Carlos Eduardo Díaz Olivo is a Puerto Rican attorney, professor of law, former politician, and political analyst.

Early years and education

Carlos Díaz Olivo was born in San Juan,

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. He completed a

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in Business Administration with a major in Accounting from the

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. After certifying himself as a

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, Díaz Olivo entered the

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where he graduated with the highest

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of his class. After becoming an attorney, Díaz Olivo worked as a law clerk to then-President of the

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. After this, the University of Puerto Rico granted Díaz Olivo a

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to continue his studies at

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, where he obtained a

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in law. Upon his return to Puerto Rico, he became a member of the faculty of the

teaching Business Administration and Law.

Political career

Díaz Olivo ran for

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in the city's 1992 mayoral election. Running under the New Progressive Party (PNP), he was narrowly defeated by

Héctor Luis Acevedo Héctor Luis Acevedo Pérez (born November 8, 1947) is a Puerto Rican politician from Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is the son of Héctor N. Acevedo and Toñita Pérez, both public servants. Acevedo has been married to Carmen Roca Saav ...

, from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD).

Public service

Díaz Olivo was later appointed as Executive Director of the

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. He has also served as legal adviser for several municipalities of the island and to the

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. As such, he coordinated the efforts that led to the approval of the Internal Revenues Code of 1994, the General Law of Corporations of 1995, and the Law of Commercial Transactions of 1996. He also served as part of the Transition Committee of Governor-elect

Aníbal Acevedo Vilá Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá (born 13 February 1962) is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer. He served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 2005 to 2009. He is a Harvard University alumnus (LL.M. 1987) and a graduate of the University of Puer ...

after the 2004 general elections.

Career as analyst

Díaz Olivo frequently appears as a political analyst in Puerto Rican radio, newspapers, and television. From 2003 to 2005, he hosted a radio show in WKAQ 580 called ''Reacción Inmediata'' along Luis Pabón Roca. In mid-2007, both Díaz Olivo and Pabón Roca joined Univision Radio. Since then, they've been hosting the daily show ''WKAQ Analiza''.

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