amanecer.[7] Dalmau is a gubernatorial candidate in the 2024 general election.[8] Juan Dalmau's 2024 program displays a focus on animal welfare;[9] he is the first gubernatorial candidate in Puerto Rico to cover the topic in his campaign.[10] Juan Dalmau wants to fight against the tax advantages granted to the rich who come to Puerto Rico.[11] In November 2024, Juan Dalmau asks congressmen, in the United States Congress, for a process of decolonization, both in the name of the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) and the National Alliance with the Movement for Citizen Victory (MVC).[12]
Dalmau Ramirez is married and has two children.[13]