Jesús T. Piñero

Jesús Piñero
Piñero in 1945
Governor of Puerto Rico
In office
September 2, 1946  January 2, 1949
Preceded byRexford Tugwell
Succeeded byLuis Muñoz Marín (elected)
Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
In office
January 3, 1945  September 2, 1946
Preceded byBolívar Pagán
Succeeded byAntonio Fernós-Isern
President of the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee
In office
1948–1952
Succeeded byJulio Enrique Monagas
Personal details
Born
Jesús Toribio Piñero Jiménez

(1897-04-16)April 16, 1897
Carolina, Captaincy General of Puerto Rico
DiedNovember 19, 1952(1952-11-19) (aged 55)
Loíza, Puerto Rico
Resting placeCarolina Municipal Cemetery in Carolina, Puerto Rico
Political partyPopular Democratic
Other political
affiliations
Democratic
SpouseAurelia Bou Ledesma
Children2
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania
University of Puerto Rico (BA)

Jesús T. Piñero Jiménez (April 16, 1897 – November 19, 1952) was the first and only native Puerto Rican to be appointed governor of Puerto Rico by the Government of the United States.