Carlos Vizcarrondo
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| name =Carlos Vizcarrondo Irizarry
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| office =27th Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
| term_start =January 2, 2001
| term_end =January 1, 2005
| governor =Sila Calderón
| predecessor =Edison Misla Aldarondo
| successor = José Aponte Hernández
| order2 =At-Large Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
| term_start2 =1995
| term_end2 =2005
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| order3 = Judge of the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals
| term_start3 = 2006
| term_end3 = 2021
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|11|9}}
| birth_place =Santurce, Puerto Rico
| birth_name = Carlos Luis Jesús Vizcarrondo Irizarry
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| party = Popular Democratic Party (PPD)
| alma_mater = University of Puerto Rico (BA)
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD)
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Carlos Luis Jesús Vizcarrondo Irizarry (born November 9, 1955, in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican politician, judge, and former representative. He is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). Vizcarrondo served at the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 1995 to 2005, and served as Speaker of the House during his last term (2001–2005). He served as a judge at the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals.
Biography
Carlos Luis Jesús Vizcarrondo Irizarry was born on November 9, 1955, in Santurce, Puerto Rico. His parents were Luis Héctor Vizcarrondo Wolf and Sonia Irizarry Boada. Vizcarrondo has a brother (Luis Héctor) and a sister (Sonia Margarita).{{cite news|url=http://www.primerahora.com/muerepadredejuezapelativocarlosvizcarrondo-421126.html|title=Muere padre del juez apelativo Carlos Vizcarrondo|work=Primera Hora|date=September 16, 2010}}
Vizcarrondo, who is an attorney, began his career working at the Legal Services Office in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico, first as deputy director (1982–1993) and then as Director (1993–1995).
Vizcarrondo's political career began from 1985 to 1988, when he was vice-president of the Municipal Assembly of Carolina, Puerto Rico. In 1995, he joined the Puerto Rico House of Representatives. He was elected officially in 1996. He was again reelected at the 2000 general elections and was appointed as Speaker of the House. He served as such until 2005.
Vizcarrondo is also a member of the Puerto Rico Bar Association, and was a member of the Constitutional Rights Committee in it. From 1986 to 1988, he also served as vice-president of the Association.
In 2006 Vizcarrondo was appointed Judge of the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals to a term from 2006 to 2021.
In 2023 Vizcarrondo was named presidential delegate by the general secretary Luis Vega Ramos of the Popular Democratic Party to the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico while mayor Luis Irizarry Pabón was being investigated by the Office of the Panel on the Special Independent Prosecutor (OPFEI).https://radioisla.tv/ppd-nombra-carlos-vizcarrondo-como-delegado-presidencial-del-comite-de-ponce-tras-referido-de-irizarry-pabon/
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.angelfire.com/ny/conexion/vizcarrondo_irizarry_carlos.html Carlos Vizcarrondo] on La Red Biografíca de Puerto Rico
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Category:Speakers of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
Category:Popular Democratic Party members of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
Category:People from Santurce, Puerto Rico
Category:Politicians from San Juan, Puerto Rico
Category:University of Puerto Rico alumni
Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico