Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez | |
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Commissioner of the Bill De Blasio Eric Adams | |
Preceded by | Donna Corrado |
63rd Secretary of State of New York | |
In office January 1, 2007 – September 1, 2010 | |
Governor | Eliot Spitzer David Paterson |
Preceded by | Chris Jacobs |
Succeeded by | Ruth Noemí Colón |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | October 18, 1950
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Hunter College (BA) New York University (MPA) |
Lorraine A. Cortés-Vázquez is an American government official who serves as the commissioner of the New York City Department for the Aging, and previously served as the 65th Secretary of State of New York, appointed by Governor Eliot Spitzer and serving in the cabinets of both Spitzer and his successor, David Paterson.[1]
Early life and education
Cortés-Vázquez was born in
Career
A former vice president for Government and Public Affairs with
As Secretary of State, she was formally responsible with accepting Spitzer's resignation from the governorship on March 17, 2008, due to a sex scandal. She also accepted the resignation of U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton when she resigned after she accepted the position of United States Secretary of State.
She serves as Executive Vice President for Multicultural Markets and Engagement for the
In 2020, she was appointed by Mayor
Personal life
Cortés-Vázquez is of
Further reading
- Black, Blind, & In Charge: A Story of Visionary Leadership and Overcoming Adversity.” New York, New York, 2020
References
- ^ a b c "Mayor de Blasio Appoints Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez as Commissioner of the Department for the Aging" (Press release). New York City Office of the Mayor. April 9, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ ASPIRA Congratulates ASPIRAnte Lorraine Cortes on her new Appointment at AARP Archived 2010-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, ASPIRA.org; accessed August 2, 2017.
- ^ Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez to Head AARP's New Multicultural Strategy, aarp.org, July 29, 2010.
- ^ "MTA Board Members". MTA. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ New York Secretary of State Lorraine Cortés - Vázquez To Address The DANR 11th Annual National Conference in Providence Archived 2009-01-15 at the Wayback Machine from The Dominican American National Roundtable, date September 22, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2009.