Alejandro García Padilla

Alejandro García Padilla
11th[a] Governor of Puerto Rico
In office
2 January 2013 – 2 January 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byLuis Fortuño
Succeeded byRicky Rosselló
Member
24th Senate of Puerto Rico
In office
January 2, 2009 – January 2, 2013
Puerto Rico Secretary of Consumer Affairs
In office
January 2, 2005 – January 2, 2009
GovernorAníbal Acevedo Vilá
Personal details
Born
Alejandro Javier García Padilla

(1971-08-03) August 3, 1971 (age 53)
Coamo, Puerto Rico
Political partyPopular Democratic Party[1]
Other political
affiliations		Democratic[2]
Spouse(s)Wilma Pastrana
2001–present
ChildrenAna Patricia
Juan Pablo
Diego Alejandro
ResidenceLa Fortaleza
Alma materUniversity of Puerto Rico (B.S.)
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico (JD)
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Padilla.

Alejandro Javier García Padilla (born August 3, 1971) is a Puerto Rican politician. He was the Governor of Puerto Rico from 2013 to 2017. He was elected governor in January 2013.

Notes

  1. ↑ García Padilla is the 11th Governor of Puerto Rico by ordinality but the 10th person to hold such post. This is because Rafael Hernández Colón served two non-consecutive terms as 4th and 6th Governor of Puerto Rico.

References

  1. ↑ "Puerto Rico changes course, elects Garcia Padilla as governor". Fox News. 2012-11-07. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Fortuño: Romney would be good for PR". Caribbean Business. August 28, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved January 15, 2013. [ ... ] Popular Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate Alejandro García Padilla, is a national Democrat who backs President Barack Obama's bid for a second term.