Juan Andrés Cancel Alegría is a Puerto Rican politician and former senator. He was a member of the

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from 2001 to 2005.

Biography

Juan Cancel Alegría is the son of former

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Juan Cancel Ríos and Carmen Alegría. In

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, Cancel was elected to the

for the District of Carolina. In 2003, he presented his candidacy for reelection, and won his party primaries. However, at the 2004 general elections, he lost to the candidates of the PNP,

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and

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. During his time at the Senate, he presided the Commission of Infrastructure and Development. After that, Cancel was appointed as Administrator of the Government Retirement System. He remained in his position until his resignation in 2008, which came because of his attempt at political office. However, he was defeated at the PPD primaries. After the defeat, Cancel Alegría went to work in

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. In 2011, representative

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revealed irregularities in the finances of the Retirement System during the administration of Cancel Alegría. After an investigation, Ramos presented her findings to the Puerto Rico Department of Justice.Referirán a Justicia a exdirectivos de Retiro
on ''

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''; Caquías, Sandra (October 10, 2011)

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Juan Cancel Biography
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