Briseida Torres Reyes

Briseida Torres Reyes is a Puerto Rican lawyer and government official serving as the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources of Puerto Rico. She was previously a judicial official of associate justice Luis Estrella Martínez.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Torres and the second or maternal family name is Reyes.
Briseida Torres Reyes
Secretary of Labor and Human Resources of Puerto Rico
In office
May 20, 2019 – June 20, 2020
GovernorRicardo Rosselló
Preceded byCarlos Saavedra Gutiérrez
Succeeded byCarlos Rivera Santiago
Personal details
EducationUniversity of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus (BBA)
University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD)
OccupationLawyer, government official

Education

Briseida Torres Reyes completed a Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. She completed a J.D. at the University of Puerto Rico School of Law.[1]

Career

Torres Reyes was an associate lawyer in a labor division at the law firm, O'Neill & Borges. She was a judicial official of the associate justice, Luis Estrella Martínez.[1]

On May 20, 2019, Torres Reyes was appointed Secretary of Labor and Human Resources of Puerto Rico by Governor Ricardo Rosselló, succeeding incumbent secretary, Carlos Saavedra Gutiérrez.[2]

On June 9, 2020 she announced her resignation as Secretary of Labor and Human Resources effective on June 15, 2020. She was succeeded by Carlos Rivera Santiago.[3]

References
  1. Miranda, María (May 8, 2019). "Puerto Rico gov names new Labor secretary". Caribbean Business. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. Ruiz Kuilan, Gloria (May 8, 2019). "Rosselló designa a Briseida Torres como nueva secretaria del Trabajo". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  3. Ayeza, Díaz Rolón (June 18, 2020). "Puerto Rico Senate Confirms New Labor Secretary". The Weekly Journal. Retrieved August 18, 2020.


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