Luisa Lebrón
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|term_start = 1993
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|office2 = President pro tempore of the Senate of Puerto Rico
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|office3 = Member of the Municipal Assembly of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
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|term3 = 2020
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|05|17|mf=y}}
|birth_place = Arroyo, Puerto Rico
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|alma_mater = University of Puerto Rico (BA) University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD)
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Luisa Lebrón Burgos (born May 17, 1949, in Patillas, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican judge, politician, and former senator. She was a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2000.
Biography
Luisa Lebrón Burgos was born May 17, 1949, in Arroyo, Puerto Rico. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Puerto Rico. In 1974, she received her Juris doctor from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law.
Lebrón worked as a legal aide for the Housing Department of Puerto Rico, and the Corporation of Urban and Housing Renewal. She was also president of the Attorney Delegation of Carolina. She also established her own law firm.
In 1992, Lebrón was elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico representing the District of Carolina.[http://www.ceepur.org/elecciones1992/escrutinio/senadores.php?distrito=08 Elecciones Generales 1992: Senadores por el Distrito 08 - Carolina]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} on CEEPUR In 1995, she was appointed as President pro tempore of the Senate of Puerto Rico, becoming the first woman to occupy that position. Lebrón was reelected in 1996.[http://www.ceepur.org/elecciones1996/escrutinio/senadores.php?distrito=08 Elecciones Generales 1996: Senadores por el Distrito 08 - Carolina]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} on CEEPUR
Lebrón ran again in the 2000 elections, but lost to the candidates of the Popular Democratic Party.[http://www.ceepur.org/elecciones2000/escrutinio/senadores.php?distrito=08 Elecciones Generales 2000: Senadores por el Distrito 08 - Carolina]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} on CEEPUR She served as a judge in the Carolina region.[http://www.ramajudicial.pr/misc/jueces/carolina.htm Carolina judges] on RamaJudicial[https://www.adendi.com/archivo.asp?Xnum=968649&year=2011&mon=5 Una década sin suspender sesión por falta de quorum] on El Nuevo Día; Rivera Vargas, Daniel (May 17, 2011)
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.senadopr.us/Cronologia/biografia_luisa_lebron.pdf Biografía Luisa Lebrón] on SenadoPR
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Category:New Progressive Party members of the Senate of Puerto Rico
Category:People from Arroyo, Puerto Rico
Category:Presidents pro tempore of the Senate of Puerto Rico
Category:University of Puerto Rico alumni
Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico