Justo A. Méndez Rodriguez

Justo A. Méndez Rodríguez
Member of the Puerto Rico Senate
from the district
In office
1968–1976
Personal details
Born (1917-11-08)November 8, 1917
Lares, Puerto Rico
Political party Popular Democratic Party (PPD)
Alma mater University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
Occupation Politician, Senator

Ing. Justo A. Méndez Rodriguez (born November 8, 1917) is a former Senator in the Puerto Rico Legislature.[1]

Education and career

He was born in Lares, Puerto Rico.[2] He later studied Engineering at the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in Mayaguez, there he joined the Beta Chapter of Phi Sigma Alpha Fraternity.[3][4] He married Provi O. and had three children.[2]

He began his career as a Chemical analyst at the Central Plata in 1941, then he was Chief of chemicals at the Central Los Canos, in Arecibo in 1943.[2] He was a member of the US armed forces from 1943 to 1946, later he worked as Gen. Sipt. at Central Los Canos from 1946 to 1950.[2] Afterward on he was Executive Vice-President of the Central Fed. Savings & Loan Assn. from 1958 to 1964.[2] After that he was President of San Martin Mortgage & investment Corp. from 1964 till 1967.[2]

He served as President of the Junta Planificacion of Arecibo; and was a former member of the Junta of Corp Dirs. of Urban Renovation of Housing, and the Junta Dirs. Of the Housing Bank.[2]

Political career

He was elected Senator for the first time in 1968.[2] In the 1968 elections he almost beat out PPD Rafael Hernandez Colon for Senate President when the first vote in the senate was tied 12 to 12, yet in the second round of votes he lost by one vote. The reason for the tie was that some PPD senators such as Lionel Fernández Méndez voted in blank.[5]

From 1968 till 1972 he was the Minority Leader in the Senate, but after the 1972 elections Carlos Romero Barcelo suggested that José Menéndez Monroig be selected to that position instead him.[6] He was also Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico. From May 22, 1986 til December 31, 1988 Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PR Senators" (PDF). senadopr.us. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 15, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Personalities Caribbean 4, Personalities Ltd., 1971, p. 781
  3. ↑ Hernández, Rosario (July 20, 1993), R. de la C. 1310 (PDF) (in Spanish), House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, p. 2, retrieved September 1, 2010
  4. ↑ "Capitulo Eterno". fisigmaalfa.org. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
  5. ↑ Trías Monge, José (1994). Historia constitucional de Puerto Rico, Volumen 5. San Juan, Puerto Rico: La Editorial, Universidad de Puerto Rico. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-8477-0208-4.
  6. ↑ "Historias Piliticas". PNP.org. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  7. ↑ Informe de Auditoría DB-99-12 (PDF) (Report). DEPARTAMENTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AMBIENTALES ADMINISTRACION DE RECURSOS NATURALES AREA DE RECURSOS DE AGUA Y MINERALES. 1999. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
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