Anibal Acevedo Vilá
| Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá | |
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| 9th Governor of Puerto Rico | |
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In office January 2, 2005 – January 2, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Sila María Calderón |
| Succeeded by | Luis Fortuño |
| Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico | |
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In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Carlos Romero Barceló |
| Succeeded by | Luis Fortuño |
| At-Large Member Puerto Rico House of Representatives | |
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In office 1993–2001 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá February 13, 1962 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | Popular Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Luisa "Piti" Gándara |
| Children | Gabriela Juan Carlos |
| Alma mater |
University of Puerto Rico (B.A.) University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D.) Harvard University (LL.M.) |
| Profession | Attorney at Law |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá (born 13 February 1962) is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer. He served as the ninth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a Commonwealth of the United States, from 2005 to 2009. He is a Harvard University alumnus (LL.M. 1987) and a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico School of Law, where he obtained his Juris Doctor degree. Acevedo Vilá has held various public service positions in the Puerto Rico government under the Popular Democratic Party, serving as a member of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico (1993–2001) and Resident Commissioner (2001–2005), before he was sworn in as Governor on 2 January 2005. Acevedo Vilá was also a member of the National Governors Association, the Southern Governors' Association and the Democratic Governors Association, and a collaborator of President Barack Obama's presidential campaign. Also he is currently an adjunct professor of the University of Puerto Rico School of Law
On 27 March 2008, Acevedo Vilá was indicted in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico on 19 counts of campaign finance violations. He subsequently organized a press conference, where he claimed that he is innocent of all charges presented against him. On 19 August 2008, he was charged with five more counts. On 1 December 2008 Judge Paul Barbadoro determined that 15 of those charges were based on a flawed theory, leaving him with only nine charges. On 20 March 2009, Acevedo Vilá was found by a jury not guilty of all the charges against him.
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