Pierluisi, Pedro, 1959-

Pedro Rafael Pierluisi Urrutia (born April 26, 1959) is a Puerto Rican attorney, lobbyist, and politician. A member of the New Progressive Party, he served as Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico from 2009 to 2017 and has served as the 14th Governor of Puerto Rico since 2021.

Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he attended Colegio Marista in Guaynabo before earning a B.A. from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana and a J.D. from George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. Pierluisi first practiced law as a private attorney in Washington, D.C. from 1984 until 1990. After six years as a litigator, Pierluisi moved back to Puerto Rico and, in 1993, was appointed the island’s secretary of justice (otherwise known as the attorney general). In his three years as Puerto Rico’s top lawyer, Pierluisi worked to uncover and end corruption in the insular government. He also built a reputation for his efforts to fight violent crime.

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