Carlos Pesquera | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Puerto Rico New Progressive Party | |
| In office April 5, 2001 – October 14, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Leo Díaz Urbina |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Rosselló |
| In office September 10, 1999 – February 17, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro Rosselló |
| Succeeded by | Norma Burgos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carlos Ignacio Pesquera Morales August 17, 1956 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | New Progressive |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic |
| Education | University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez (BS) Cornell University (MS, PhD) |
Carlos Ignacio Pesquera-Morales (born August 17, 1956) is a Puerto Rican civil engineer who served as the Secretary of Transportation and Public Works of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 1999. He ran in the 2016 New Progressive Party primary to be Puerto Rico's Resident Commissioner as Pedro Pierluisi's ballot running mate, but lost by over 70% of the vote to state representative Jenniffer Gonzalez. He is married to Irasema Rivera, an agronomist, and has one son and one daughter. He currently resides in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.