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Briseida Torres Reyes

Briseida Torres Reyes

Puerto Rican attorney and government official

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torres and the second or maternal family name is Reyes.

Briseida Torres Reyes is a Puerto Rican lawyer and government official serving as the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources of Puerto Rico. She was previously a judicial official of associate justice Luis Estrella Martínez.

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Education

Briseida Torres Reyes completed a Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. She completed a J.D. at the University of Puerto Rico School of Law.[1]

Career

Torres Reyes was an associate lawyer in a labor division at the law firm, O'Neill & Borges. She was a judicial official of the associate justice, Luis Estrella Martínez.[1]

On May 20, 2019, Torres Reyes was appointed Secretary of Labor and Human Resources of Puerto Rico by Governor Ricardo Rosselló, succeeding incumbent secretary, Carlos Saavedra Gutiérrez.[2]

On June 9, 2020, she announced her resignation as Secretary of Labor and Human Resources effective on June 15, 2020. She was succeeded by Carlos Rivera Santiago.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Miranda, María (May 8, 2019). "Puerto Rico gov names new Labor secretary". Caribbean Business. Archived from the original on May 5, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. [2]
    Ruiz Kuilan, Gloria (May 8, 2019). "Rosselló designa a Briseida Torres como nueva secretaria del Trabajo". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  3. [3]
    Ayeza, Díaz Rolón (June 18, 2020). "Puerto Rico Senate Confirms New Labor Secretary". The Weekly Journal. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
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