María de Lourdes Santiago
María de Lourdes Santiago Negrón | |
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Santiago in 2021 | |
| Vice President of Puerto Rican Independence Party | |
| Assumed office 2001 | |
| Member of Puerto Rican Senate from at-large district | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2021 | |
| In office January 2, 2013 – January 2, 2017 | |
| In office January 2, 2005 – January 1, 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 13, 1968 Adjuntas, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | PIP |
| Children | Jose Julián |
| Alma mater | University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus (B.A. in Drama; J.D.) |
| Occupation | |
| Website | Website |
María de Lourdes Santiago Negrón is a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician from Adjuntas. She is the current vice-president of the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) and in 2004 became the first woman from that party to be elected into the Senate in the history of Puerto Rico. She currently serves as Senator at-large at the Puerto Rico Senate after being elected in 2020 with the most votes of any candidate. She was re-elected in 2024.