Raúl Márquez Hernández

Raúl Márquez Hernández
Secretary of State of Puerto Rico
In office
August 31, 2020  January 2, 2021
GovernorWanda Vázquez Garced
Preceded byElmer Román
Succeeded byLarry Seilhamer
Personal details
BornSan Juan, Puerto Rico
Political partyNew Progressive
EducationUniversity of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (BA)
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Ponce (JD)
Interamerican University, San Juan (LLM)

Raúl Márquez Hernández is a Puerto Rican lawyer who served as the Secretary of State of Puerto Rico since August 31, 2020 till January 2, 2021. He was the campaign director of Wanda Vázquez Garced during the 2020 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election. Márquez Hernández was as a contractor and advisor for the legislators Ricardo Llerandi, Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló, and mayor Carlos Molina and worked closely with Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló.

Márquez Hernández completed a B.A. at University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras and a J.D. at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law. He earned a LL.M. at Interamerican University of Puerto Rico in litigation and alternate dispute resolution in 2016.