Luis Muñoz Rivera (senator)

Luis Muñoz Rivera (April 10, 1916 – October 6, 2006) was a senator of Puerto Rico and the last surviving delegate of Puerto Rico's Constitutional Convention, which met in 1951 and 1952.

[1] Muñoz Rivera entered public life as San Juan Mayor Felisa Rincón's right-hand man, serving as her Special Assistant, Auditor and Budget Director for the City of San Juan.

[2] Subsequently, as an attorney, he was looked upon as an important source of guidance for constitutional interpretation.

In his later years, he served as a member of the Puerto Rico Civil Rights Commission[3] and in 2005 was appointed president emeritus by Governor Aníbal Acevedo Vilá.

[5] The Governor, Senate President Kenneth McClintock and House Speaker José Aponte authorized a state funeral upon his death in 2006, the highest honor that Puerto Rico bestows upon its most notable citizens.