Aníbal Acevedo Vilá
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Aníbal Acevedo Vilá
Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá (born
February 13
,
1962
) is the eighth and current
Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
. As such, he is a member of the
National Governors Association
, the
Southern Governors' Association
, and the
Democratic Governors Association
.Acevedo has served in many political posts in
Puerto Rico
under the
Popular Democratic Party
, including being member of the
House of Representatives
(1993–2001) and
Resident Commissioner
(2001–2005). Acevedo won the office of Governor on
the elections of November 2004
, defeating former Governor
Pedro Rosselló
. However, Acevedo's margin of victory was just 3,566 votes, a result that led to a controversy involving appeals to the
United States federal courts
. Acevedo is the first elected governor born after the adoption of the
Constitution of Puerto Rico
.
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