José "Nía" Rivera Díaz is a Puerto Rican businessman and former politician. He was mayor of Trujillo Alto from 1977 to 1980.[1]
José Rivera Díaz | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Trujillo Alto | |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Elsie Calderón |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Padilla Ayala |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | New Progressive Party (PNP) |
| Spouse | Christa Schätz |
| Children |
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| Occupation | Politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
Rivera served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in southern West Germany in the early 1960s. There, he met and married Christa Schätz, a German woman. They moved to New York, where they begat Lynda and Thomas (who became a Puerto Rican Senator and President of the Senate of Puerto Rico). In 1966, they moved to Puerto Rico and begat their daughter Sylvia. During his time as mayor for Trijillo Alto he was executive director of the Puerto Rico Mayors Federation.[2][3][4]
References
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- ^ Hernández, Yanira (March 22, 2012). "Su padre hace lo mismo que Roger Iglesias". El Nuevo Día.
- ^ "El Vocero de Puerto Rico". Issuu.com.
- ^ "ADENDI". Archived from the original on 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2017-06-27.