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Wanda Vázquez Garced
Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico
Assumed office
January 2, 2017
GovernorRicardo Rosselló
Preceded byCésar Miranda
Personal details
Born1959 or 1960 (age 63–64)[1]
San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S.
Political partyNew Progressive
Other political
affiliations		Democratic
SpouseJorge Díaz Reverón
Children1
EducationUniversity of Puerto Rico, Río
Piedras (BA)
Interamerican University, San
Juan (JD)

Wanda Vázquez Garced is a Puerto Rican attorney and public servant. She has served as Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico since 2017. She is expected to become the next Governor of Puerto Rico following the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló in August 2019. However, she has expressed disinterest in the position.[2] Later she clarified that she would take the position if she constitutionally has to, but she would rather not.[3]

On Wednesday, July 31, Rosselló announced that he was appointing Pedro Pierluisi as the new Secretary of State. If confirmed by the Senate and House of Representatives on Friday, August 2, Pierluisi would then become the new governor upon Rosselló's subsequent resignation. [4] 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.[5] As a result, Vázquez will become Governor if nobody else will succeed Rosselló when he resigns at 5 pm on August 2, 2019.[5]

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.[6]

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.

In 2010, Vázquez was appointed to replace Ivonne Feliciano as the head of the Office for Women's Rights of the island.[7] 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.[8]

Vázquez Garced is expected to become Governor of Puerto Rico after the resignation of Ricardo Rosselló on August 2, 2019.[9][10] She has already been met with opposition, with some already calling for her resignation due to allegations of corruption and inability to tackle gender violence in the island. Protests against her succession as governor have already taken 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.[11] The hashtag #WandaRenuncia (Spanish for "Wanda Resign") began trending on Twitter soon after Rosselló's late-night resignation on July 24. [12][13][14][15] Garced has since claimed she would refuse to become governor of Puerto Rico, saying on Twitter: "I have no interest in occupying the position of Governor".[16] Later she clarified that she would take the position if she constitutionally has to, but she would rather not.[17]

Personal life

Vázquez is married to Jorge Díaz Reverón, a judge in Caguas, Puerto Rico. She has a daughter.[9]

References

  1. ^ Wanda Vázquez Garced
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ Puerto Rico Gov. Rosselló names Pedro Pierluisi as secretary of state, could be new governor
  5. ^ a b https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/Puerto-Rico-Governor-Successor-Delayed-513504261.html
  6. ^ Cruz, Johanexis (March 2, 2017). "Entrevista a la Lcda. Wanda Vázquez Garced, Secretaria de Justicia" (in Spanish). LinkedIn.
  7. ^ "Wanda Vázquez Garced". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). December 1, 2016.
  8. ^ "Confirman a Wanda Vázquez como Secretaria de Justicia". Telemundo. January 18, 2017. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Puerto Rico Governor's Resignation Shakes Bankrupt Commonwealth". Bloomberg. July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  11. ^ "Manifestantes piden la renuncia de Wanda Vázquez". El Nuevo Día. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  12. ^ Cole, Brendan. "#WandaRenuncia Trends As Puerto Ricans Call for Ricardo Rosello's Likely Successor As Governor to Resign As Well". Newsweek. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  13. ^ Steinbuch, Yason. "Puerto Ricans will continue protests if governor's likely successor takes office". New York Post. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  14. ^ Martínez, Gina. "Puerto Rico's Governor Is Resigning. But His Successor Worries Protestors Too". Time. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  15. ^ De Jesús Salamán, Adriana. ""Wanda renuncia" adorna calles de San Juan". Noticel. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  16. ^ 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)
  17. ^ 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.
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Preceded by Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico
2017–present 		Incumbent
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