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'''Wanda Vázquez Garced''' is Puerto Rican attorney and public servant who has served as the <!--Whether Wanda Vázquez Garced is the 13th or 14th governor is being discussed on the talk page. --> [[governor of Puerto Rico]] since August 7, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2019/07/28/puerto-rico-wanda-vazquez-gobernadora-puesto-no-quiere-twitter/|title=Wanda Vázquez era la siguiente opción para gobernadora de Puerto Rico, pero no quiere el puesto|date=2019-07-28|website=CNN|language=es-ES|access-date=2019-07-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NYTNational/status/1155943599529328645|title=Wanda Vázquez, the Puerto Rico justice secretary and next in line to succeed Gov. Ricardo A. Rosselló, clarified on Monday: She will become governor if she has to. But she would rather not.https://nyti.ms/2SOeC6C|last=News|first=NYT National|date=2019-07-29|website=@NYTNational|language=en|access-date=2019-07-29}}</ref> Prior to her tenure as governor, she served as [[Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico|secretary of justice]] from 2017 to 2019.
'''Wanda Vázquez Garced''' (born July 9, 1960)<ref name="WandaDOB"/> is Puerto Rican attorney and public servant who has served as the <!--Whether Wanda Vázquez Garced is the 13th or 14th governor is being discussed on the talk page. --> [[governor of Puerto Rico]] since August 7, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2019/07/28/puerto-rico-wanda-vazquez-gobernadora-puesto-no-quiere-twitter/|title=Wanda Vázquez era la siguiente opción para gobernadora de Puerto Rico, pero no quiere el puesto|date=2019-07-28|website=CNN|language=es-ES|access-date=2019-07-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NYTNational/status/1155943599529328645|title=Wanda Vázquez, the Puerto Rico justice secretary and next in line to succeed Gov. Ricardo A. Rosselló, clarified on Monday: She will become governor if she has to. But she would rather not.https://nyti.ms/2SOeC6C|last=News|first=NYT National|date=2019-07-29|website=@NYTNational|language=en|access-date=2019-07-29}}</ref> Prior to her tenure as governor, she served as [[Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico|secretary of justice]] from 2017 to 2019.


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==

Revision as of 15:14, 8 August 2019

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Wanda Vázquez Garced
File:Wanda Vázquez, governor de porto rico.jpg
Governor of Puerto Rico
Assumed office
August 7, 2019
Preceded byPedro Pierluisi (de facto)
Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico
In office
January 2, 2017 – August 7, 2019
GovernorRicardo Rosselló
Pedro Pierluisi
Preceded byCésar Miranda
Succeeded byVacant
Personal details
Born (1960-07-09) July 9, 1960 (age 63)[1][2]
Santurce, Puerto Rico, U.S.[1]
Political partyNew Progressive
Other political
affiliations		Democratic
SpouseJorge Díaz Reverón
Children2
EducationUniversity of Puerto Rico, Río
Piedras (BA)
Interamerican University, San
Juan (JD)
WebsiteGovernment website

Wanda Vázquez Garced (born July 9, 1960)[1] is Puerto Rican attorney and public servant who has served as the governor of Puerto Rico since August 7, 2019.[3][4] Prior to her tenure as governor, she served as secretary of justice from 2017 to 2019.

Early life and education

Vázquez Garced was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She began her primary studies at the Ramón Marín and Margarita Janer schools in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. Vázquez became interested in law at an early age. She said in an interview that she used to watch TV shows like Hawaii Five-O with her father, which led her to realize she wanted to follow a career along that line. Vázquez studied at the University of Puerto Rico, where she completed her Bachelor's degree. After that, she completed her Juris doctor (J.D.) at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law.[5]

Early career

During the 1980s, Vázquez worked for the Puerto Rico Department of Housing. She then worked as a district attorney for the Puerto Rico Department of Justice for 20 years. Vázquez specialized in cases of domestic and sexual abuse. She also worked in the Criminal Division for the Bayamón Prosecutor's office.[citation needed]

In 2010, Vázquez was appointed to replace Ivonne Feliciano as the head of the Office for Women's Rights of the island.[6] In November 30, 2016, Governor-elect Ricardo Rosselló nominated her for the position of Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico. She was confirmed and sworn in January 18, 2017.[7]

Governor of Puerto Rico

Vázquez Garced was initially expected to become governor of Puerto Rico after the resignation of Ricardo Rosselló on August 2, 2019.[8][9] She was met with opposition, with critics calling for her resignation due to allegations of corruption and inability to tackle gender violence in the island. Protests against her proposed succession as governor took place, the most notable of these being the Somos Más march, Spanish for "We Are More", a title alluding to a popular chant during the protests calling for Rosselló's resignation.[10] The hashtag #WandaRenuncia (Spanish for "Wanda Resign") began trending on Twitter soon after Rosselló announced his intention to resign. [11][12][13][14] Garced said on Twitter that she had no interest in becoming governor,[15] and that she would only take the position if she was constitutionally required to.[16]

On July 31, Rosselló announced that he was appointing Pedro Pierluisi as the new Secretary of State; the secretary of state supersedes the secretary of justice in the order of succession.[17] On August 1, however, the Puerto Rican Senate blocked Pierluisi from being confirmed as secretary of state in time for Rosselló's resignation on August 2.[18] Upon Rossello's resignation, Pierluisi succeeded to the governorship instead of Garced. However, he was not confirmed by the Senate, calling into question the validity of his governorship.[19]

On August 7, 2019, the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ruled that Pierluisi was sworn in on unconstitutional grounds and removed him from office, effective at 5 p.m. AST. At that time, Vázquez became the second female governor of Puerto Rico.[20][21]

Personal life

Vázquez is married to Jorge Díaz Reverón, a judge in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and has two daughters Stephanie and Beatriz Díaz Vázquez.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Fuerte y sentimental la Procuradora de las Mujeres". https://www.primerahora.com/. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  2. ^ "PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines". www.pressreader.com.
  3. ^ "Wanda Vázquez era la siguiente opción para gobernadora de Puerto Rico, pero no quiere el puesto". CNN (in European Spanish). 2019-07-28. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  4. ^ News, NYT National (2019-07-29). "Wanda Vázquez, the Puerto Rico justice secretary and next in line to succeed Gov. Ricardo A. Rosselló, clarified on Monday: She will become governor if she has to. But she would rather not.https://nyti.ms/2SOeC6C". @NYTNational. Retrieved 2019-07-29. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help); External link in |title= (help)
  5. ^ Cruz, Johanexis (March 2, 2017). "Entrevista a la Lcda. Wanda Vázquez Garced, Secretaria de Justicia" (in Spanish). LinkedIn.
  6. ^ "Wanda Vázquez Garced". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). December 1, 2016.
  7. ^ "Confirman a Wanda Vázquez como Secretaria de Justicia". Telemundo. January 18, 2017.
  8. ^ a b Del Real, Jose A.; Robles, Frances (July 24, 2019). "Who Is Wanda Vázquez, Who Is in Line to Become Puerto Rico's Next Governor?". New York Times. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  9. ^ "Puerto Rico Governor's Resignation Shakes Bankrupt Commonwealth". Bloomberg. July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  10. ^ "Manifestantes piden la renuncia de Wanda Vázquez". El Nuevo Día. 2019-07-25. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  11. ^ Cole, Brendan (2019-07-25). "#WandaRenuncia Trends As Puerto Ricans Call for Ricardo Rosello's Likely Successor As Governor to Resign As Well". Newsweek. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  12. ^ Steinbuch, Yason (2019-07-25). "Puerto Ricans will continue protests if governor's likely successor takes office". New York Post. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  13. ^ Martínez, Gina. "Puerto Rico's Governor Is Resigning. But His Successor Worries Protestors Too". Time. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  14. ^ De Jesús Salamán, Adriana (2019-07-25). ""Wanda renuncia" adorna calles de San Juan". Noticel. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  15. ^ CNN, Amir Vera and Leyla Santiago. "The woman who was next in line to be Puerto Rico's governor doesn't want the job". CNN. Retrieved 2019-07-29. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  16. ^ Robles, Frances (2019-07-29). "Protests Are Still Erupting in Puerto Rico. This Time, It's Over Wanda Vázquez as Governor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  17. ^ "Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló wants Pedro Pierluisi to succeed him". NBC News.
  18. ^ Coto, Dánica. "Puerto Rico Still Unsure Who'll Be Governor Within Hours". NBC New York.
  19. ^ "Puerto Rico gets new governor after text scandal". BBC News. August 3, 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
  20. ^ Mazzei, Patricia; Robles, Frances (2019-08-07). "Puerto Rico Supreme Court Rules New Governor Was Unlawfully Sworn In". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  21. ^ "Portal de la Rama Judicial de Puerto Rico". www.ramajudicial.pr. Retrieved 2019-08-07.

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Preceded by Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico
2017–2019 		Vacant
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Puerto Rico
2019–present 		Incumbent
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