Briseida Torres Reyes
Briseida Torres Reyes | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of Labor and Human Resources of Puerto Rico | |
| In office May 20, 2019 – June 20, 2020 | |
| Governor | Ricardo Rosselló |
| Preceded by | Carlos Saavedra Gutiérrez |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Rivera Santiago |
| Personal details | |
| Education | University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus (BBA) University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD) |
| Occupation | Lawyer, government official |
Briseida Torres Reyes is a Puerto Rican lawyer and government official serving as the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources of Puerto Rico. She was previously a judicial official of associate justice Luis Estrella Martínez.
Education
Briseida Torres Reyes completed a Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. She completed a J.D. at the University of Puerto Rico School of Law.[1]
Career
Torres Reyes was an associate lawyer in a labor division at the law firm, O'Neill & Borges. She was a judicial official of the associate justice, Luis Estrella Martínez.[1]
On May 20, 2019, Torres Reyes was appointed Secretary of Labor and Human Resources of Puerto Rico by Governor Ricardo Rosselló, succeeding incumbent secretary, Carlos Saavedra Gutiérrez.[2]
On June 9, 2020 she announced her resignation as Secretary of Labor and Human Resources effective on June 15, 2020. She was succeeded by Carlos Rivera Santiago.[3]
References
- ^ a b Miranda, María (May 8, 2019). "Puerto Rico gov names new Labor secretary". Caribbean Business. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Ruiz Kuilan, Gloria (May 8, 2019). "Rosselló designa a Briseida Torres como nueva secretaria del Trabajo". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). Retrieved May 4, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Ayeza, Díaz Rolón (June 18, 2020). "Puerto Rico Senate Confirms New Labor Secretary". The Weekly Journal. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
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