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 Edwin Quiñones 

Edwin Quiñones (born June 12, 1947) is a Puerto Rico, New York born lawyer, author, political and social commentator.

His articles have been published since the 1970’s in both Puerto Rico and the United States, particularly in  The San Juan Star, El Reportero, El Nuevo Día of Puerto Rico and the Nuevo Herald in Miami, USA. Mr. Quiñones recently published an autobiography “No Corras, Ya Llegaste” (2018).

Mr. Quiñones received his undergraduate degree in 1970 from Widener University, Pa, USA (formally PMC Colleges), his law degree (JD) in 1973 from Inter American University of Puerto Rico, School of Law (Valedictorium); his Master of Law (LLM) in 1974 from Yale University School of Law and his Masters in Public Administration (MPA) in 1978 from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

Mr. Quiñones was named by President Bill Clinton in 1994 as a member of the White House Initiative on Education Excellence for Hispanics and was designated in 2006 by then Governor of Puerto Rico, Aníbal Acevedo Vilá and confirmed by the Senate of Puerto Rico to be a member of the Puerto Rico Counsel of Higher Education (2006). Mr. Quiñones is married to Maria Teresa Porrata Fernández.