Carlos A. Chardón López[note 1] was born in Venezuela, when his parents were there while his father was doing research in mycology.
[citation needed] After returning to Puerto Rico, Chardón López was appointed as an aide to Governor Luis A. Ferré.
In the 1970s, Chardón López was first appointed as Secretary of Education of the commonwealth, under Governor Carlos Romero Barceló.
[3] Chardón López also chaired the Board of Directors of the Urban Renewal and Housing Corporation (Corporación de Renovación Urbana y Vivienda, "CRUV" in Spanish).
At the federal level, he has served as liaison Representative of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) (now Dept.