Juan Manuel Dalmau Ramírez (born July 23, 1973) is a Puerto Rican politician, attorney and a candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rican Independence Party.[1] He was previously a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico, and was a candidate for governor in the 2012, 2020 and 2024 elections.
Juan Dalmau | |
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.jpg) Dalmau in 2017 | |
| Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the at-large district | |
| In office January 2, 2017 – January 2, 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Juan Manuel Dalmau Ramírez July 23, 1973 |
| Party | Puerto Rican Independence Party |
| Education | |
| Website | Campaign website |
Education
editDalmau graduated from Notre Dame High School in Caguas, Puerto Rico. In 1995 he obtained a bachelor's degree from the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) in Political Sciences, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law three years later.[1]
Dalmau was elected editor-in-chief of the UPR Law School's Law Review Journal. He represented the University of Puerto Rico's Law Review in travels abroad, including a trip to Universitat de Barcelona, in Barcelona, Spain. After graduation, Dalmau served as a law clerk for the Chief Justice of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court. In 2000, Dalmau graduated from Harvard University Law School’s Graduate Program, earning his LL.M.[1][2]
Career
editDalmau worked as a law professor, before politics.[3] Dalmau served as a Legislative Adviser for Senator Manuel Rodríguez Orellana and Fernando Martín, before being elected to serve as Party Commissioner in Municipality Affairs and PIP Secretary General.[4] He currently serves as the Electoral Commissioner of the Puerto Rican Independence Party to Puerto Rico's State Electoral Commission (CEE), in addition to his position as secretary general.[2] He was the Puerto Rican Independence Party’s candidate for governor in 2012 and 2020, getting 2.54% and 13.54% respectively.[5][6]
In 2020, several days after the election, Dalmau announced he would join the political analysis team of local news chain Noticentro al amanecer.[7] He ran again for governor in 2024, where he came in second with 31.82% of the vote.[8] His platform contained a focus on animal welfare;[9] the first gubernatorial candidate in Puerto Rico to cover the topic in his campaign.[10] Dalmau also campaigned against the tax advantages granted to the rich who come to Puerto Rico.[11]
In April 2025, Dalmau organized a conference at Harvard University and an academic meeting at the University of Chicago for the Puerto Rican diaspora in the United States.[12]
In July 2025, Dalmau declared himself in favor of a possible alliance with MVC, for the election in 2028.[13]
Personal life
editDalmau Ramirez is married and has two children.[14]
See also
edit- Latin American and Caribbean Congress in Solidarity with Puerto Rico's Independence
- Manuel Rodríguez Orellana - PIP Secretary of Relations with North America
References
edit- 1 2 3 Biografía de Juan Dalmau. Official website of the candidate to Governor by the Partido Independentista Puertorriqueno. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- 1 2 Juan Dalmau: Candidato a Gobernador por el PIP. WAPA-TV. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ↑ "Juan Dalmau Ramírez Administro un puesto de arepas venezolanas". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ↑ "Review: FBI killing of Puerto Rican militant justified". Sun Journal. (AP). 10 August 2006. p. A7. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ↑ "Voto 2020: Entrevista al candidato del PIP, Juan Dalmau". Telemundo Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ↑ "Juan Dalmau presenta su equipo de campaña 2012". www.noticel.com. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ↑ "Juan Dalmau será analista político de "Noticentro Al Amanecer"". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ↑ "Juan Dalmau Ramírez Administro un puesto de arepas venezolanas". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ↑ "Juan Dalmau propone registro de mascotas con microchips para abordar la sobrepoblación animal". elnuevodia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-04.
- ↑ "Juan Dalmau detalla su propuesta para el bienestar de los animales". elvocero.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ↑ "Lawyer Vowing to Scrap Perks to the Rich Upends Puerto Rico Vote". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ↑ "Juan Dalmau ante el estancamiento del debate sobre el status: "Tenemos la oportunidad de educar"". elnuevodia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ↑ "Juan Dalmau no tiene dudas de que el PIP formará parte de una alianza electoral en 2028". El Vecero. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ↑ Juan Dalmau Ramírez. El Nuevo Dia. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
External links
edit- Construyamos Juntos la Patria Nueva: Juan Manuel Dalmau Ramírez. "Biografia Juan Dalmau, Gobernador." (Timeline biography of Juan Dalmau.) 2020. Accessed 1 October 2020.
