Mel Martínez

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mel_Martínez
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Florida_State_University
gptkbp:birthDate 1946-10-23
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Sagua_La_Grande,_Cuba
gptkbp:children three
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Melquíades_Rafael_Martínez_Ruiz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mel Martínez
gptkbp:HUDSecretaryTermEnd 2003-12-13
gptkbp:HUDSecretaryTermStart 2001-01-24
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFor first Cuban-American to serve in the U.S. Senate
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkb:Secretary_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Bob_Graham
gptkbp:predecessorAsHUDSecretary gptkb:Andrew_Cuomo
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Orlando,_Florida
gptkbp:senatorFrom gptkb:Florida
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Kitty_Martínez
gptkbp:successor gptkb:George_LeMieux
gptkbp:successorAsHUDSecretary gptkb:Alphonso_Jackson
gptkbp:termEnd 2009-09-09
gptkbp:termStart 2005-01-03
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bob_Graham
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5