Vance Thomas

Vance Thomas

Secretary of Labor and Human Resources of Puerto Rico
Taking office January 2, 2013
Governor	Alejandro García Padilla
Succeeding	Miguel Romero
Personal details
Born	Chicago, Illinois
Political party	Puerto Rican Independence Party
Alma mater	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus
Occupation	Attorney
Website	Twitter LinkedIn profile

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Vance Thomas is an attorney who is expected to serve as Secretary of Labor and Human Resources of Puerto Rico for the governance of Alejandro García Padilla in the 16th Cabinet of Puerto Rico.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Thomas was a former candidate for mayor of Culebra in 1992 for the Puerto Rican Independence Party and a former candidate for mayor of San Juan in 2000 for the same party.^[5] In 2012, however, Thomas favored García Padilla during the Puerto Rican General Elections although they are from different political parties.^[1]^[2]^[4] Thomas also led the Puerto Rico Commission on Civil Rights and the Puerto Rico Committee on the Conservation of Culebra's Seabed.^[5]

References

1 2 "García Padilla anuncia nombramientos al gabinete" [García Padilla announces appointments to cabinet]. El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 19 December 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
1 2 "Alejandro García Padilla anuncia nvos nombramientos" [Alejandro García Padilla announces new appointments]. Primera Hora (in Spanish). 19 December 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
↑ "AGP hace nuevos nombramientos" [AGP makes new appointments]. El Vocero (in Spanish). 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
1 2 del Mar Quiles, Cristina (19 December 2012). "García Padilla presenta su "nueva liga"" [García Padilla presents his "new league"] (in Spanish). NotiCel. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
1 2 "García Padilla designa a Víctor Suárez como director de Puertos" [García Padilla designates Victor Suarez as Port Director]. Primera Hora (in Spanish). 20 December 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

Current members of the Cabinet of Puerto Rico

Secretaries

Agriculture	Myrna Comas Pagán
Consumer Affairs	Nery Adamés Soto
Corrections and Rehabilitation	José Negrón Fernández
Economic Development and Commerce	Alberto Bacó Bagué
Education	Rafael Román Meléndez
Family	Idalia Colón Rondón
Health	Ana Rius
Housing	Rubén Ríos Pagán

Justice	César Miranda
Labor and Human Resources	Vance Thomas
Natural and Environmental Resources	Carmen Guerrero Pérez
Sports and Recreation	Ramón Orta
State	Víctor Suárez Meléndez
Transportation and Public Works	Miguel Torres Díaz
Treasury	Juan Zaragoza

Cabinet-level officers

Chief of Staff	Grace Santana Balado
Commissioner of Safety and Public Protection	James Tuller
Federal Affairs Administration	Juan Eugenio Hernández Mayoral
Government Development Bank	Melba Acosta

Inspector General	to be nominated
Office of Management and Budget	Luis F. Cruz
Planning Board	Luis Castro

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