Hon. José Luis Dalmau Santiago | |
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![]() Minority Whip of the Senate of Puerto Rico |
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Assumed office January 2, 2017 |
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Governor | Ricardo Rosselló |
Preceded by | Carmelo Ríos Santiago |
![]() 22nd Vice President of the Senate of Puerto Rico |
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In office January 2, 2013 – December 31, 2016 |
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Governor | Alejandro Garcia Padilla |
Preceded by | Margarita Nolasco |
Succeeded by | Larry Seilhamer |
![]() Minority Speaker of the Senate of Puerto Rico |
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In office January 2, 2005 – December 31, 2012 |
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Governor | Luis Fortuño |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | Larry Seilhamer |
Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the Humacao district |
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![]() Majority Speaker of the Senate of Puerto Rico |
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In office January 2, 2001 – December 31, 2004 |
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Governor | Sila M. Calderón |
Preceded by | José Enrique Meléndez |
Succeeded by | Jorge De Castro Font |
Assumed office 2001-2008; 2013 |
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Preceded by | Carlos Dávila López |
Member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from the At-Large District | |
In office 2009–2012 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Caguas, Puerto Rico |
September 19, 1966
Political party | Popular Democratic Party |
Spouse(s) | Margie R. Rosario Lugo |
Children | José Luis José Juan |
Alma mater |
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (B.A.) Eugenio María de Hostos Law School in Mayagüez (J.D.) |
Profession | Politician, Attorney |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
José Luis Dalmau Santiago (born September 19, 1966) is a Puerto Rican attorney, politician and Senator. He is the current Vice President on the Senate of Puerto Rico. A lover of "musica jibara"- which is akin to Puerto Rican country music-he enjoys playing the accordion.
José Luis Dalmau Santiago was born on September 19, 1966 in Caguas, Puerto Rico to José Luis Dalmau Rodríguez and Diana Iris Santiago Casanova. Dalmau Santiago is the oldest of three brothers, a female, Diana Dalmau Santiago and another man, Ulises José Dalmau Santiago. He finished his elementary and high school studies at the Notre Dame College in Caguas, graduating in 1984. He then completed his Bachelor's degree in Natural Science with a Major in Biology from the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras. In 1997, he received his Juris Doctor from the Eugenio María de Hostos Law School in Mayagüez.
Dalmau began his political career since he was a teenager when he served as interim president of the Popular Youth in Caguas. After that, he worked for the campaigns of Mayors Angel O. Berríos and then Willie Miranda Marín, as well as the campaigns for the 1993 and 1994 referendums. He also served at the Electoral Colleges during various elections, 1988, 1992 and 1996, and serve at the Electoral College during various referendums, 1991, 1993 and 1994.