Carlos S. Quirós

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Carlos S. Quirós is a former Puerto Rico government official who served as Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico for several days in 1977, after Mayor Carlos Romero Barceló was sworn in as Governor of Puerto Rico on January 2 and until Mayor-elect Hernán Padilla took office later in the month. He had previously served as Vice Mayor during Romero's eight-year stint as Mayor. As Vice Mayor, he was considered the "bad cop" in counterbalance to politician Romero's "good cop" role, and their partnership helped streamline and modernize San Juan's city government and prepare Romero for his successful bid for the governorship in 1976.

Quirós subsequently was appointed by Governor Romero as Secretary of the Department of Labor.

In 1987, he was mentioned as a possible NPP primary opponent to then Rep. José Granados for mayor of San Juan, but decided against running.

After retiring from public service, Quirós quickly dropped from Puerto Rico's political radar screen and moved to the state of Florida.