Bartolomé Bonet Fussá

Bartolomé Bonet Fussá (April 14, 1909 – November 16, 1990) was a Puerto Rican psychiatrist, public servant, and politician. He served in 1944 as a senator for the Mayagüez district in the Senate of Puerto Rico and played significant roles in mental health administration and municipal governance.

Early life and education Bonet Fussá was born on April 14, 1909, in Rincón, Puerto Rico, to Domingo Bonet Santos and María Eugenia Fussá Vargas. He married Palmira Cedó de Bonet, with whom he had four children, including Bartolomé Jr., Luis Oscar, Darío, and Domingo (died in childhood). During his brief term, he chaired the Commission on Imprints and Registered Laws and was a member of the Commissions on Appointments; Agriculture, Industry & Commerce; Insular and Municipal Government & Elections; and Health & Welfare.

Professional and public service Bonet Fussá earned a medical degree with a specialization in mental health. He served as Executive Director of the Alcoholism Control Program and the Alcohol Information Center within Puerto Rico's Department of Health. He later led the Alcoholism Program at the Psychiatric Hospital of the Medical Center.

Later life and death The Bonet Fussá family relocated to the San Juan metropolitan area in 1950, residing in University Gardens in Río Piedras before eventually settling in Santurce. Bartolomé Bonet Fussá died on November 16, 1990, in San Juan, at the age of 81.