Alejandro García Padilla
| Alejandro García Padilla | |
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| 11th Governor of Puerto Rico | |
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In office January 2, 2013 – January 2, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Luis Fortuño |
| Succeeded by | Ricky Rosselló |
| Member of the Puerto Rican Senate At-Large |
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In office January 2, 2009 – January 1, 2013 |
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| Puerto Rico Secretary of Consumer Affairs | |
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In office January 2, 2005 – January 1, 2009 |
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| Governor | Aníbal Acevedo Vilá |
| Preceded by | ??? |
| Succeeded by | Luis Rivera Marín |
| Personal details | |
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Alejandro Javier García Padilla August 3, 1971 Coamo, Puerto Rico, U.S. |
| Citizenship | United States Spain |
| Political party | Popular Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Wilma Pastrana (2001–present) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education |
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (BA) Interamerican University of Puerto Rico (JD) |
| Website | Government website |
Alejandro Javier García Padilla (Spanish: [aleˈxandɾo ɡarˈsi.a]; born August 3, 1971) is a Puerto Rican politician and attorney who served as the 11th Governor of Puerto Rico from 2013 to 2017. Prior to this position, García Padilla held various roles in the political landscape of Puerto Rico; first as Secretary of Consumer Affairs, and then as a member of the 24th Senate of Puerto Rico and as president of the Popular Democratic Party. Locally, he is a staunch advocate for maintaining the current political status of Puerto Rico as that of an unincorporated territory of the United States with self-government, while at the national level he is allied with the Democratic Party.
As governor, García Padilla shared his legislative powers with the 25th Senate and 29th House of Representatives, both controlled by his party. Regardless of this, he was not able to persuade several members of his own party to support his proposals. This failure, in addition to his low popularity, ultimately led him to not seek re-election thus becoming the second governor in Puerto Rican history to not do so after his first term.
García Padilla was born on 3 August 1971 in Coamo, Puerto Rico to Luis Gerardo García Sánchez (1927-2005) and María de los Ángeles Padilla Passalacqua and is the youngest of six brothers including Juan Carlos and Antonio. His father Luis, a World War II veteran, held various jobs throughout his life to support his family, including machinery operator, and returned from the war to become a general manager of a manufacturing company. His mother has been a dedicated homemaker. His paternal grandfather Carlos Garcia Cadorniga was born 1890 in Navia, Asturias, Spain who settled in Ponce.
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