Governor Sila Calderon Profession Attorney Role Attorney | Succeeded by Luisa Gandara Name Maria Gonzalez Parents Sila Maria Calderon | |
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Preceded by Maga Nevares de Rossello Children Maria Cecilia and Isabel Cristina Abreu Alma mater Princeton University, BA, 1992 and Georgetown University Law Center JD, 1996 | ||
Maria Elena Gonzalez Calderon is a Puerto Rican attorney. She is the daughter of former Governor of Puerto Rico Sila Calderon, and served as her First Lady, along with her sister, Sila Maria.
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Maria Elena Gonzalez was born on February 6, 1970, in New York City to Calderon and engineer Francisco Xavier Gonzalez.
First Lady of Puerto Rico: 2001-2005
In 2000, her mother, Sila Calderon was elected Governor of Puerto Rico, and Maria Elena was appointed by her mother to serve the duties as First Lady, along with her sister Sila Maria. She has two daughters Maria Cecilia and Isabel Cristina Abreu.
Present
Calderón serves as a partner at Inter-American Global Links, Inc. (IGlobaL), a consulting firm specializing in business and trade with connections across Central America, the Caribbean, and the United States. She also leads a philanthropic foundation that has established The Center for Puerto Rico: Sila M. Calderón Foundation, a non-profit and non-partisan organization dedicated to addressing poverty, women's issues, urban revitalization, ethical values, and social responsibility.