Orlando Parga
| Orlando Parga Figueroa | |
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| Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the At-large district |
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In office April 11, 1999 – January 1, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Roberto Rexach Benítez |
| President pro tempore of the Senate of Puerto Rico | |
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In office 2005–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Velda González |
| Succeeded by | Margarita Nolasco |
| Minority Whip of the Senate of Puerto Rico | |
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In office 2001–2005 |
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| Succeeded by | Sila Mari González |
| Personal details | |
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February 6, 1939 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | New Progressive Party |
| Spouse(s) | Teresita Aponte Vázquez |
| Children | 3 (Waldo, Ana Ivette, Carlos Manuel) |
| Alma mater |
University of Puerto Rico State University of New York |
| Profession | Politician |
Orlando Parga Figueroa (born on February 6, 1939 in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican politician and former member of the Senate of Puerto Rico. He served as President pro tempore of the Senate from 2005 to 2009.
Orlando Parga Figueroa was born on February 6, 1939 in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. His father, Orlando Parga Tossas, was a leader of the Partido Estadista Republicano and a right-hand man to its leader, Miguel A. García Méndez.
Parga studied in various schools in Toa Baja, Bayamón, and San Juan. He continued his college studies at the University of Puerto Rico, and then at the State University of New York (SUNY) receiving a Bachelor's degree in Public Administration.
Parga worked for several years for the weekly newspaper La Opinión. He worked as City Editor and Editor of La Opinión from 1962 to 1968, and then as Director from 1973 to 1975. He has also written columns for other newspapers like El Mundo, La Semana, and El Nuevo Día.
Parga began his political career when he was elected state president of the Republican Youth in 1957, a post to which he was reelected in 1960 and 1964. In 1961, Parga became the first Puerto Rican to be named as part of the United States Republican Youth National Committee. During this time, he also served Press Aide to Senator Miguel A. García Méndez. In 1968, Parga ran unsuccessfully for an at-large seat in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives under the Republican Party, which would disappear following that year's elections. He then worked as Director of Public Relations at the Automobile Accidents Compensation Administration (ACAA) from 1969 to 1973.
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