Antonio Colorado | |
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| Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico | |
| In office March 4, 1992 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Jaime Fuster |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Romero Barceló |
| Secretary of State of Puerto Rico | |
| In office 1990 – March 4, 1992 | |
| Governor | Rafael Hernández Colón |
| Preceded by | Sila Calderón |
| Succeeded by | Salvador M. Padilla Escabi |
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| Born | Antonio José Colorado Laguna (1939-09-08)September 8, 1939 (age 86) New York City,New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Popular Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic |
| Spouse | [1][2] |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Boston University (BS) University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (JD) Harvard University (LLM) |
Antonio José Colorado Laguna (born September 8, 1939) is an American lawyer and politician fromNew York. He served asSecretary of State of Puerto Rico andResident Commissioner of Puerto Rico for the administration ofRafael Hernández Colón.
Colorado attended elementary and high school inPuerto Rico. In 1962, he earned abachelor's degree fromBoston University and three years later graduated from theUniversity of Puerto Rico School of Law with aJuris Doctor. In 1966, he earned amaster of Laws from theHarvard Law School and was admitted to the Puerto Ricanbar. He is a member ofPhi Sigma Alpha fraternity.[3]
From 1966 to 1968 he served as legal tax adviser to thePuerto Rico Economic Development Administration, and from 1968 to 1969 he served as the executive assistant to the economic development administrator of Puerto Rico. He began alaw practice in 1969, and became a member of thePuerto Rico Tax Reform Commission Subcommittee in 1973.
In the late 1970s, in addition to his law practice, he lectured at both the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras and theInteramerican University of Puerto Rico. In 1985, thenGovernor of Puerto Rico, Rafael Hernández Colón, appointed Colorado to the post of administrator of economic development. From 1990 to 1992 he served as Secretary of State for Puerto Rico.
In 1992, Colorado was appointed Resident Commissioner to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofJaime B. Fuster, who was appointedassociate justice of theSupreme Court of Puerto Rico. In theUnited States House of Representatives Colorado tried to address problems faced by Puerto Ricans, such as crime anddrug abuse, and requested additionalmedicaid support for the Island.
He was unsuccessful in his 1992 bid for election and returned toSan Juan, Puerto Rico. He currently serves as Executive Director of the Local Redevelopment Authority for the former Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, a facility that was abandoned by the United States Navy after naval shelling practices ended in nearby Vieques, Puerto Rico.
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| Preceded by | Secretary of State of Puerto Rico 1990–1992 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico 1992–1993 | Succeeded by |
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