Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vila Quotes


We must all work together to bring the best to Puerto Rico.


Citations

Acevedo Vilá, Aníbal. Inaugural Address. La Fortaleza, San Juan, PR, 2 Jan. 2005.

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Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vila
Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vila
  • Born: February 13, 1962
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician

Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer. He served as Governor of Puerto Rico from 2005 to 2009. He is a Harvard University alumnus (LL.M. 1987) and a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico School of Law, where he obtained his Juris Doctor degree. Acevedo Vilá has held various public service positions in the Puerto Rico government under the Popular Democratic Party, serving as a member of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico (1993–2001) and as the 17th Resident Commissioner (2001–2005), before he was sworn in as Governor on 2 January 2005. Acevedo Vilá was also a member of the National Governors Association, the Southern Governors' Association and the Democratic Governors Association, and a collaborator of President Barack Obama's presidential campaign. Also he is currently an adjunct professor of the University of Puerto Rico School of Law. In 2019 he announced he would run for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico in the 2020 elections by the Popular Democratic Party.