Reinaldo Paniagua Diez

Reinaldo Paniagua Diez (July 20, 1934 – January 29, 2021) was a Puerto Rican politician who served as the seventh Puerto Rico Secretary of State from January 2, 1977 to 1979, under Governor Carlos Romero Barceló and served as acting Governor whenever the Governor was traveling. He had previously served as Romero-Barceló's campaign manager during the 1976 gubernatorial campaign.

Reinaldo Paniagua Diez
Member of the Puerto Rico Senate
from the At-large district
In office
1985–1989
7th Secretary of State of Puerto Rico
In office
1977-1979
GovernorCarlos Romero Barceló
Preceded byJuan A. Albors
Succeeded byPedro Vázquez
Personal details
BornJuly 20, 1934
Santurce, Puerto Rico
DiedJanuary 29, 2021 (aged 86)
Syracuse, New York
Political partyNew Progressive Party
ProfessionAttorney

Secretary Paniagua, born on July 20, 1934,[1] and whose mother was Rita Diez and whose father was Reinaldo Paniagua, died on January 29, 2021 of natural causes.[2]

Paniagua, nicknamed "Poto", acquired ownership of the Cangrejeros de Santurce baseball team in Puerto Rico's Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente winter league after resigning as Secretary of State and Lieutenant Governor in 1979, and retained it until 2002.

References
  2. Fallece el expropietario de los Cangrejeros en el béisbol invernal, Reinaldo “Poto” Paniagua (in Spanish)
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