Angel "Chayanne" Martínez Santiago (born February 17, 1964 in

Ciales Ciales (, ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico, located on the Central Mountain Range, northwest of Orocovis; south of Florida and Manatí; east of Utuado and Jayuya; and west of Morovis. Ciales is spread over eight barrios and Ciales P ...

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) is a Puerto Rican politician and Senator. He has been a member of the

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since 2008.

Early years and studies

Angel Martínez Santiago was born on February 17, 1964, in

. His parents are María Santiago and Miguel Angel Martínez. Martínez approved 60 credits en route to a pre-medical degree in 1982. He graduated from Puerto Rico Junior College in 1986, certified as a

radiologic technologist Radiographers, also known as radiologic technologists, diagnostic radiographers and medical radiation technologists are healthcare professionals who specialize in the imaging of human anatomy for the diagnosis and treatment of pathology. Radio ...

. In 2002, he obtained a

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...

in business administration from the American University of Puerto Rico, graduating magna cum laude. In 2005, he finished his

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

in human resources from Caribbean University, graduating summa cum laude.

Professional career

Martínez worked as a

full-time in Doctor's Center from 1990 to 1996, and part-time in Manatí Medical Center from 1987 to 2001. In 1997 he started working for the State Insurance Fund Corporation where he supervised the Department of Radiology. He worked there until December 2008, after being elected as senator.

Political career

Martínez began his political career in his teens, becoming president of the PNP Youth in Ciales by 1986. In 2007, he presented his candidacy to the

for the District of Arecibo winning the 2008 PNP primary. In the 2008 general elections, he won receiving the most votes in the District. After being sworn in on January 2, 2009, he was named president of the Commission of Health, and vice-president of the Commissions of Economic Development and Planning, Sports and Recreation, and Natural Resources. He is also member of the Commissions of Treasury and Cooperativism. In June 2009, outgoing Secretary of Health Jaime Rivera Dueño, claimed that Senator Martínez pressured him into naming people close to him to positions in the Department of Health in exchange for his confirmation. According to Rivera Dueño, Martínez' sister was among the ones the Senator asked him to hire. Martínez ran again for senator in the 2012 general elections. He was one of the few senators from the New Progressive Party (PNP) to retain his seat, defeating the candidates of the other parties by a small margin. Martínez ran again for senator in 2020 but was not reelected and left office on January 2, 2021.

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Hon. Angel Martínez
on SenadoPR {{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Angel Chayanne Members of the Senate of Puerto Rico Living people 1964 births New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico) politicians People from Ciales, Puerto Rico