María de Lourdes Ramos Rivera explained

María de Lourdes Ramos Rivera
Office:Speaker pro tempore of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
Term Start:August 14, 2017
Term End:January 2018
Predecessor:Pichy Torres
Successor:Pichy Torres
Office1:Majority Whip of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
Term Start1:January 2, 2005
Term End1:January 2, 2009
Predecessor1:Héctor Ferrer
Successor1:Angel Pérez Otero
State House2:Puerto Rico
District2:at-large
Term Start2:January 2, 2005
Term Start3:March 26, 1996
Term End3:January 2, 2001
Birth Name:María de Lourdes Ramos Rivera
Birth Date:6 August 1960
Birth Place:Juncos, Puerto Rico
Party:New Progressive
Otherparty:Republican

Maria de Lourdes Ramos Rivera (born August 6, 1960) is a Puerto Rican politician who currently serves in the Puerto Rican House of Representatives from the at-large district since 2005. She previously served in that position from 1996 to 2001.[1]

Early years and studies

Ramos was born in Juncos, Puerto Rico on 6, 1960. She completed a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Puerto Rico, with a major as Executive Secretary.

Public service

Ramos began her career as Secretary of the Municipal Assembly of Juncos. In 1993, she was appointed as member of the Women's Affair Commission by then Governor Pedro Rosselló.

Political career

In 1995, Ramos successfully presented her candidacy to fill a vacant seat in the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico due to the resignation of Representative Jorge L. Navarro Alicea. Ramos was sworn in on March 26, 1996 as a Representative At-large under the New Progressive Party (PNP), becoming the first female from Juncos to occupy the position.

Ramos was officially elected in the 1996 general election, where she was the representative who received the most votes of all 11 winning candidates.[2] In 1997, the Action Committee of Carolina gave her the Jesús T. Piñero Award. Still, after one term, Ramos was defeated for re-election at the 2000 general election, where she was the candidate with the fewest votes.[3]

Ramos returned to the House of Representatives in 2005.[4] After being sworn in, she was selected by her party as Majority Whip for that term.

After being in 2008, Ramos was appointed to preside the House Retirement Systems Committee. She was also a member of the House Government, Municipal Affairs, Consumer Affairs, and Education and Cooperativism Committees.[5]

Ramos was reelected for a fourth term in 2012.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hon. María de Lourdes Ramos Rivera . . 26 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101125202041/http://www.camaraderepresentantes.org/legs2.asp?r=03535CDW55 . 25 November 2010 . dead .
  2. Web site: Elecciones Generales 1996: Representantes por Acumulación. CEEPUR.
  3. Web site: Elecciones Generales 2000: Escrutinio de Representantes . CEEPUR. November 19, 2000.
  4. Web site: Representantes por Acumulación, Resultados Isla, Elecciones Generales 2004. CEEPUR. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121005095055/http://64.185.222.182/principal.aspx?Cargo=RPA&Nivel=ISLA. 2012-10-05.
  5. Web site: Hon. María de Lourdes Ramos Rivera . . 26 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101125202041/http://www.camaraderepresentantes.org/legs2.asp?r=03535CDW55 . 25 November 2010 . dead .
  6. Web site: Representantes por Acumulación, Elecciones Generales 2012 . CEEPUR . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130115040903/http://div1.ceepur.org/REYDI_Escrutinio/index.html . 2013-01-15 .