Francisco Parés
Secretary of Treasury of Puerto Rico
Assumed office
June 24, 2019
GovernorRicardo Rosselló
Pedro Pierluisi (acting)
Wanda Vázquez Garced
Pedro Pierluisi
Preceded byRaúl Maldonado
Personal details
Born (1988-03-29) March 29, 1988
Manatí, Puerto Rico
EducationUniversity of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (BBA)
Northeastern University (MS)

Francisco Parés Alicea (c. 1988) is a Puerto Rican accountant and government official, serving as the secretary of treasury of Puerto Rico since January 2019.

Biography

Although Parés was born in Manatí, Puerto Rico he spent his childhood in the Monte Llano neighborhood of Morovis, Puerto Rico.[1] He completed a bachelor's of business administration in accounting at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. Parés earned a Master of Science in taxation from Northeastern University.[2][3]

Parés is a certified public accountant and worked for Deloitte.[3] He later became the assistant secretary for internal review and tax policy areas in the Puerto Rico Department of Treasury. In July 2019, he was nominated by Governor Ricardo Rosselló to succeed Raúl Maldonado as Secretary of Treasury of Puerto Rico.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Conoce la trayectoria del designado secretario de Hacienda". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). July 1, 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  2. 1 2 Álvarez, Yennifer (July 1, 2019). "Puerto Rico Governor Names Treasury Secretary". The Weekly Journal. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  3. 1 2 "Gobernador designa a Francisco Parés Alicea como secretario de Hacienda • WIPR". WIPR. July 1, 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
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