Luis A. Ferré Biography

Luis A. Ferré biography

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NAME: Luis A. Ferré
OCCUPATION: Governor
BIRTH DATE: February 17, 1904
DEATH DATE: October 21, 2003
EDUCATION: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PLACE OF BIRTH: Ponce, Puerto Rico
PLACE OF DEATH: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Full Name: Luis Alberto Ferré
AKA: Luis A. Ferré
AKA: Luis Ferré

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Luis A. Ferré was a Puerto Rican industrialist who formed the New Progressive Party and was governor of Puerto Rico.

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Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in 1904, Luis A. Ferré obtained a master's degree in engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and became a wealthy industrialist. Back in Puerto Rico, Ferré left the Statehood Republican Party in 1967 and formed the New Progressive Party and was elected governor in 1968. He increased workers' wages and benefits and began development projects that included the construction of roads, beaches and an airport. He died in 2003 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.