Carlos Molina (politician)
Carlos Molina Rodríguez is a Puerto Rican politician and the current mayor of Arecibo. Molina is affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP) and has served as mayor since 2013.[1][2] Before that, He studied primary and higher in the public schools of the town of Arecibo. While he worked as official in custody of the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, he started and completed his degree of Bachelor in Criminal Justice at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, where he was President of the Student Council prime of the institution. Molina served as Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from 2009 to 2011, under Governor Luis Fortuño.[3]
Carlos Molina | |
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Mayor of Arecibo | |
Assumed office January 14, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Lemuel Soto |
Secretary of Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation | |
In office January 2, 2009 – August 11, 2011 | |
Governor | Luis Fortuño |
Preceded by | Miguel Pereira Castillo |
Succeeded by | Jesús González |
Personal details | |
Born | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | August 27, 1974
Political party | New Progressive Party (PNP) & Republican |
Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico |
Carlos Molina is the current president of Puerto Rico Mayors Federation after succeeding Hector O'Neill.[4]
References
- "Alcalde de Arecibo, Elecciones Generales 2012". CEEPUR. December 29, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23.
- "Fin de semana de tomas de posesión en la Isla". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). January 11, 2013.
- "Perfil de alcalde Carlos Molina Rodríguez". Puerto Rico Decide 2016 - ENData (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- Irizarry Álvarez, Femmy (February 1, 2017). "Carlos Molina es el nuevo presidente de la Federación de Alcaldes". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved May 31, 2017.