María L. Ramos Rivera

María L. Ramos Rivera
Puerto Rican Representative from At-Large
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2, 2005
Preceded by	Severo E. Colberg Toro
In office March 26, 1996 – January 2, 2001
Preceded by	Jorge L. Navarro Alicea
Succeeded by	Ferdinand Pérez Román
House Mayority Whip
In office January 2, 2005 – January 2, 2009
Preceded by	Héctor Ferrer Ríos (PDP)
Succeeded by	Angel Pérez Otero (NPP)
Personal details
Born	August 6, 1960 (1960-08-06) (age 51) Juncos, Puerto Rico
Political party	New Progressive
Residence	Juncos, Puerto Rico
Religion	Catholic Church

Maria de Lourdes Ramos Rivera is a Puerto Rican politician who currently serves in the Puerto Rican House of Representatives, elected at-large.^[1]

Ramos was born in Juncos, Puerto Rico on August 6. She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, and began her career as Secretary of the Juncos Municipal Assembly. In 1991, she was appointed as member of the Women's Affair Commission by then Governor Pedro Rosselló.

In 1995, she successfully ran for the New Progressive Party candidacy to a position of At-Large Representative. Due to the resignation of then Representative Jorge L. Navarro Alicea, she filled his open seat in the Puerto Rican House of Representatives on March 26, 1996.

In the 1996 general elections, she was the representative who received the most votes of all 11 winning candidates. In the 2000 General Elections, she was narrowly defeated for re-election, returning to the House in the 2004 and re-elected in 2008. In 2005, she was selected by the New Progressive Caucus to be Majority Whip.

Ramos currently chairs the House Retirement Systems Committee and belongs to the House Government, Municipal Affairs, Consumer Affairs, and Education and Cooperativism Committees.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Hon. María de Lourdes Ramos Rivera". Puerto Rican House of Representatives. http://www.camaraderepresentantes.org/legs2.asp?r=03535CDW55. Retrieved 26 December 2010. 
2. ^ "Hon. María de Lourdes Ramos Rivera". Puerto Rican House of Representatives. http://www.camaraderepresentantes.org/legs2.asp?r=03535CDW55. Retrieved 26 December 2010. 

Persondata
Name	Ramos Rivera, Maria L.
Alternative names
Short description	Member of Puerto Rican House of Representatives
Date of birth	August 6, 1960
Place of birth	Juncos, Puerto Rico
Date of death
Place of death