Miguel A. Loíz | |
Birth Date: | September 29, 1934 |
Birth Place: | San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico |
Alma Mater: | University of Puerto Rico (BSS, M.Ed.) |
Profession: | Politician |
Party: | New Progressive Party (PNP) |
State Senate: | Puerto Rico |
District: | Humacao |
Term Start1: | January 2, 1993 |
Term End1: | January 1, 1997 |
Office2: | Member of the Municipal Assembly of Las Piedras, Puerto Rico |
Term Start2: | 1988 |
Term End2: | 1992 |
Allegiance: | United States of America |
Branch: | United States Army |
Serviceyears: | 1953-1955 |
Unit: | 65th Infantry Regiment |
Battles: | Korean War |
Awards: | is not set --> |
Miguel Ángel Loiz Zayas is a Puerto Rican politician from the New Progressive Party (PNP). He served as member of the 20th Senate of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 1997.
After serving two years in the United States Army Loiz was honorably discharged from the Army in 1955 as a Private First Class (P.F.C). He returned to Puerto Rico and took the placement exam entering at Ana Roque High School in Humacao, Puerto Rico in the veterans education program. He was vice-commander of post 70 American Legion (Las Piedras), where he chairs the Legislative Advisory Committee of the American Legion of Puerto Rico. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science, and a master's degree in elementary school education English from the University of Puerto Rico. Loíz worked as a teacher in many schools in Las Piedras, Puerto Rico until retirement in 1989 after 30 years of service at Ramón Power y Giralt High School in Las Piedras.
in 1988 Loíz was elected to the Member of the Municipal Assembly of Las Piedras, Puerto Rico and later to Senate of Puerto Rico in the 1992 general election. He represented the District of Humacao, along with Luis Felipe Navas.[1] postpost