Héctor Ferrer

Héctor Ferrer
Chair of the Puerto Rico Popular Democratic Party
In office
February 26, 2017  October 15, 2018
Preceded byDavid Bernier
Succeeded byBrenda López de Arrarás (Acting)
In office
November 10, 2008  April 4, 2011
Preceded byAníbal Acevedo Vilá
Succeeded byAlejandro García Padilla
Minority Leader of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
In office
January 2, 2005  March 15, 2012
Preceded byAníbal Vega Borges
Succeeded byLuis Raúl Torres Cruz
Majority Whip of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
In office
January 2, 2001  January 1, 2005
Preceded byIris Ruiz
Succeeded byMaría Ramos Rivera
Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
from the at-large district
In office
January 2, 2005  March 15, 2012
Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
from the 29th district
In office
January 2, 2001  January 1, 2005
Preceded byLuis Aramburu Díaz
Succeeded byPedro Cintrón Rodríguez
Personal details
Born(1970-03-27)March 27, 1970
San Juan, Puerto Rico
DiedNovember 5, 2018(2018-11-05) (aged 48)
Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
Political partyPopular Democratic
Other political
affiliations
Democratic
Children3
RelativesEduardo Ferrer (Brother)
EducationUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA)
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD)

Héctor Jose Ferrer Ríos (March 27, 1970 – November 5, 2018) was a Puerto Rican politician and attorney. He served as a legislator in the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico from 2001 to 2012 for three consecutive terms. He was the president of the Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico (PPD) from 2008 to 2011, and later from 2017 to October 2018.