Keren Riquelme | |
|---|---|
 Riquelme in 2020 | |
| Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the at-large district | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Aníbal JoséTorres |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Keren L. Riquelme Cabrera Camuy,Puerto Rico |
| Political party | New Progressive Party |
Keren L. Riquelme Cabrera is a Puerto Rican politician serving as a member at-large of the Senate of Puerto Rico.
A member of the New Progressive Party,Riquelme was elected in 2020,defeating Aníbal JoséTorres. Before been a senator she was a professor in the University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla. [1] In 2022,she presented a plan to stop the exodus of medical doctors from the island. [2]
Riquelme is the daughter of pastor and science teacher Carmen G. Cabrera. [3]
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