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Miguel Romero 
Born Miguel Alberto Romero
February 17, 1970
San Juan, Puerto RicoOccupation Secretary, Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources Miguel Alberto Romero (born February 17, 1970 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is the 19th and current Puerto Rico Secretary of Labor, serving in the Governor Luis Fortuño Administration.
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Early Life and education
Mr. Miguel A. Romero, Esq. was born on February 17, 1970 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This young professional gained his elementary education in Puerto Rico’s public school system. At the age of 17 he was accepted by the University of Puerto Rico to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences. While going to college, he also attended Hospitality School where he learned the skills he would later use in his union job as a casino croupier, a position that provided his first exposure to collective bargaining agreements.
Early career
In 1998, then Governor Pedro Rosselló nominated Mr. Romero as Associate Member of the Appellate Board of the government’s Personnel Administration System. Two years later, he was designated president of that entity, serving in that capacity until 2004, being the youngest member of the cabinet at the time of his nomination. Mr. Romero then practiced as a private trial lawyer, specializing in labor relations.
P.R. Secretary of Labor
In November 2008, the Hon. Luis Fortuño, current Governor of Puerto Rico, nominated him as Secretary of Labor and Human Resources. He was sworn into his current post in January 2009, and has since assumed several responsibilities that denote his leadership, character and commitment as a public servant.
Miguel Romero is currently active in several Government of Puerto Rico boards, including the State Insurance Fund Corporation, the Public Housing Administration, the Cooperative Development Commission, the Work Investment Act State Board, and the Fiscal Stabilization board. Additionally, he is one of only five government officials that make up the council in charge of reorganizing and modernizing the Executive Branch. The Governor of Puerto Rico also entrusted Romero with the task of solving all current tribulations affecting the government’s retirement system by naming him chair of the Commission to Reform the Government of Puerto Rico Retirement Systems.
External links
Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources
Executive Branch of the Government of Puerto Rico
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