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Pedro Juan Rossello Gonzalez , -LRB- -LSB- roseˈʎo -RSB- ; born April 5 , 1944 -RRB- is a Puerto Rican physician and politician who served as the seventh Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001 .. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rican. Puerto Rican people. Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. He was President of the New Progressive Party from 1991 to 1999 and 2003 to 2008 , and served as Senator for the District of Arecibo from 2005 to 2008 .. New Progressive. New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico. New Progressive Party. New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico. In 1988 Rossello ran for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico , but lost to Jaime Fuster in the 1988 elections .. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico. Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico. Jaime Fuster. Jaime Fuster. From 1990 to 1991 he successfully challenged former Governor and then-NPP President Carlos Romero Barcelo for the NPP 's presidency .. Carlos Romero Barcelo. Carlos Romero Barcelo. He was thereafter elected Governor of Puerto Rico in 1992 and in 1996 was re-elected by the widest electoral margin up to that date .. Governor of Puerto Rico. Governor of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. He also served as President of the Council of State Governments as well as Chairman of the Southern Governors ' Association , and Democratic Governors Association .. Democratic. Democratic Party ( United States ). Council of State Governments. Council of State Governments. Chairman. Chair ( official ). Democratic Governors Association. Democratic Governors Association. In 1999 he announced against a backdrop of corruptions cases affecting his administration that he would not seek a third term , and he retired from active politics in 2001 .. In 2003 Rossello made a comeback , winning the NPP 's 2004 gubernatorial nomination in primaries against then-NPP President Carlos Pesquera .. Carlos Pesquera. Carlos Pesquera. He then lost the 2004 gubernatorial race to Anibal Acevedo Vila by an unprecedented and a vigorously disputed razor-thin margin .. Anibal Acevedo Vila. Anibal Acevedo Vila. Soon after an elected NPP Senator from Arecibo resigned his seat and Rossello filled the vacancy .. From 2005 to 2006 Rossello unsuccessfully sought to remove Senate President Kenneth McClintock from that position and replace him .. Kenneth McClintock. Kenneth McClintock. In 2008 Rossello lost the NPP 's 2008 gubernatorial nomination to then-Resident Commissioner and future Governor Luis Fortuno .. Luis Fortuno. Luis Fortuno. Thereafter he completed his term as Senator and retired for good from active politics .. As of 2016 , Rossello is the last Governor of Puerto Rico to serve more than one term .. Governor of Puerto Rico. Governor of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico