<P> Alejandro Javier García Padilla ( Spanish : ( aleˈxandɾo ɣarˈsi. a ) ; born August 3 , 1971 ) is a Puerto Rican politician and attorney who served as the 11th Governor of Puerto Rico from 2013 to 2017 . Prior to this position , García Padilla held various roles in the political landscape of Puerto Rico ; first as Secretary of Consumer Affairs , and then as a member of the 24th Senate of Puerto Rico and as president of the Popular Democratic Party . Locally , he is a staunch advocate for maintaining the current political status of Puerto Rico as that of an unincorporated territory of the United States with self - government , while at the national level he is allied with the Democratic Party . </P>
<P> Alejandro Javier García Padilla ( Spanish : ( aleˈxandɾo ɣarˈsi. a ) ; born August 3 , 1971 ) is a Puerto Rican politician and attorney who served as the 11th Governor of Puerto Rico from 2013 to 2017 . Prior to this position , García Padilla held various roles in the political landscape of Puerto Rico ; first as Secretary of Consumer Affairs , and then as a member of the 24th Senate of Puerto Rico and as president of the Popular Democratic Party . Locally , he is a staunch advocate for maintaining the current political status of Puerto Rico as that of an unincorporated territory of the United States with self - government , while at the national level he is allied with the Democratic Party . </P>
who is the present governor of puerto rico
who is the present governor of puerto rico
Alejandro Javier García Padilla
Alejandro Javier García Padilla