Severo Colberg Toro (born on November 6, 1953, in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican politician and

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. He served as a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 1993 to 2004. He is affiliated to the Popular Democratic Party (PPD).

Early years and studies

Severo Colberg Toro was born on November 7, 1953, in Cabo Rojo. His parents are

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, a former President of the House of Representatives, and Eva Toro Franquiz, a college professor and former Student Dean at the University of Puerto Rico. His younger brother, Jorge, was also elected a member of the House of Representatives from 2003 to 2012. Colberg Toro completed his bachelor's degree and

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from the

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in 1980. He worked as a legal counsel to the House of Representatives from 1981 to 1990 and was executive director of the House of Representatives Committee Against Government Corruption . He was also a member of the Board of the Puerto Rico Bar Association, and presided the presidential campaign of

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in Puerto Rico in 1988.

Political career: 1992-2004

Colberg was first elected to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives in

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. He was appointed Minority Whip and Minority Speaker in 1995. Colberg was reelected in

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and

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. In 2003, Colberg decided to run for the Senate of Puerto Rico, and gained a spot in the ballot at the PPD primaries. However, at the 2004 general elections, he lost.Elecciones Generales 2004
on CEEPUR

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on MCNBiografias {{DEFAULTSORT:Colberg Toro, Severo 1953 births Living people Popular Democratic Party members of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico People from Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico