Carlos Molina (politician)
Carlos Molina Rodríguez (born August 27, 1974) is a Puerto Rican politician and the former mayor of Arecibo. Molina is affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP) and served as mayor from 2013 until 2021. Previously, He studied primary and higher in the public schools of the town of Arecibo. While he worked as official in custody of the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, he started and completed his degree of Bachelor in Criminal Justice at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, where he was President of the Student Council prime of the institution. Molina served as Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from 2009 to 2011, under Governor Luis Fortuño.
Carlos Molina | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Arecibo | |
| In office January 14, 2013 – January 13, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Lemuel Soto |
| Succeeded by | Carlos “Tito” Ramírez Irizarry |
| Secretary of Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation | |
| In office January 2, 2009 – August 11, 2011 | |
| Governor | Luis Fortuño |
| Preceded by | Miguel Pereira Castillo |
| Succeeded by | Jesús González |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 27, 1974 Arecibo, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | New Progressive Party (PNP) & Republican |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (BCJ) |
Carlos Molina was the president of Puerto Rico Mayors Federation from 2017-2020 after succeeding Hector O'Neill.