Juan Eugenio Hernández Mayoral (born April 21, 1969 on Ponce

Ponce, Puerto Rico

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, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

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) is a Puerto Rican

Puerto Rico

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 Senator. He is the son of former Governor of Puerto Rico

Governor of Puerto Rico

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 Rafael Hernández Colón

Rafael Hernández Colón

Rafael Hernández Colón is a Puerto Rican politician who served as the fourth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for three non-consecutive terms, from 1973 to 1977 and from 1985 to 1993. An experienced politician, Hernández holds the record for being the youngest Governor of Puerto Rico,...

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Early years and studies

Juan Eugenio Hernández Mayoral was born on April 21, 1969 in Ponce

Ponce, Puerto Rico

Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...

 to Rafael Hernández Colón

Rafael Hernández Colón

Rafael Hernández Colón is a Puerto Rican politician who served as the fourth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for three non-consecutive terms, from 1973 to 1977 and from 1985 to 1993. An experienced politician, Hernández holds the record for being the youngest Governor of Puerto Rico,...

 and Lila Mayoral Wirshing

Lila Mayoral Wirshing

Lila de las Mercedes Mayoral Wirshing was the wife of Governor of Puerto Rico Rafael Hernández Colón, and served as First Lady during his three terms as Governor .-Early years and marriage:...

. He has three siblings: Rafael, José Alfredo, and Dora Mercedes.

Hernández Mayoral obtained his Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree

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 in Communications from the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in 1991.

Professional career

Hernández Mayoral worked as Executive Director of the Rafael Hernández Colón Library from 1993 to 2000. In 1996, he also worked as Executive Director of the Annual Conference of the Club of Rome

Club of Rome

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Juan Eugenio also administered the Hernández Mayoral Law Firm in 2001. He was also a consultant in Political Communications from 2002 to 2004.

Political career

In the 2004 general elections, Juan Eugenio was elected as Senator. During his first term, he served in the Commissions of Public Safety, Federal and Consumer Affairs, Judicial, Municipal and Finance Affairs, Employment Affairs, Education, Culture, and Sports.

Hernández Mayoral was reelected on the 2008 elections

Puerto Rican general election, 2008

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. He has been the Speaker for the Urban and Infrastructure Commission, Veteran Affairs, Municipal Affairs, and in the Puerto de Las Américas commission.

External links

• Hon. Juan Eugenio Hernández Mayoral on SenadoPR