Vicente Geigel Polanco

Vicente Geigel Polanco (May 1, 1904 – April 30, 1979) was a lawyer, writer and a former Attorney General of Puerto Rico.

Early life and education Vicente Géigel Polanco was born on May 1, 1904, in Isabela, Puerto Rico, he studied at the school Isabela Primary School, secondary school at Colegio José de Diego and high school at Central High School in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Did his studies in law were carried out in the University of Puerto Rico School of Law where he earned a juris doctor.

Career By 1929, he held the position of secretary of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño. In the 1930s, he became part of the top leadership of the Popular Democratic Party, in addition to serving as a professor of Law and in the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Puerto Rico.

In 1934, he helped found the Puerto Rican Academy of History.

In the 1940 elections, Géigel Polanco was one of the candidates for senator at-large of the Popular Party, and he was elected, and the new popular majority selected him to serve as the majority leader in the Senate of Puerto Rico. He also held the presidency of the Committee on Education from 1941 to 1948. Additionally, during his tenure in the Senate, he was vice president of the Finance and Development; Legal; Labor; Agriculture, Industry and Commerce; and Internal Government, Rules, and Special Affairs committees.

Death Vicente Géigel Polanco died on April 30, 1979, at the age of 74 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was buried at Puerto Rico Memorial Cemetery in Carolina, Puerto Rico.