Iris Miriam Ruíz

Iris Miriam Ruíz
Iris Miriam Ruíz
Puerto Rico Ombudswoman
	In office; 2010–2020
Preceded by	Kevin Miguel Rivera
Succeeded by	Edwin García Feliciano
At-Large Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
	In office; 1997–2010
Succeeded by	José Torres Zamora
Personal details
Born	January 29, 1951 (age 73); Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
Political party	New Progressive Party
Spouse	Roberto Cruz Rodríguez
Education	University of Puerto Rico (BA)
Profession	Politician

Iris Miriam Ruiz Class (born January 29, 1951) is a Puerto Rican politician who served in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives and currently holds the office of Ombudswoman.

Ruiz, a member of the New Progressive Party, served as At-Large Representative from 1997 to 2010 and as Chairwoman of the New Progressive Party Women's Organization from 2002 to 2010. She was designated by Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño as the Puerto Rico Ombudsman or "Ombudswoman" in March 2010.^[1]

She obtained her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Puerto Rico, was a member of the theater group Teatro del 60′ of which she was appointed as its administrator of both the group and its theater hall Sylvia Rexach. She worked as a journalist and was awarded for her television reports

A former television reporter, she is married to former Representative Roberto Cruz Rodríguez, a member of the opposition Popular Democratic Party.^[2]

References

^ Antonio R. Gomez (February 12, 2010). "Iris Miriam Ruiz Class será la nueva Procuradora del Ciudadano". Primera Hora. Archived from the original on February 24, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
^ Frances Rosario (February 7, 2012). "Amor, bodas, y controversias entre políticos". El Nuevo Día.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
Preceded by Roberto Maldonado Velez	Majority Leader of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives 2005–2009	Succeeded by Rolando Crespo Arroyo
Preceded by Roberto Cruz Rodríguez	Minority Whip of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives 2001-2005	Succeeded by Luis Raúl Torres Cruz

[1] Antonio R. Gomez (February 12, 2010). "Iris Miriam Ruiz Class será la nueva Procuradora del Ciudadano". Primera Hora. Archived from the original on February 24, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2010.

[2] Frances Rosario (February 7, 2012). "Amor, bodas, y controversias entre políticos". El Nuevo Día.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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