Reinaldo Paniagua Diez

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Reinaldo Paniagua Diez
Member of the Puerto Rico Senate
from the At-large district
In office
1985–1989
7th Secretary of State of Puerto Rico
In office
1977-1979
GovernorCarlos Romero Barceló
Preceded byJuan A. Albors
Succeeded byPedro Vázquez
Personal details
BornJuly 20, 1934
Santurce, Puerto Rico
DiedJanuary 29, 2021 (aged 86)
Syracuse, New York
Political partyNew Progressive Party
ProfessionPolitician

Reinaldo Paniagua Diez (July 20, 1934 – January 29, 2021) was a Puerto Rican politician who was the seventh Puerto Rico Secretary of State from January 2, 1977, to 1979, under Governor Carlos Romero Barceló and served as acting Governor whenever the governor was traveling. He had previously been Romero-Barceló's campaign manager during the 1976 gubernatorial campaign.

Paniagua was born on July 20, 1934,[1] to Rita Diez and Reinaldo Paniagua. He died on January 29, 2021, of natural causes.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Association of Secretaries of State Handbook". 1977.
  2. ^ Fallece el expropietario de los Cangrejeros en el béisbol invernal, Reinaldo “Poto” Paniagua (in Spanish)