Inés Del C. Carrau Martínez

Inés Del Carmen Carrau Martínez is a Puerto Rican politician and attorney who has served as the Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico since July 7, 2020.[1][2]

Inés Carrau Martínez
Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico
Acting
In office
July 7, 2020  January 2, 2021
GovernorWanda Vázquez Garced
Preceded byDennise Longo Quiñones
Succeeded byDomingo Emanuelli
Personal details
Political partyNew Progressive
EducationUniversity of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez (BA)
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Ponce (JD, LLM)

Education

Carrau Martínez earned a Bachelor of Science degree in natural sciences from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Juris Doctor from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law, and Master of Laws from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico.

Career

Carrau Martínez began her career as an associate law professor and dean at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law. She joined the Puerto Rico Department of Justice in 1998 as Inspector General, and was later appointed Assistant Prosecutor I. In 2000, she began working at the Carolina District Attorney's Office. In 2009, she became the interim District Attorney of Guayama. From 2010 to 2013, she served as the District Attorney of the Carolina Public Prosecutor's Office. In 2017, she was transferred to the Aibonito Prosecutor's Office.[1]

In July 2020, Carrau Martínez was appointed Acting Secretary of Justice by Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced.[3][4] Carrau Martínez has committed to continue the investigations of her predecessors as acting Secretary of Justice.[5]

References

  1. "Oficina de la Secretaria Departamento de Justicia de Puerto Rico". Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  2. "Secretaria interina de Justicia detuvo entrega de referidos al FEI para revisar su contenido". Primera Hora. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  3. "Titular designada de Justicia emite sus primeras declaraciones". La Perla del Sur (in Spanish). July 9, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  4. Comunicados (July 9, 2020). "Declaraciones autorizadas de la secretaria de Justicia interna - Magazine-PR Magazine-PR %". Magazine-PR. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  5. García, Lyanne Meléndez. "Secretaria de Justicia interina dará prioridad a continuidad de investigaciones en curso". Metro (in Spanish). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Dennise Longo Quiñones
Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico
Acting

2020–2021
Succeeded by
Domingo Emanuelli
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