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Pedro Pierluisi

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Pedro Rafael Pierluisi Urrutia (born April 26, 1959) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the Governor of Puerto Rico from 2021 to 2025, having previously been the de facto governor from August 2–7, 2019. A member of New Progressive and Democratic Parties, he previously served as acting Secretary of State of Puerto Rico in 2019, as Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico from 2009 to 2017, and as Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 1997. He was formerly a private attorney for Puerto Rico's fiscal oversight board under the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act. Pierluisi lost the New Progressive nomination in the 2024 gubernatorial election to Jenniffer González-Colón. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pedro Pierluisi is the 16,849th most popular politician (down from 15,997th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Puerto Rico (down from 33rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Puerto Rican Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pedro Pierluisi ranks 16,849 out of 19,576Before him are Othmar Karas, María Fernanda Espinosa, Reginald McKenna, Milojko Spajić, José María de Achá, and Bill English. After him are Caleb Cushing, Anandiben Patel, Vyacheslav Bykov, Eric Holder, Anne-Marie Lizin, and Jordan Bardella.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Pedro Pierluisi ranks 450Before him are Wendy Smith-Sly, Eiríkur Hauksson, Lutz Dombrowski, Alan Taylor, Tshering Yangdon, and Amadou Gon Coulibaly. After him are Zoé Valdés, Dan Gilroy, Ken Kirzinger, Daniel Xuereb, Ellen Kuras, and Cherie Currie.

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In Puerto Rico

Among people born in Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi ranks 40 out of 77Before him are Tego Calderón (1972), Carly Colón (1979), Gigi Fernández (1964), Giannina Braschi (1953), Bill Hobbs (1949), and Gina Lynn (1974). After him are Héctor Camacho (1962), Holly Woodlawn (1946), Olga Tañón (1967), Carlos Ponce (1972), Monica Puig (1993), and Primo Colón (1982).

Among POLITICIANS In Puerto Rico

Among politicians born in Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi ranks 4Before him are Ramón Emeterio Betances (1827), Luis Muñoz Marín (1898), and Sila María Calderón (1942). After him are Luis Fortuño (1960), Wanda Vázquez Garced (1960), Alejandro García Padilla (1971), and Ricardo Rosselló (1979).