Fernando Ferrer
| Fernando Ferrer | |
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| Chairman of the MTA Acting |
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Assumed office February 1, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas F. Prendergast |
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In office January 1, 2013 – June 20, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph J. Lhota |
| Succeeded by | Thomas F. Prendergast |
| Vice Chairman of the MTA | |
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Assumed office June 15, 2011 |
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| 11th Borough President of The Bronx | |
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In office April 15, 1987 – December 31, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Stanley Simon |
| Succeeded by | Adolfo Carrión, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
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Fernando James Ferrer April 30, 1950 The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater |
Baruch College (M.P.A.) New York University (B.A.) |
Fernando James "Freddy" Ferrer (born April 30, 1950) is an American politician who was the Borough President of The Bronx from 1987 to 2001, and was a candidate for Mayor of New York City in 2001 and the Democratic Party nominee for Mayor in 2005.
Ferrer grew up on Fox Street in the Longwood section of the South Bronx and was raised by his mother and by his grandmother, who worked in the kitchen of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Ferrer graduated from Catholic schools in the Bronx: St. Anselm Elementary School and Cardinal Spellman High School. As a high school student, he was a member of Aspira of New York, where he was elected to the post of Vice President of the citywide Aspira Clubs Federation (ACF), which included other future Puerto Rican leaders like Ninfa Segarra and Angelo Falcón. In 1968, as an Aspirante, he was part of a major student protest at the NYC Board of Education that resulted in such reforms as bilingual report cards and the recognition by the public schools of Puerto Rican Discovery Day (November 19).
He attended New York University where he got involved in community service as a student. Ferrer entered politics, and was elected to the New York City Council at the age of 32. Remembering how he had to translate for his grandmother when she was hospitalized, he authored legislation requiring interpreters in city emergency rooms. Ferrer went on to chair the Health Committee, fight for anti-discrimination laws on behalf of gays and lesbians, and lead the fight for a Civilian Complaint Review Board for the NYPD.
Ferrer resides in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. Though both Riverdale and Ferrer's native Hunts Point are located in the Bronx, they are the wealthiest and poorest neighborhoods in the borough, respectively. He worked to establish an insurance company in New York City, Poder Insurance Agency, with longtime political allies Luis Miranda, Jr. and Roberto Ramirez, Sr. (New York Magazine, October 16, 2006), and he appears regularly on NY1 News' "Wise Guy" segment along with former US Senator Alfonse D'Amato.
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