List of Presidents of the New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)
List of presidents
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Name

Term start

Term end

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1

Luis A. Ferré

1967

1974

President of the Puerto Rico Senate
Governor

2

Carlos Romero Barceló

1974

1987

Mayor of San Juan
Governor
Resident Commissioner

3

Baltasar Corrada del Río

1987

1988

Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
Mayor of San Juan
Secretary of State
Associate Justice of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court

4

Ramón Luis Rivera

1988

1989

Puerto Rico House of Representatives
Mayor of Bayamón

5

Carlos Romero Barceló

1989

1991

Mayor of San Juan
Governor
Resident Commissioner

6

Pedro Rosselló

1991

1999

Governor
Puerto Rico Senate

7

Carlos Pesquera

1999

2000

Secretary of Transportation

8

Norma Burgos

2000

2001

Secretary of State
Puerto Rico Senate

9

Leonides Díaz Urbina

2001

2001

Puerto Rico House of Representatives

10

Carlos Pesquera

2001

2003

Secretary of Transportation

11

Pedro Rosselló

2003

2008

Governor
Puerto Rico Senate

12

Luis Fortuño

2008

2013

Resident Commissioner
Governor

13

Pedro Pierluisi

2013

2017

Secretary of Justice
Resident Commissioner

14

Ricardo Rosselló

Ricardo Rosselló

2017

present

Referring to the following table labelled section "List of presidents" within List of Presidents of the New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico), write a short sentence answering the following question: Who is the first president and how long was he/she in the position? Respond with the correct answer in JSON format as {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

answer: The first president was Luis A. Ferré, who served 7 years from 1967 to 1974.