Juan Dalmau

Education

Dalmau graduated from Notre Dame High School in Caguas, Puerto Rico. In 1995 he obtained a bachelor's degree from the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) in Political Sciences, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law three years later.

Dalmau was elected editor-in-chief of the UPR Law School's Law Review Journal. He represented the University of Puerto Rico's Law Review in travels abroad, including a trip to Universitat de Barcelona, in Barcelona, Spain. After graduation, Dalmau served as a law clerk for the Chief Justice of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court. In 2000, Dalmau graduated from Harvard University Law School’s Graduate Program, earning his LL.M.

Career

Dalmau also worked as a law professor, before politics. Dalmau served as a Legislative Adviser for Senator Manuel Rodríguez Orellana and Fernando Martín, before being elected to serve as Party Commissioner in Municipality Affairs and PIP Secretary General. He currently serves as the Electoral Commissioner of the Puerto Rican Independence Party to Puerto Rico's State Electoral Commission (CEE), in addition to his position as secretary general. He was the Puerto Rican Independence Party’s candidate for governor in 2012 and 2020, getting 2.54% and 13.54% respectively.

In 2020, several days after the election, Dalmau announced he would join the political analysis team of local news chain Noticentro al amanecer. He ran again for governor in 2024, where he came in second with 31.82% of the vote. His platform contained a focus on animal welfare; the first gubernatorial candidate in Puerto Rico to cover the topic in his campaign. Dalmau also campaigned against the tax advantages granted to the rich who come to Puerto Rico.

In April 2025, Dalmau organized a conference at Harvard University and an academic meeting at the University of Chicago for the Puerto Rican diaspora in the United States.

In July 2025, Dalmau declared himself in favor of a possible alliance with the "MVC", for the election in 2028.

Personal life

Dalmau Ramirez is married and has two children.

References

References

1. [http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20121003193654/http://dalmau2012.com/biografia-de-juan-dalmau/ ''Biografía de Juan Dalmau.''] Official website of the candidate to Governor by the ''Partido Independentista Puertorriqueno''. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
2. [http://decision2012.wapa.tv/candidato/juan-dalmau/ ''Juan Dalmau: Candidato a Gobernador por el PIP.''] WAPA-TV. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
3. "Juan Dalmau Ramírez Administro un puesto de arepas venezolanas".
4. (10 August 2006). "Review: FBI killing of Puerto Rican militant justified". ([[Associated Press.
5. "Voto 2020: Entrevista al candidato del PIP, Juan Dalmau".
6. "Juan Dalmau presenta su equipo de campaña 2012".
7. "Juan Dalmau será analista político de "Noticentro Al Amanecer"".
8. "Juan Dalmau Ramírez Administro un puesto de arepas venezolanas".
9. "Juan Dalmau propone registro de mascotas con microchips para abordar la sobrepoblación animal".
10. "Juan Dalmau detalla su propuesta para el bienestar de los animales".
11. "Lawyer Vowing to Scrap Perks to the Rich Upends Puerto Rico Vote".
12. "Juan Dalmau ante el estancamiento del debate sobre el status: “Tenemos la oportunidad de educar”".
13. (27 July 2025). "Juan Dalmau no tiene dudas de que el PIP formará parte de una alianza electoral en 2028". El Vecero.
14. [https://archive.today/20130122104431/http://elecciones.elnuevodia.com/juan-dalmau-biografia/ ''Juan Dalmau Ramírez.''] El Nuevo Dia. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 8 November 2012.