Cristóbal Colón Ruíz (born October 4, 1954) is a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the New Progressive Party (NPP).
[1] Cristóbal Colón Ruiz was born on the Barrio Guayabota of Yabucoa on October 4, 1954.
Colón began his political career in 1992, when he was elected as member of the Municipal Assembly of Yabucoa.
In 2011, Colón did not bid for a reelection to the House of Representatives, to run for mayor of Patillas.
[2] However, he was defeated by Norberto Soto (from the PPD) at the 2012 general election.