Eudaldo Báez Galib is a Puerto Rican politician and former senator. He was a member of the

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from 1993 to 2005.

Biography

Báez Galib was born in Mayagüez,

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. He received a

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in Political Science and Economy from the

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, and then graduated from the

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in 1965. He is a member of

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fraternity. After graduating, Báez Galib worked as a private attorney from 1965 to 1985. He presided the

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several times, as well as being a member of the Board. In 1985,

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Rafael Hernández Colón Rafael Hernández Colón (October 24, 1936 – May 2, 2019) was a Puerto Rican politician who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 1973 to 1977 and 1985 to 1993 for a total of three terms. An experienced politician, Hernández held the ...

appointed him as Electoral Commissioner of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). In 1989, he was also appointed as Secretary General of the party, occupying both positions until 1992. Báez Galib was elected to the

for the first time at the 1992 general elections through the Minority Law of Puerto Rico. He was reelected in

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

, and

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

.Elecciones Generales de 2004: Senadores por Acumulación
on CEEPUR During his last term, he presided the Commission of Government and Work Affairs, Consumer Affairs, and Government Reports, among others. Báez Galib is married to Elba Rivera. They have four children together.

References

External links

Eudaldo Báez Galib
on SenadoPR (through

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) {{DEFAULTSORT:Baez Galib, Eudaldo 1939 births Politicians from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Living people Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) politicians Puerto Rican people of Lebanese descent Popular Democratic Party members of the Senate of Puerto Rico Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico