Juan Dalmau was elected editor-in-chief of the UPR Law School's Law Review Journal. He represented the University of Puerto Rico's Law Review in travels abroad, including a trip to Universitat de Barcelona, in Barcelona, Spain. After graduation, Dalmau served as a law clerk for the Chief Justice of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court. In 2000, Dalmau graduated from Harvard University Law School’s Graduate Program, earning his LL.M.[1][2]
Career
Dalmau also worked as a law professor, before politics.[3] Dalmau served as a Legislative Adviser for Senator Manuel Rodríguez Orellana and Fernando Martín, before being elected to serve as Party Commissioner in Municipality Affairs and PIP Secretary General.[4] He currently serves as the Electoral Commissioner of the Puerto Rican Independence Party to Puerto Rico's State Electoral Commission (CEE), in addition to his position as secretary general.[2] He was the Puerto Rican Independence Party’s candidate for governor in 2012 and 2020, getting 2.54% and 13.54% respectively.[5][6]
In 2020, several days after the election, Dalmau announced he would join the political analysis team of local news chain Noticentro al amanecer.[7] He ran again for governor in 2024, where he came in second with 31.82% of the vote.[8] His platform contained a focus on animal welfare;[9] the first gubernatorial candidate in Puerto Rico to cover the topic in his campaign.[10] Dalmau also campaigned against the tax advantages granted to the rich who come to Puerto Rico.[11]
Family life
Dalmau Ramirez is married and has two children.[12]
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