In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rivera and the second or maternal family name is Schatz.
Thomas Rivera Schatz
Minority Leader of the Puerto Rico Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2, 2021
Preceded by
Eduardo Bhatia
President of the New Progressive Party
Acting
In office July 22, 2019 – August 16, 2020
Preceded by
Ricardo Rosselló
Succeeded by
Pedro Pierluisi
14th and 16th President of the Puerto Rico Senate
In office January 9, 2017 – January 2, 2021
Preceded by
Eduardo Bhatia
Succeeded by
José Luis Dalmau
In office January 2, 2009 – January 1, 2013
Preceded by
Kenneth McClintock
Succeeded by
Eduardo Bhatia
Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the at-large district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2, 2009
Personal details
Born
(1966-06-10) June 10, 1966 (age 57) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party
New Progressive
Other political affiliations
Republican
Relatives
José Rivera Díaz (father)
Education
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico (BA) Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD)
Thomas Rivera Schatz (born June 10, 1966) is a Puerto Rican politician, legal advisor, attorney, and former prosecutor, who was the fourteenth and sixteenth President of the Senate of Puerto Rico. He is affiliated with New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (abbr. PNP in Spanish) and the mainland Democratic Party. On July 22, 2019, Rivera Schatz announced that he will take over as acting chair of the PNP following the resignation of Ricardo Rosselló due to the Telegramgate scandal.
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