Francisco Parés Alicea

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Parés and the second or maternal family name is Alicea.

Francisco Parés Alicea (c. 1988) is a Puerto Rican accountant and government official who served as the secretary of treasury of Puerto Rico from 2019 to 2024.

Francisco Parés
Secretary of Treasury of Puerto Rico
In office June 24, 2019 – January 31, 2024
Governor	Ricardo Rosselló Pedro Pierluisi (acting) Wanda Vázquez Garced Pedro Pierluisi
Preceded by	Raúl Maldonado
Succeeded by	Nelson Pérez Méndez (acting)
Personal details
Born	(1988-03-29) March 29, 1988 (age 37) Manatí, Puerto Rico
Education	University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (BBA) Northeastern University (MS)

Biography

Although Parés was born in Manatí, Puerto Rico he spent his childhood in the Monte Llano neighborhood of Morovis, Puerto Rico.^[1] He completed a bachelor's of business administration in accounting at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. Parés earned a Master of Science in taxation from Northeastern University.^[2][3]

Parés is a certified public accountant and worked for Deloitte.^[3] He later became the assistant secretary for internal review and tax policy areas in the Puerto Rico Department of Treasury. In July 2019, he was nominated by Governor Ricardo Rosselló to succeed Raúl Maldonado as Secretary of Treasury of Puerto Rico.^[2] Parés resigned on January 31, 2024.^[4][5]