Sila Mari González
| Sila María González Calderón | |
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| Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the At-large district |
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In office January 2, 2005 – January 1, 2013 |
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| Minority Whip of the Senate of Puerto Rico | |
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In office 2005–2009 |
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| Preceded by | Orlando Parga |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Bhatia |
| First Lady of Puerto Rico | |
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In role 2001-2005 |
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| Governor | Sila Calderón |
| Preceded by | Irma Margarita Neváres |
| Succeeded by | Luisa Gándara |
| Personal details | |
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May 3, 1965 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | Popular Democratic Party |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater |
University of Pennsylvania University of Boston |
| Profession | Politician, Attorney |
Sila María González Calderón (born May 3, 1965 on San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican attorney and former Senator. She is the daughter of former Governor of Puerto Rico Sila Calderón, and served as her First Lady, along with her sister, María Elena. After that, she served as a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 2005 to 2013. She currently works as an attorney for the McConnell Valdés law firm.
Sila María González was born on May 3, 1965 on San Juan, Puerto Rico to engineer Francisco Xavier González and Sila Calderón. She studied elementary and junior high school at the Colegio Puertorriqueño de Niñas in Guaynabo, finishing high school at Saint John's School in Condado.
In 1987, she obtained her Bachelor's degree in Economy from the University of Pennsylvania with a concentration on International Commerce from Wharton School of Economics. She continued studying law at Boston University, graduating in 1990. After passing the bar exam, she started working as an attorney in Massachusetts.
Sila María González worked as Assistant Regional Counsel in the Superfund area of the Environmental Protection Agency in Boston. In 1992, she returned to Puerto Rico and obtained the license to practice law in the island, on Federal Court, and on the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston.
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