Vance Thomas

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Vance Thomas
Secretary of Labor and Human Resources of Puerto Rico
Taking office January 2, 2013
Governor	Alejandro García Padilla
Succeeding	Miguel Romero
Personal details
Political party	PIP
Alma mater	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus
Occupation	attorney
Website	Twitter LinkedIn profile

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Vance Thomas is an attorney who is expected to serve as Secretary of Labor and Human Resources of Puerto Rico for the governance of Alejandro García Padilla in the 16th Cabinet of Puerto Rico.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Thomas was a former candidate for mayor of Culebra in 1992 for the Puerto Rican Independence Party and a former candidate for mayor of San Juan in 2000 for the same party.^[5] In 2012, however, Thomas favored García Padilla during the Puerto Rican General Elections although they are from different political parties.^[1]^[2]^[4] Thomas also led the Puerto Rico Commission on Civil Rights and the Puerto Rico Committee on the Conservation of Culebra's Seabed.^[5]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "García Padilla anuncia nombramientos al gabinete" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Día. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Alejandro GarcÃa Padilla anuncia nuevos nombramientos" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
↑ Vocero.com (2013-02-19). "AGP hace nuevos nombramientos" (in Spanish). Vocero de Puerto Rico. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
↑ 4.0 4.1 "García Padilla presenta su "nueva liga"" (in Spanish). NotiCel™. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
↑ 5.0 5.1 "García Padilla designa a Víctor Suárez como director de Puertos". Primera Hora (in Spanish). December 20, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2012.

Current members of the Cabinet of Puerto Rico

Secretaries

Myrna Comas Pagán
Nery Adamés Soto
José Negrón Fernández
Alberto Bacó Bagué
Rafael Román Meléndez
Idalia Colón Rondón
Ana Rius
Rubén Ríos Pagán

Cabinet-level officers

Chief of Staff
Commissioner of Safety and Public Protection
Federal Affairs Administration
Government Development Bank

to be nominated
Carlos Rivas Quiñones
Luis Castro

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