Carmelo Ríos Santiago

Carmelo Ríos
President pro tempore of the Puerto Rico Senate
Assumed office
January 2, 2025
Preceded byMarially González Huertas
Majority Leader of the Puerto Rico Senate
In office
January 2, 2017  January 2, 2021
Preceded byHuertas Aníbal José Torres
Succeeded byJavier Aponte Dalmau
Member of the Puerto Rico Senate
from the 2nd district
Assumed office
January 2, 2005
Preceded byPablo Lafontaine
Secretary General of the New Progressive Party
In office
February 4, 2021  August 18, 2023
Personal details
Born
Carmelo Javier Ríos Santiago

(1973-05-21) May 21, 1973
Santurce, Puerto Rico
Political partyNew Progressive
Other political
affiliations
Democratic
EducationValencia College (AS)
Bethune-Cookman University (BA)
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (JD)

Carmelo Javier Ríos Santiago (born May 21, 1973, in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican politician, lawyer and senator. He has been a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico since 2005.