Ricardo Llerandi

Ricardo Llerandi
Puerto Rico Chief of Staff
In office
January 30, 2019  August 2, 2019
Preceded byRaúl Maldonado
Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from the 14th District
In office
January 2, 2013  January 2, 2017
Preceded byPaula Rodríguez Homs
Succeeded byJosé O. González Mercado
Personal details
Born
Ricardo J. Llerandi Cruz

Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Political partyNew Progressive Party (PNP)
Alma materUniversity of Puerto Rico at Arecibo (BA)
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD)
ProfessionPolitician, attorney, notary, accountant

Ricardo J. Llerandi Cruz is a Puerto Rican politician who served as Chief of Staff of Puerto Rico in 2019. Llerandi is affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP). He was elected to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives in 2012 to represent District 14. After being reelected in 2016 in that election, he resigned to lead the Puerto Rico Trade and Export Company. Llerandi resigned his position as Chief of Staff on July 23, 2019 following his involvement in the Telegramgate scandal. Before entering politics, Llerandi worked as an accountant, notary, and civil attorney in the field of medical malpractices.