Francisco Parés Alicea () is a Puerto Rican accountant and government official who served as the

secretary of treasury of Puerto Rico The secretary of Puerto Rico Department of Treasury, treasury of Puerto Rico (commonly known as the treasurer of Puerto Rico) is the chief financial officer and the treasurer of the government of Puerto Rico. Secretaries The following is a list ...

from 2019 to 2024.

Biography

Although Parés was born in

Manatí, Puerto Rico Manatí () is a Manatí barrio-pueblo, city and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico on the northern coast. It is north of Morovis, Puerto Rico, Morovis and Ciales, Puerto Rico, Ciales, east of Florida, Puerto Rico, Florid ...

he spent his childhood in the Monte Llano neighborhood of

Morovis, Puerto Rico Morovis (, ) is a Morovis barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region of the island, north of Orocovis, south of Manatí, Vega Baja and Vega Alta; east of Ciales, and west of C ...

. He completed a bachelor's of business administration in accounting at the

University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus The University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus (; UPR-RP, or informally La IUPI) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is the largest campus in the University of Puer ...

. Parés earned a Master of Science in taxation from

Northeastern University Northeastern University (NU or NEU) is a private university, private research university with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded by the Boston Young Men's Christian Association in 1898 as an all-male instit ...

. Parés is a

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and worked for

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. He later became the assistant secretary for internal review and tax policy areas in the

Puerto Rico Department of Treasury The Puerto Rico Department of Treasury () is the executive department of the government of Puerto Rico responsible for the treasury of the Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It is one of the constitutionally-creat ...

. In July 2019, he was nominated by Governor

Ricardo Rosselló Ricardo Antonio Rosselló Nevares (; born March 7, 1979) is an American former politician, businessman, neurobiologist and educator. He served as Governor of Puerto Rico from 2017 until his resignation in 2019. In 2021, he returned to active ...

to succeed Raúl Maldonado as

Secretary of Treasury of Puerto Rico The secretary of Puerto Rico Department of Treasury, treasury of Puerto Rico (commonly known as the treasurer of Puerto Rico) is the chief financial officer and the treasurer of the government of Puerto Rico. Secretaries The following is a list ...

. Parés resigned on January 31, 2024.

References

1988 births 21st-century American businesspeople Deloitte people Living people Northeastern University alumni People from Morovis, Puerto Rico Place of birth missing (living people) Puerto Rican accountants Secretaries of Treasury of Puerto Rico University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus alumni {{PuertoRico-bio-stub