Luis Muñoz Rivera (senator) explained

Luis Muñoz Rivera
State Senate:Puerto Rico
Term Start:1965
Term End:1968
Birth Date:10 April 1916
Death Place:San Juan, Puerto Rico
Party:Popular Democratic Party (PPD)
Occupation:Politician, Senator

Luis Muñoz Rivera (April 10, 1916 – October 6, 2006) was a senator of Puerto Rico and the last surviving delegate of Puerto Rico's Constitutional Convention, which met in 1951 and 1952.[1]

Public life

Muñoz Rivera entered public life as San Juan Mayor Felisa Rincón's right-hand man, serving as her Special Assistant, Auditor and Budget Director for the City of San Juan.

Elected on the Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico slate of delegates to Puerto Rico's Constitutional Convention, he participated actively in the drafting of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico between 1951 and 1952.[2] Subsequently, as an attorney, he was looked upon as an important source of guidance for constitutional interpretation.

He served as a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1965 to 1968.

In his later years, he served as a member of the Puerto Rico Civil Rights Commission[3] and in 2005 was appointed president emeritus by Governor Aníbal Acevedo Vilá.[4]

Upon his death, flags were flown half-staff in Puerto Rico.[5] The Governor, Senate President Kenneth McClintock and House Speaker José Aponte authorized a state funeral upon his death in 2006, the highest honor that Puerto Rico bestows upon its most notable citizens.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Conversando con el país . Comisión de Derechos Civiles Fundación Felisa Rincón de Gautier . 8 May 2022 . es . 28 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211228224827/https://cdc.pr.gov/InstitutoDeEducacion/RecursosEducativos/Publicaciones/Conversando%20con%20el%20Pa%C3%ADs%20Luis%20Mu%C3%B1oz%20-%202008.pdf . live .
  2. Web site: Fallece último redactor de la Constitución de Puerto Rico en 1952 . Puerto Rico Se Expresa . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929204625/http://www.puertoricoexpresa.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3056 . September 29, 2007 . es.
  3. Web site: Independencia Judicial (2005) . Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico . la Comisión de Derechos Civiles . es . 2007-05-30 . 2006-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060902155925/http://ponce.inter.edu/cai/bv/derechos/Independecia_Judicial_CDC_2005.pdf . live .
  4. Web site: Gobernador extiende nombramientos de receso a miembros de Juntas . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929222537/http://www.fortaleza.gobierno.pr/nota.asp?id_noticia=293 . September 29, 2007 . es . August 13, 2005.
  5. Web site: Actas del Senado del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico Decimoquinta Asamblea Legislativa Curta Sesion Ordinario Año 2006 . Puerto Rico Senate . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927045341/http://www.senadopr.us/Archivo_Digital/2005-2008/Actas/2006/act1009.06f.pdf . September 27, 2007 . 17 . es . October 9, 2006.