Secretary of Education of Puerto Rico
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| Secretary of Education of Puerto Rico | |
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Incumbent Eligio Hernández Pérez since June 24, 2019 | |
| Department of Education | |
| Nominator | Governor |
| Appointer | Governor with advise and consent from the Senate |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Formation | Established by Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico |
| Succession | Fourth |
| Salary | $80,000 USD[1] |
| Website | www.de.gobierno.pr |
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The secretary of education of Puerto Rico is responsible for the development and management of all educational matters in the government of Puerto Rico and heads the Department of Education.[2]
There have been three types of secretaries in the history of Puerto Rico. The first were the education commissioners established in 1899 after Puerto Rico was succeeded to the United States from Spain. The second were the secretaries of public instruction after the predecessor of the Department of Education —the Department of Public Instruction— was formally established by law. Today Puerto Rico has secretaries of education after the Department of Public Instruction was reorganized and renamed as the Department of Education.[3]
List of former and current secretaries
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- 1900–1902: Martín G. Brumbaugh
- 1902–1904: Samuel McCune Lindsay
- 1904–1907: Ronald R. Falkner
- 1907–1912: Edwin G. Dexter
- 1912–1915: Edward M. Bainter
- 1915–1921: Paul G. Miller
- 1921–1929: Juan B. Huyke
- 1930–1936: José Padín
- 1937–1937: H. A. Martin
- 1937–1945: José M. Gallardo
- 1946–1947: Mariano Villaronga Toro
- 1947–1948: Francisco Collazo
- 1949–1957: Mariano Villaronga Toro
- 1957–1960: Efraín Sánchez Hidalgo
- 1960–1964: Cándido Oliveras
- 1965–1968: Ángel Quintero Alfaro
- 1969–1971: Ramón Mellado Parsons
- 1972–1972: Tania Viera Martínez
- 1973–1973: Celeste Benítez
- 1973–1976: Ramón A. Cruz Aponte
- 1977–1977: Herman Sulsona
- 1977–1980: Carlos A. Chardón López
- 1980–1984: María Socorro Lacott
- 1985–1988: Awilda Aponte Roque
- 1989–1989: Rafael Cartagena
- 1989–1991: José Lema Moya
- 1991–1992: Celeste Benítez Rivera
- 1993–1993: Annabelle Padilla Rodríguez
- 1993–1994: José Arsenio Torres
- 1994–2000: Víctor Fajardo
- 2001–2004: César Rey Hernández
- 2005–2005: Adalexis Ríos Orlandi
- 2005–2005: Gloria Baquero Lleras
- 2005–2008: Rafael Aragunde Torres
- 2009–2009: Carlos A. Chardón López
- 2009–2010: Odette Piñeiro Caballero
- 2010–2011: Jesús Rivera Sánchez
- 2011–2012: Edward Moreno
- 2013–2016: Rafael Román Meléndez
- 2017– 2019: Julia Keleher
- 2019 – Eligio Hernández Pérez
References
- ^ "Sueldos - Funcionarios de Gobierno" (PDF). Pr.gov. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ^ "Oficina del Secretario de Educación | Departamento de Educación de Puerto Rico". De.gobierno.pr. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ^ Juan Torres. "Comisionados de Educación, Secretarios de Instrucción Pública Y Secretarios de Educación de Puerto Rico". Puertadetierra.info. Retrieved 2013-08-17.