Inés Del C. Carrau Martínez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Carrau and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Inés Carrau Martínez
Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico
Acting
In office July 7, 2020 – January 2, 2021
Governor	Wanda Vázquez Garced
Preceded by	Dennise Longo Quiñones
Succeeded by	Domingo Emanuelli
Personal details
Political party	New Progressive
Education	University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez (BA) Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD, LLM)^[citation needed]

Inés Del Carmen Carrau Martínez is a Puerto Rican politician and attorney who has served as the Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico from July 7, 2020 to January 2, 2021.[1][2]

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.^[citation needed]

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". Archived from the original on May 14, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
2. "Secretaria interina de Justicia detuvo entrega de referidos al FEI para revisar su contenido". Primera Hora. July 7, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
3. "Titular designada de Justicia emite sus primeras declaraciones". La Perla del Sur (in Mexican 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 (July 9, 2020). "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