Francisco Parés Alicea

Francisco Parés Alicea (c. 1988) is a Puerto Rican accountant and government official serving as the Secretary of Treasury of Puerto Rico since January 2019.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Parés and the second or maternal family name is Alicea.

Francisco Parés
Secretary of Treasury of Puerto Rico
Incumbent
Assumed office June 24, 2019
Governor	Ricardo Rosselló Wanda Vázquez Garced
Preceded by	Raúl Maldonado
Personal details
Born	1988 (age 31–32)
Education	University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (BBA) Northeastern University (MS)

Biography

Parés was born c. 1988.[1] He completed a bachelor's of business administration in accounting at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. Parés earned a Master of Science in taxation from Northeastern University.[2][3]

Parés is a certified public accountant and worked for Deloitte.[3] He later became the assistant secretary for internal review and tax policy areas in the Puerto Rico Department of Treasury. In July 2019, he was nominated by Governor Ricardo Rosselló to succeed Raúl Maldonado as Secretary of Treasury of Puerto Rico.[2]

References

1. "Conoce la trayectoria del designado secretario de Hacienda". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). July 1, 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
2. Álvarez, Yennifer (July 1, 2019). "Puerto Rico Governor Names Treasury Secretary". The Weekly Journal. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
3. "Gobernador designa a Francisco Parés Alicea como secretario de Hacienda • WIPR". WIPR. July 1, 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-28.

Political offices
Preceded by Raúl Maldonado	Secretary of Treasury of Puerto Rico 2019–present	Incumbent