Pedro Pierluisi
Birth Name: Pedro Rafael Pierluisi Urrutia
Place of Birth: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Date of Birth: April 26, 1959
Ethnicity: Puerto Rican [Basque, Catalan, Spanish (including Andalusian, Canary Islander, Cantabrian, Castilian, and Extremaduran), possibly other], 1/16 Corsican, small amount of French, as well as remote Italian and Portuguese
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Pedro Pierluisi is a Puerto Rican attorney, lobbyist, and politician. He has served as Governor of Puerto Rico, since January 2, 2021. He was previously (de facto) Governor, from August 2, 2019 to August 7, 2019. He has also been Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico, from January 2, 1993 to January 2, 1997, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, from January 3, 2009 to January 3, 2017, and Acting Secretary of State of Puerto Rico, from July 31, 2019 to August 2, 2019. He is a member of the New Progressive Party; and also a Democrat.
He is the son of Doris Urrutia Renta and Jorge Pierluisi DĂaz. Pedro is married to executive, investment manager, and entrepreneur MarĂa Elena “Mareli” CarriĂłn Christiansen. He has four children with his former wife MarĂa Rojo Alfano. His brother was economist JosĂ© Jaime Pierluisi, who was murdered in 1994.
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Pedro’s patrilineal line can be traced back to his third great-grandfather, Jean Grégoire Pierluisi.
Pedro’s paternal grandfather was Pedro Juan Pierluisi y Ferrer (the son of SimĂłn MarĂa Pablo Pierluisi y Grau and Antonia Ferrer y Calvo). Pedro’s grandfather Pedro was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. SimĂłn was the son of a French emigrant, Simon Pierluisi, of Sisco, Haute-Corse, and of Hortensia Teodora Grau Batlle. Antonia was the daughter of Antonio Ferrer y Torres and Ana Calvo y MartĂnez.
Pedro’s paternal grandmother was Caridad DĂaz Danuz (the daughter of JosĂ© TemĂstocles DĂaz y Bracero and Luisa Danuz y Varela). Caridad was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. TemĂstocles was the son of TemĂstocles DĂaz de JesĂşs and Juana Bracero de la Fuente. Luisa was the daughter of a Spanish emigrant, BartolomĂ© Danuz y Farra, of Palma, Balearic Islands, and of MarĂa de los Dolores Varela/Valera y Ayuso.
Pedro’s maternal grandfather was Rafael Enrique Urrutia Vega (the son of Carlos Vicente Urrutia Arrillaga and Antonia Vega Gaztambide). Pedro’s grandfather Rafael was born in MayagĂĽez, Puerto Rico. Carlos was the son of Vicente Urrutia Lugo and Josefa Antonia Arrillaga y GarcĂa de Quevedo. Antonia was the daughter of Domingo Vega RodrĂguez and Alejandrina Obdulia Gaztambide GĂłmez. Alejandrina was a descendant of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus.
Pedro’s maternal grandmother was Rafaela Renta Delgado (the daughter of Francisco Renta y López and Carolina Delgado y Rivas). Rafaela was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Francisco was the son of Avelino Renta y Torruella and Antonia López y Meletiche. Carolina was the daughter of a Spanish emigrant, Antonio Delgado y Pérez, of Córdoba, Córdoba, and of Catalina Rivas y Pacheco.
Pedro’s matrilineal line can be traced back to his sixth great-grandmother, MarĂa JesĂşs Torres.
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