Henry Neumann
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Henry Neumann, a sportsman and attorney in Puerto Rico
, is the current Secretary of the Department of Sports and Recreation of Puerto Rico
.
A former basketball player, he served for many years as president of Puerto Rico's National Superior Basketball league.
In March 2008, he aspired to become one of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico
's six at-large Senate candidates, but ended up in seventh place in the party's primary.
In June 2008, he was selected as a member of the 2010 Central and Caribbean Games Organizing Committee. The Games will be held in Mayagüez
during the summer of 2010. To facilitate the government's collaboration with the Games, Governor
Luis Fortuño
appointed him to chair a 25-member coordinating committee, composed of Puerto Rico government agency heads.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, is the current Secretary of the Department of Sports and Recreation of Puerto Rico
Department of Sports and Recreation of Puerto Rico
The Department of Sports and Recreation of Puerto Rico is one of the cabinet-level departments within the Government of the United States Commonwealth of Puerto Rico...
.
A former basketball player, he served for many years as president of Puerto Rico's National Superior Basketball league.
In March 2008, he aspired to become one of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico
New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico
The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that advocates for Puerto Rico's admission to the United States of America as the 51st state...
's six at-large Senate candidates, but ended up in seventh place in the party's primary.
In June 2008, he was selected as a member of the 2010 Central and Caribbean Games Organizing Committee. The Games will be held in Mayagüez
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Mayagüez is the eighth-largest municipality of Puerto Rico. Originally founded as "Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria" it is also known as "La Sultana del Oeste" , "Ciudad de las Aguas Puras" , or "Ciudad del Mangó"...
during the summer of 2010. To facilitate the government's collaboration with the Games, Governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
Luis Fortuño
Luis Fortuño
Luis Guillermo Fortuño Burset is the governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States of America. Fortuño is also the president of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico , a member of the Republican National Committee, and will be president of the Council of State...
appointed him to chair a 25-member coordinating committee, composed of Puerto Rico government agency heads.
See also
- List of famous Puerto Ricans
- German immigration to Puerto RicoGerman immigration to Puerto RicoGerman immigration to Puerto Rico increased when German businessmen immigrated to Puerto Rico during the early part of the 19th century. However, it was the economic and political situation in Europe during the early 19th century plus, the fact that the Spanish Crown issued the Royal Decree of...