William Edgardo Miranda Torres, also known as "Willito", is a Puerto Rican politician and current mayor of

Caguas Caguas (, ) is a city and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range of Puerto Rico, south of San Juan and Trujillo Alto, west of Gurabo and San Lorenzo, and east of Aguas Buenas, Cidra, and Cayey. Caguas was founded ...

. Miranda is the son of longtime mayor of Caguas,

William Miranda Marín William "Willie" Miranda Marín (September 23, 1940 – June 4, 2010) was the mayor of Caguas, Puerto Rico, from 1997 until his death in 2010. Personal life The son of José Miranda Gómez, a sugar cane cutter, and Rafaela Marín, a tobacco str ...

and Carmen Sara Torres. When his father died on June 4, 2010, William announced his availability to continue his father's work. After winning a special election, he was sworn on August 16, 2010 and again on January 11, 2013. Miranda studied at the

Interamerican University of Puerto Rico The Inter American University of Puerto Rico (Spanish: ''Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico''; often abbreviated to ''UIPR'' or ''Inter'') is a private Christian university with its main campus in San Germán, Puerto Rico. It also has c ...

, receiving a degree in finance. He has worked as a credit officer for Banco Popular and

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of Puerto Rico. He also worked as a loan officer for the Government Bank and occupied several executive positions within the

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. Miranda Torres has won two elections and has succeeded in continuing his father's legacy. He has developed new programs that are an example to other mayors in the Island. Miranda Torres is a leader in economic development creating strategies and executing programs to the benefit of small businesses.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miranda Torres, William Interamerican University of Puerto Rico alumni Mayors of places in Puerto Rico Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) politicians Living people People from Caguas, Puerto Rico 1965 births