Profession Politician, Senator | Name Carmen Berrios | |
Political party New Progressive Party (PNP) | ||
Carmen Luz "Carmín" Berríos Rivera is a Puerto Rican educator and politician. Has a BA in education in education from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico and a Masters in administration and Supervision concentrated in psychology of the University of Phoenix. and a Masters in administration and Supervision concentrated in psychology of the University of Phoenix. She was a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1997 to 2001. She is currently the President of the General Council for Education, the official authorized accrediting agency of the Government of Puerto Rico.
Berríos presented her candidacy to the Senate of Puerto Rico in 1996, to represent the District of Guayama. At the 1996 general elections, she won with 24.4% of the votes. In 2000, Berríos ran again for Senate, but lost to the candidates of the PPD.