Cesar A. Perales

Cesar Perales
65th Secretary of State of New York
In office
May 2, 2011 – February 3, 2016
GovernorAndrew Cuomo
Preceded byRuth Noemí Colón
Succeeded byRossana Rosado
Personal details
Born (1940-11-12) November 12, 1940 (age 84)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationCity University of New York,
City College
(BA)
Fordham University (JD)

Cesar Augusto Perales (born November 12, 1940) is an American attorney, civil servant and was the previous Secretary of State of New York in the Cabinet of Governor Andrew Cuomo. Perales was appointed by Cuomo on March 31, 2011, and unanimously confirmed by the New York State Senate on June 7.