In 1987, he was elected president of the National Association of Law Students, Rio Piedras Chapter. He was also elected as president of the student council for the University of Puerto Rico School of Law.
In 1992, he was elected as a Representative for the same district in the 1992 general election. He was sworn on January 11, 1993, effectively becoming an official member of the 24th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico. As a member of the 24th House, Díaz Urbina presided the Commission of the Civil and Judiciary (now simply called the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico Commission of the Judiciary|Commission of the Judiciary) and the Commission for the Development of San Juan (now called the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico Commission on Integrated Development of the Capital City|Commission on Integrated Development of the Capital City).
In 1996, he was elected as a representative at-large in the 1996 general election. He was sworn on January 13, 1997, effectively becoming an official member of the 25th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico.
In 1999, he decided to no longer run for the House of Representatives but publicly supported and campaigned for Carlos Pesquera, then gubernatorial candidate for the New Progressive Party. In 2001, after Pesquera lost, he was elected President of the New Progressive Party, although he was later succeeded by Pesquera, who was one of the NPP candidates in the 2004 elections.
Diaz, was candidate for mayor of San Juan in 2016.
Personal life
Díaz Urbina married Zulma Ivelisse Fuster Troche, a prosecutor for the district of San Juan, in 1997. They have three children, Leonides Sebastián (born in 2000) and Patricia Victoria (born in 2001), and Isabella Cristina (born in 2006).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Urbina.
References
^Anduze Montaño, Harry (February 28, 1995). "RE: P. de la C. 1422" (PDF) (typescript) (in Spanish). Letter to Leo Díaz Urbina. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
^Anduze Montaño, Harry (August 22, 1995). "RE: PC 1971" (PDF) (typescript) (in Spanish). Letter to Leo Díaz Urbina. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
^"Leo Díaz Urbina es el nuevo presidente del PNP". Puerto Rico Herald (in Spanish). Associated Press. February 11, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
^"Santini nombra a Leo Díaz para dirigir su programa electoral". Noticel (in Spanish). CyberNews. April 3, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
díaz, urbina, leonides, díaz, urbina, born, october, 1962, puerto, rican, lawyer, politician, served, legislator, 24th, 25th, house, representatives, puerto, rico, president, progressive, party, puerto, rico, 2001, diaz, candidate, mayor, juan, 2016, president. Leonides Leo Diaz Urbina a born October 6 1962 is a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician who served as a legislator in the 24th and 25th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico and as president of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico PNP in 2001 Diaz was candidate for mayor of San Juan in 2016 1 2 3 4 Leo Diaz UrbinaPresidentNew Progressive Party of Puerto RicoIn office 2001 2001Preceded byNorma BurgosSucceeded byCarlos PesqueraAt Large Member of the Puerto Rico House of RepresentativesIn office January 13 1997 January 14 2001Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from the 3rd DistrictIn office January 11 1993 January 13 1997Personal detailsBornLeonides Diaz Urbina 1962 10 06 October 6 1962 age 60 San Juan Puerto RicoPolitical partyPNP RepublicanSpouseZulma Ivelisse Fuster TrocheChildrenLeonides Sebastian Patricia Victoria Isabella CristinaAlma materUniversity of Puerto RicoOccupationLawyer politicianNicknameLeo Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditDiaz Urbina was born in San Juan Puerto Rico where his father Leonides Diaz was the owner of a grocer s shop and his mother Gilberta Urbina Guzman a housewife He has a bachelor s degree in social sciences with a minor in political science from the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus and a juris doctor from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law In 1987 he was elected president of the National Association of Law Students Rio Piedras Chapter He was also elected as president of the student council for the University of Puerto Rico School of Law In 1990 he was elected as municipal legislator for the municipal legislative assembly of San Juan as president of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico for the representative district III of San Juan and as president of the Republican Party for the same district In 1992 he was elected as a Representative for the same district in the 1992 general election He was sworn on January 11 1993 effectively becoming an official member of the 24th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico As a member of the 24th House Diaz Urbina presided the Commission of the Civil and Judiciary now simply called the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico Commission of the Judiciary Commission of the Judiciary and the Commission for the Development of San Juan now called the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico Commission on Integrated Development of the Capital City Commission on Integrated Development of the Capital City In 1996 he was elected as a representative at large in the 1996 general election He was sworn on January 13 1997 effectively becoming an official member of the 25th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico In 1999 he decided to no longer run for the House of Representatives but publicly supported and campaigned for Carlos Pesquera then gubernatorial candidate for the New Progressive Party In 2001 after Pesquera lost he was elected President of the New Progressive Party although he was later succeeded by Pesquera who was one of the NPP candidates in the 2004 elections Diaz was candidate for mayor of San Juan in 2016 Personal life EditDiaz Urbina married Zulma Ivelisse Fuster Troche a prosecutor for the district of San Juan in 1997 They have three children Leonides Sebastian born in 2000 and Patricia Victoria born in 2001 and Isabella Cristina born in 2006 Notes Edit In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Diaz and the second or maternal family name is Urbina References Edit Anduze Montano Harry February 28 1995 RE P de la C 1422 PDF typescript in Spanish Letter to Leo Diaz Urbina Retrieved August 4 2013 Anduze Montano Harry August 22 1995 RE PC 1971 PDF typescript in Spanish Letter to Leo Diaz Urbina Retrieved August 4 2013 Leo Diaz Urbina es el nuevo presidente del PNP Puerto Rico Herald in Spanish Associated Press February 11 2001 Retrieved August 4 2013 Santini nombra a Leo Diaz para dirigir su programa electoral Noticel in Spanish CyberNews April 3 2012 Retrieved August 4 2013 External links EditFacebook Page Twitter leodiazurbinaHouse of Representatives of Puerto RicoPreceded byRosa M Ramirez Pantojas Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representativesfrom the 3rd district1993 1997 Succeeded byAlbita Rivera RamirezParty political officesPreceded byNorma Burgos Chair of the Puerto Rico New Progressive Party1999 2000 Succeeded byCarlos Pesquera Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leo Diaz Urbina amp oldid 1070904515, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
