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Cesar Perales
Cesar Perales (b. November 12, 1940) was a secretary of state for New York. He was nominated to this position by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) on March 31, 2011, and unanimously confirmed by the state Senate on June 7, 2011. He replaced acting secretary Ruth Noemí Colón.[1] New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) nominated former El Diario editor and publisher Rossana Rosado to succeed Perales.
Perales, who also served as a senior advisor for policy to the governor, co-founded the Latino Justice Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund (Latino Justice PRLDEF), serving as its first executive director and later as its president and general counsel.[2]
Perales was appointed as commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services by then-Governor Mario M. Cuomo (D), Andrew Cuomo's father.[3]
Biography
Perales spent the majority of his career as a public servant, including serving as assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services during the administration of President Jimmy Carter (D), as commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services under Governor Mario Cuomo and as deputy mayor of New York City under Mayor David Dinkins (D). Perales is a co-founder of LatinoJustice PRLDEF.[4]
Education
- J.D., Fordham Law School, 1965
- B.A., City College of New York, 1962
- Honorary Doctorate, Lehman College[3]
Political career
New York secretary of state (2011-2016)
Perales began serving as secretary of state in 2011 and decided to retire in 2016.[4][5]
Appointments
2011
Perales was first appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) on March 31, 2011, and unanimously confirmed by the New York State Senate on June 7, 2011.[4]
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Footnotes
- ↑ New York Daily News, "Cesar Perales nominated NY secretary of state," March 31, 2011
- ↑ Office of the New York Governor, "Governor Cuomo announces the nomination of Cesar A. Perales for New York State secretary of state," March 31, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fordham University, "Cesar A. Perales '65 nominated for New York secretary of state," April 4, 2011
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 New York Secretary of State, "About the secretary of state," accessed April 27, 2012
- ↑ Juan Gonzalez, New York Daily News, "Gonzalez: Cuomo to name former El Diario editor Rossana Rosado as New York's next secretary of state," February 3, 2016
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New York Secretary of State 2011-2016 |
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