| 词条 | Miguel Pereira Castillo |
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| name= Miguel Pereira | image name= | birth_date= {{birth date and age|1947|09|26}} | birth_place= Cayey, Puerto Rico | profession= | religion= | party= Popular Democratic Party (PPD) | alma_mater = University of Puerto Rico | office= Member of Puerto Rican Senate from at-large district | governor = | term_start= January 2, 2017 | term_end = | office2= Senate of Puerto Rico Guayama District | governor2 = Alejandro García Padilla | term_start2 = January 2, 2013 | term_end2 = January 2, 2017 | office3 = Secretary of Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation | governor3 = Sila Calderón Anibal Acevedo Vilá | term_start3 = November 2, 2003 | term_end3 = January 1, 2009 | preceded3 = | succeeded3 = Carlos Molina | office4 = Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police Department | term_start4 = May 14, 2002 | term_end4 = November 1, 2003 | governor4 = Sila Calderón | preceded4 = Pierre Vivoni del Valle | succeeded4 = Víctor Rivera González | office5 = Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Ports Authority | term_start5 = January 2, 2001 | term_end5 = 2002 | governor5 = Sila Calderón | office6 = | governor6 = | term_start6 = | term_end6 = | allegiance = {{flagicon|United States}} United States of America | branch = United States Air Force | rank = Lieutenant Colonel | battles= Vietnam War | awards= Purple Heart Silver Star Airman's Medal |}} Miguel A. Pereira Castillo (born September 26, 1947) is a Puerto Rican politician, attorney, and public servant. Throughout his career, he has served in various government positions like Director of the Puerto Rico Ports Authority, Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police Department and Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. In 2012, he was elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico for the District of Guayama. He is married to Public Relations Practitioner, Annie Bird. Early years and studiesMiguel Pereira Castillo was born on September 26, 1947 in Cayey, Puerto Rico. His parents were two schoolteachers, Miguel and Gilda.[1] Pereira studied in Puerto Rico public school system, obtaining his high school diploma from the Benjamin Harrison High School in his hometown.[2] In 1964, Pereira enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras to complete a Bachelor's degree in psychology. While studying there, he had his first military experience with the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC). Pereira graduated in 1968 in the middle of the Vietnam War.[1] Military and professional careerAfter graduating, Pereira joined the United States Air Force and became a rescue helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War.[1] During that time, he accrued more than 1,000 flight hours. Pereira was shot down on December 27, 1972 while flying a rescue mission 22 miles away from Hanoi.[3] He also received a shot on his right arm for which he received a Purple Heart.[3][4] He would later receive a Silver Star as well.[4] After five years, Pereira earned a scholarship to study law at Hofstra University in New York. After passing the bar exam, he returned to the Air Force at the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps. After that, he started working for the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.. He worked as a district attorney for 12 years.[2] Public serviceIn 2001, Governor of Puerto Rico Sila Calderón appointed Pereira as Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Ports Authority. However, on 2002, Calderón put Pereira in charge of the Puerto Rico Police Department. The next year, Pereira swapped positions with Víctor Rivera González, which left him as Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.[5] When Aníbal Acevedo Vilá won the 2004 elections, he left Pereira in charge of the Department of Corrections. Pereira occupied the seat for the next four years, finishing his term on January 1, 2009.[2] During his tenure, Pereira promoted the medication of drug addicts treating them as sick people instead of delinquents.[6] Political careerIn October 29, 2011, Pereira presented his candidacy to the Senate of Puerto Rico with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). He decided to run for the District of Guayama because he was "born, raised, and educated in it."[6] On March 2012, he was the candidate with most votes within his district during the PPD primaries.[7] After the general elections, Pereira resulted victorious earning a seat in the Senate. Military awards
References1. ^1 2 {{cite news|url=http://www.primerahora.com/miguelpereiraesromanticoyenamorao-588355.html|title=Miguel Pereira es romántico y enamora'o|work=Primera Hora|date=December 3, 2011|author=Marrero, Rosita}} {{S-start}}{{s-civ|pol}}{{s-bef|before=Pierre Vivoni Del Valle}}{{s-ttl|title=Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police|years=2002–2003}}{{s-aft|after=Víctor Rivera González}}{{S-end}}2. ^1 2 {{cite news|url=http://www.lacordillera.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3727:miguel-pereira-de-piloto-a-fiscal-y-de-secretario-a-politico&catid=42:noticias&Itemid=109|title=Miguel Pereira De piloto a fiscal y de secretario a político|work=La Cordillera|author=Amy, Christian|date=November 15, 2011}} 3. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/vamosadejarnosdehipocresias-1590882.html |title=Vamos a dejarnos de hipocresías |first=Brunymarie |last=Velázquez |date={{date|2013-09-08|mdy}} |accessdate={{date|2013-09-08|mdy}} |language=Spanish |newspaper=El Nuevo Día }} 4. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticias/gobierno-politica/nota/exsecretariodecorreccionmiguelpereiraoficializacandidaturaalsenado-573075/ |title=Ex secretario de Corrección Miguel Pereira oficializa candidatura al Senado |date={{date|2011-10-29|mdy}} |accessdate={{date|2013-09-08|mdy}} |language=Spanish |newspaper=Primera Hora }} 5. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues/2002/vol6n51/Media1-es.html|title=Pesquera califica cambios como señal de fracaso y augura más renuncias|work=Puerto Rico Herald|author=|date=December 19, 2002}} 6. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://www.primerahora.com/miguelpereiraoficializacandidaturaalsenado-573075.html|title=Ex secretario de Corrección Miguel Pereira oficializa candidatura al Senado|work=Primera Hora|author=October 29, 2012|date=}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://64.185.222.182/cee_events/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2012_PPD_35/NOCHE_DEL_EVENTO_53/DEFAULT.HTML |title=Senadores por Distrito, Resultados Distrito Guayama VI |work=CEEPUR |date=March 22, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321012413/http://64.185.222.182/CEE_Events/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2012_PPD_35/NOCHE_DEL_EVENTO_53/default.html |archivedate=March 21, 2014 |df= }} External links{{25th Senate of Puerto Rico}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Pereira Castillo, Miguel}} 13 : 1947 births|Living people|American air force personnel of the Vietnam War|Hofstra University alumni|Members of the Senate of Puerto Rico|People from Cayey, Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican military officers|Puerto Rican United States Air Force personnel|Recipients of the Silver Star|Recipients of the Airman's Medal|Superintendents of the Puerto Rico Police|United States Air Force officers|University of Puerto Rico alumni |
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