Luis Fortuño
Puerto Rican politician (born 1960)
Luis Guillermo Fortuño Burset (born 31 October 1960) is a Puerto Rican politician. He was the Governor of Puerto Rico from 2009 to 2013.[1] He also was the 18th Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico from 2005 to 2009. From 2017 to 2021, he also was the Shadow Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Puerto Rico.
Luis Fortuño | |
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| Shadow Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Puerto Rico | |
| In office August 15, 2017 – July 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth Torres |
| Governor of Puerto Rico | |
| In office January 2, 2009 – January 2, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Aníbal Acevedo Vilá |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro García Padilla |
| 18th Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico | |
| In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Aníbal Acevedo Vilá |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Pierluisi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Luis Guillermo Fortuño Burset October 31, 1960 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | New Progressive |
| Other political affiliations | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | |
References
change- ↑ "FORTUÑO, Luis G., (1960 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
Other websites
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Media related to Luis Fortuño at Wikimedia Commons
- Office of the Governor of Puerto Rico
- Fortuño's MySpace site
- Biography by CIDOB Foundation (Spanish)
- Caribbean Business article on Dec. 2006 Caribbean Business/Gaither/WOSO poll
- General profile 2008
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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