Ramón Luis Rivera Jr.
| Ramón Luis Rivera Jr. | |
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Ramón Luis Rivera (right) with Pedro Pierluisi (left) | |
| Mayor of Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Ramón Luis Rivera |
| Member of the Senate of Puerto Rico for Bayamón district | |
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In office 1993-2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | New Progressive Party (PNP) |
| Profession | Realtor |
| Religion | Catholic |
Ramón Luis Rivera Jr. is a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the New Progressive Party. He is the current Mayor of Bayamón, and succeeded his father, Ramon Luis Rivera, when the latter decided to retire after 23 years in office (1977 - 2000).[1]
Rivera served as a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico for the District of Bayamón from 1993 to 2000. He has been mayor of Bayamón since then.[2]
Early life
Ramón Luis Rivera Jr. was born on February 3, 1956. He is the first born of 5 siblings, son to Ramón Luis Rivera and Angélica Cruz. Luis Rivera Jr. attended Colegio Santo Domingo and Escuela Papa Juan XXIII for elementary and secondary school, respectively. Later he continued higher studies in Colegio Universitario Tecnológico de Bayamón de la Universidad de Puerto Rico and American University of Puerto Rico, where he gained a Bachelor of Business Administration. In 1994 Luis River Jr. married Narel Waleska Colón and had two sons: Ramon Luis III and Andrés Efraín.[2]
References
- ↑ "Bayamón: Los Ramón Luis Rivera | Estado51PRUSA.com — PR sin USA, No es PR; USA sin PR, No es USA.". www.estado51prusa.com. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- 1 2 "Biografía" (PDF). camarapr. Retrieved 5 January 2016.