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Fernando J. Bonilla | |
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| 20th Secretary of State of Puerto Rico | |
| In office June 2005 – January 2, 2009 | |
| Governor | Aníbal Acevedo Vilá |
| Preceded by | Jose Izquierdo Encarnacion |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth D. McClintock |
| Judge of the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals | |
| Assumed office 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD) Tulane University Law School (LLM) |
Fernando J. Bonilla Ortiz (born 1962 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican political figure who served as the 21st Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.[1] Bonilla also served as the Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Ports Authority.
As Secretary of State, Bonilla was constitutionally empowered to assume the seat of Governor of Puerto Rico in case that the incumbent was incapable to do so. After the federal indictment of incumbent Governor Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, the possibility existed that Acevedo might resign his position, thereby elevating Bonilla to the seat of governor.
- ^ "US won't permit Cuban team to play in Baseball Classic". The Taipei Times. December 17, 2005. Retrieved November 2, 2010.