Ricky Rosselló
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| 12th Governor of Puerto Rico | |
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Assumed office January 2, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Alejandro García Padilla |
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| Born |
Ricardo Antonio Rosselló Nevares March 7, 1979 San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S. |
| Political party | New Progressive |
| Other political affiliations |
Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Beatriz Areizaga |
| Children | 1 |
| Parents |
Maga Nevares (mother) Pedro Rosselló (father) |
| Residence | La Fortaleza, Puerto Rico |
| Education |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MS, PhD) |
| Website | fortaleza |
Ricardo Antonio "Ricky" Rosselló Nevares/ˌroʊseɪˈoʊ/ (born March 7, 1979) is a Puerto Rican politician and the 12th and current Governor of Puerto Rico. He is also the President of the New Progressive Party which advocates for Puerto Rico to become a state of the United States. He is also a college professor and researcher.
Rosselló came to public life after his father, Pedro Rosselló, was elected as governor of Puerto Rico in 1992 and 1996. At the time, Ricardo was mostly known for his academic and athletic accomplishments, having represented Puerto Rico internationally in the International Mathematical Olympiads and by becoming a three-time junior tennis champion on the island.
Initially, however, Rosselló dedicated himself to the sciences. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering and economics and, later on, graduated from the University of Michigan with a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering. After obtaining his doctoral degree, Rosselló worked as a researcher at Duke University, focusing his work on stem cell research. He then published and presented his research on several venues while obtaining several awards in the process.
But after a few years in academia, Rosselló returned to the public life. In 2010, he founded the political advocacy group Boricua ¡Ahora Es! that advocated for changing the current political status of Puerto Rico. After several years of political advocacy, Rosselló announced that he would seek the nomination for governor of Puerto Rico under the New Progressive Party (PNP in Spanish). Several months later he was elected governor during the 2016 general election.
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