Zoe Laboy

Background

Zoé Laboy Alvarado was born September 17, 1964 on San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Education

She received her Bachelor"s degree in Psychology from the University of Puerto Rico, where she graduated magna cum laude. She later completed her Juris doctor in 1991, graduating cum laude.

Career

Laboy served as Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from 1997 to 2000. In 2012, she ran an unsuccessful bid to become a senator for the District of San Juan with the New Progressive Party (PNP). As October 2016, she is the frontrunner for resident commissioner in Washington, Puerto Rico"s non-voting delegte in the United States. congress.

In 1992, Laboy was admitted by the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico to practice law.

From 1991 to 1997, Laboy worked for the United States Department of Justice as a legal aide in the Criminal Division of the Office of International Affairs. Then she worked as legal aide for the Federal Bureau of Prisons where she was part of the team overseeing the establishment of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Guaynabo.

She also served as liaison between the Bureau and the Government of Puerto Rico. In 1997, Laboy was appointed by Governor Pedro Rosselló as Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

As such, she was in charge of supervising all the correctional system of the island.

During that time, she created the Department of Investigation of the Correctional System, and collaborated with municipalities for several correctional efforts. She also supervised the Administration of Juvenile Institutions, the Office of Pre-Trial Services, and others During her time as Secretary, she also served as adviser to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly on security matters.

She also was part of the Executive Committee of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program.

Laboy has also worked as Professor in the Faculty of Criminal Justice of the Universidad del Turabo and the Metropolitan University in Puerto Rico. Laboy has also served as senior partner for the Cintrón & Laboy law firm and is a partner of the Global Strategy Group, Incorporated. and the Institute for Multidisciplinary Training, Incorporated.

In 2012, Laboy decided to run for the Senate of Puerto Rico with the New Progressive Party (PNP).

Of the three candidates for the district, Laboy received the most votes. Despite this, Laboy was defeated at the general election.

Achievements

• After presenting her candidacy for the District of San Juan, she won the primary.