Jaime Benítez Rexach

Jaime Benítez
Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
In office
January 3, 1973  January 3, 1977
Preceded byJorge Luis Córdova
Succeeded byBaltasar Corrada del Río
President of the University of Puerto Rico
In office
1966–1970
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAmador Cobas
Personal details
Born
Jaime Benítez Rexach

(1908-10-29)October 29, 1908
Vieques, Puerto Rico
DiedMay 30, 2001(2001-05-30) (aged 92)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Resting placeSanta Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery
Political partyPopular Democratic
Other political
affiliations
Democratic
SpouseLulu Martínez
Children3; including Margarita
EducationUniversity of Chicago (MA)
Georgetown University (LLB, LLM)

Jaime Benítez Rexach (October 29, 1908 – May 30, 2001) was a Puerto Rican author, academic and politician. He was the longest serving chancellor and the first president of the University of Puerto Rico. From 1973 to 1977, he served two terms in Congress as the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico.