Nomination of Antonio Monroig To Be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

The President today announced his intention to nominate Antonio Monroig to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity).

Since 1977 Mr. Monroig has served as administrator of the Municipal Services Administration, appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico. In 1977 he was special assistant to the mayor of San Juan. In 1973-75 Mr. Monroig was deputy director of San Juan Legal Services Inc. He was trial attorney, Land Affairs Division, Department of Justice, in 1972-73. He was Legal Counsel, Cooperative Development Administration, in 1971-72.

Mr. Monroig was graduated from the University of Puerto Rico (B.A., 1965) and Catholic University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1968). He also received a certificate from the Harvard Senior Managers in Government Programs in 1978.

He is married and has two children. He was born in San Juan, P.R., on February 7, 1944.