Héctor Luis Acevedo
| Héctor Luis Acevedo | |
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| Mayor of San Juan | |
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In office January 2, 1989 – January 2, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Baltasar Corrada del Río |
| Succeeded by | Sila Calderón |
| 10th Secretary of State of Puerto Rico | |
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In office 1985–1988 |
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| Governor | Rafael Hernández Colón |
| Preceded by | Carlos S. Quirós |
| Succeeded by | Alfonso Lopez Char |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 8, 1947 Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, U.S. (now San Juan) |
| Political party | Popular Democratic Party |
| Other political affiliations |
Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Carmen Roca Savedra |
| Alma mater |
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Georgetown University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army Reserve
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| Years of service | 1972–1998 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant colonel
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| Unit | • 1st Mission Support Command |
Héctor Luis Acevedo (born in 1947) is a politician from Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is the son of Héctor N. Acevedo and Toñita, both public servants. Acevedo is married to Carmen Roca Saavedra since 1972 with whom he has three children.
Héctor Luis studied in the University of Puerto Rico Elementary School and High School, but completed High School in Spain in the America School of Madrid. There he won the Director's Cup and the medal in history. He completed a bachelor's degree in Political Science at the University of Puerto Rico with high honors. He obtained his degree in Law from the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras in 1972, where he also graduated with honors. Acevedo then entered the United States Army Reserve as a commissioned officer after completing the ROTC program. As part of its military functions was instructor in the United States Army Command and General Staff College and director of mobilization of the Army Reserve in Puerto Rico. While in university he was elected president of the student council, president of the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity, and in 1967 president of the Order of the Arrow.
In 1976, he was appointed Electoral Commissioner when he was only twenty-eight years old, making him the youngest person to hold that position. He remained as Electoral Commissioner until 1984. In 1978, he completed the Lawyer's Education Program at the Harvard Law School. That same year he began working as an assistant to then Governor Rafael Hernández Colón.
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