Luis Javier Hernández Ortiz
Luis Javier Hernández | |
|---|---|
| Minority Leader of the Puerto Rico Senate | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Rivera Schatz |
| Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the at-large district | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2025 | |
| Mayor of Villalba | |
| In office January 1, 2013 – January 2, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Waldemar Rivera Torres |
| Succeeded by | Danny Santiago Nuñez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Luis Javier Hernández Ortiz September 5, 1977 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | Popular Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic |
| Education | University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (BA) Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (JD) |
Luis Javier "Javy" Hernández Ortiz, is the former mayor of Villalba, Puerto Rico. He held office from 2013 to 2025. He is one of the youngest mayors of Puerto Rico. Hernández graduated with a Juris Doctor from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. He also studied International Law and European Community Law from the Ortega & Gasset Foundation in Toledo, Spain. He also holds a bachelor's degree in Forensic Psychology from the University of Puerto Rico.