Eudaldo Báez Galib
{{short description|Senator of Puerto Rico}}
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|state_senate= Puerto Rico
|district = at-large
|term_start = 1992
|term_end = 2008
|party = Popular Democratic Party
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|birth_date = 1939
|birth_place = Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
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|spouse = Elba Rivera
|children = 4
|alma_mater = University of Puerto Rico (BA)
University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD)
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Eudaldo Báez Galib is a Puerto Rican politician and former senator. He was a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2005.
Biography
Báez Galib was born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. He received a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Economy from the University of Puerto Rico, and then graduated from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 1965. He is a member of Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity.{{Cite web | last = Duprey Salgado | first = Nestor R. | language = es | publisher = House of Representatives of Puerto Rico | title = R. de la C. 7336 | pages = 2 | date = August 18, 2003 | url = http://www.oslpr.org/files/docs/%7B4A5F67D8-D0BF-44E8-8901-228E43B3255F%7D.doc | accessdate = September 2, 2010 | archive-date = September 27, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110927122241/http://www.oslpr.org/files/docs/%7B4A5F67D8-D0BF-44E8-8901-228E43B3255F%7D.doc | url-status = dead }}
After graduating, Báez Galib worked as a private attorney from 1965 to 1985. He presided the Puerto Rico Bar Association several times, as well as being a member of the Board.
In 1985, Governor of Puerto Rico Rafael Hernández Colón appointed him as Electoral Commissioner of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). In 1989, he was also appointed as Secretary General of the party, occupying both positions until 1992.
Báez Galib was elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico for the first time at the 1992 general elections through the Minority Law of Puerto Rico.[http://www.ceepur.org/cgi-bin/legislatura.pl?voto=dspr&1992=on Elecciones Generales de 1992: Senadores por Acumulación]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} on CEEPUR He was reelected in 1996,[http://www.ceepur.org/cgi-bin/legislatura.pl?voto=dspr&1996=on Elecciones Generales de 1996: Senadores por Acumulación]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} on CEEPUR 2000,[http://www.ceepur.org/elecciones2000/escrutinio/senadores.html Elecciones Generales de 2000: Senadores por Acumulación] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108235111/http://www.ceepur.org/elecciones2000/escrutinio/senadores.html |date=2012-01-08 }} on CEEPUR and 2004.[http://cee.ceepur.org/recuento/principal.aspx?Cargo=SNA&Nivel=ISLA Elecciones Generales de 2004: Senadores por Acumulación] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727100552/http://cee.ceepur.org/recuento/principal.aspx?Cargo=SNA&Nivel=ISLA# |date=2012-07-27 }} on CEEPUR
During his last term, he presided the Commission of Government and Work Affairs, Consumer Affairs, and Government Reports, among others.
Báez Galib is married to Elba Rivera. They have four children together.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20051030013345/http://www.senadopr.us/senadores/sen_ebaez.php Eudaldo Báez Galib] on SenadoPR (through Wayback Machine)
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Category:Politicians from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Category:Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) politicians
Category:Puerto Rican people of Lebanese descent
Category:Popular Democratic Party members of the Senate of Puerto Rico
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico