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The government of Alejandro García Padilla was formed in the weeks following the 2012 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election[5][6] and was sworn in initially in January of 2013,[7] with some confirmations coming in later. It featured a pro-Independence secretary, a non-partisan Secretary of Governance, as well as the continuation of the previous PNP administrations' Commissioner of Safety and Public Protection.
Party breakdown
[edit]Party breakdown of 21 cabinet members, not including the governor, but including the Secretary of Governance, from January 2013 to September 2014:
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The cabinet was composed of members of the PPD, a PIP member (in defiance to PIP leadership), and at its height, two concurrent independents or technical positions (or people whose membership in a party was not clearly ascertained from any available media). After the exit of Ingrid Vila Biaggi in September 2014, the PPD gained a seat in the Cabinet at the expense of the independent position she left for Víctor Suárez Meléndez:
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Members of the Cabinet
[edit]The Puerto Rican Cabinet is led by the Governor, along with, starting in 1986,[8][9] the Secretary of Governance. The Cabinet is composed of all members of the Constitutional Council of Secretaries (Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico (1952)), who are the heads of the executive departments, along with other Cabinet-level officers who report directly to the Governor of Puerto Rico or to the Secretary of Governance, but who are not heads nor members of an executive office. All the Cabinet-level officers are at the same bureaucratic level as of the Secretaries[10][11][12]
Office | Name | Party | Term | |||||
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Governor[edit] | ||||||||
Governor of Puerto Rico Gobernación de Puerto Rico |
Alejandro García Padilla | PPD | 2 January 2013 – 2 January 2017 | |||||
Office of the Governor[edit] | ||||||||
Secretariat of Governance Secretaría de la Gobernación |
Ingrid Vila Biaggi[5] | Ind. | 2 January 2013 - 19 September 2014 | |||||
Víctor Suárez Meléndez[13] | PPD | 19 September 2014 – 9 December 2015 | ||||||
Grace Santana Balado[14] | PPD | 9 December 2015 – 1 January 2017 | ||||||
Director of the Office of Management and Budget Directoría de la Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto |
Carlos Rivas Quiñones | PPD | 15 October 2014 – 2 January 2017 | |||||
Luis F. Cruz Batista[15] | PPD | 2 January 2013 – 2 January 2014 | ||||||
President of the Puerto Rico Planning Board Presidencia de la Junta de Planificación |
Luis García Pelatti[16] | PPD | 2 January 2013 – 2 January 2017 | |||||
President of the Environmental Quality Board Presidencia de la Junta de Calidad Ambiental |
Laura Vélez Vélez[17][18] | PPD | 2 January 2013 – 1 September 2015 | |||||
Executive Director for Federal Affairs Administration Directoría Ejecutiva de la Administración de Asuntos Federales |
Juan Eugenio Hernández Mayoral | PPD | 2 January 2013 – 2 January 2017 | |||||
Council of Secretaries[edit] | ||||||||
Secretary of State Secretaría de Estado |
David Bernier Rivera[5] | PPD | 2 January 2013- 30 October 2015 | |||||
Víctor Suárez Meléndez[14] | PPD | 1 November 2015 - 2 January 2017 | ||||||
Secretary of Justice Secretaría de Justicia |
Luis Sánchez Betances[19][20] | PPD | 2 January 2013 – 31 December 2013 | |||||
César R. Miranda Rodríguez[21] | PPD | 13 January 2014 - 2 January 2017 | ||||||
Secretary of the Treasury Secretaría de Hacienda |
Melba Acosta Febo[22] | PPD | 2 January 2013 – 26 October 2014 | |||||
Juan C. Zaragoza Gómez[22] | PPD | 26 October 2014 - 2 January 2017 | ||||||
Secretary of Education Secretaría de Educación |
Rafael Román Meléndez[23] | PPD | 2 January 2013 - 2 January 2017 | |||||
Secretary of Labor and Human Resources Secretaría del Trabajo y Recursos Humanos |
Vance E. Thomas Rider[24][25] | PIP | 2 January 2013 - 2 January 2017 | |||||
Secretary of Transportation and Public Works Secretaría de Transportación y Obras Públicas |
Miguel Torres Díaz[26] | PPD | 2 January 2013 - 2 January 2017 | |||||
Secretary of Economic Development and Commerce Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico y Comercio |
Alberto Bacó Bagué[5] | PPD | 2 January 2013 - 2 January 2017 | |||||
Secretary of Health Secretaría de Salud |
Francisco Joglar Pesquera | PPD | 2 January 2013 - 13 September 2013 | |||||
Ana Ríus Armendáriz | PPD | 16 September 2013 - 2 January 2017 | ||||||
Secretary of Agriculture Secretaría de Agricultura |
Myrna Comas Pagán[27] | PPD | 2 January 2013 - 2 January 2017 | |||||
Secretary of Consumer Affairs Secretaría de Asuntos del Consumidor |
Nery Adamés Soto | PPD | 2 January 2013 - 2 January 2017 | |||||
Secretary of Corrections and Rehabilitation Secretaría de Corrección y Rehabilitación |
José Negrón Fernández[28] | PPD | 2 January 2013 - 2 January 2017 | |||||
Secretary of Family Affairs Secretaría de la Familia |
Idalia Colón Rondón | PPD | 2 January 2013 - 2 January 2017 | |||||
Secretary of Housing Secretaría de Vivienda |
Rubén Ríos Pagán[27] | PPD | 2 January 2013 - 2 January 2017 | |||||
Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales |
Carmen Guerrero Pérez[27] | PPD | 2 January 2013 - 2 January 2017 | |||||
Secretary of Sports and Recreation Secretaría de Deportes y Recreación |
Ramón Orta Rodríguez[29] | PPD | 2 January 2013 - 2 January 2017 | |||||
Other Cabinet-level officers[edit] | ||||||||
Commissioner of Safety and Public Protection Comisaría de Seguridad y Protección Pública |
Héctor Pesquera[5][30] | Ind. | 9 April 2012 - 10 April 2017 | |||||
President of the Puerto Rico Government Development Bank Presidencia del Banco Gubernamental de Fomento |
Javier D. Ferrer Fernández | PPD | 2 January 2013 – 13 July 2014 | |||||
Melba Acosta Febo | PPD | 27 October 2014 - 31 July 2016 | ||||||
Alberto Bacó Bagué[31] | PPD | 31 July 2016 – 2 January 2017 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Does not include the Governor or the Secretariat of Governance.
- ^ Does not include the Governor or the Secretariat of Governance. Includes all other cabinet-level positions.
- ^ Vance Thomas Rider was a leader of the Independence Party Youth, and a several times candidate for mayoralty for the PIP (1992 for Culebra and 2000 for San Juan), but endorsed Garcia Padilla's bid for governor, despite being from a different party.[1] The PIP senator, María de Lourdes Santiago Negrón voted against his confirmation as Labor Secretary.[2] Santiago Negrón implied in an interview that Thomas' relationship with the party was strained.[3] Vance denied being a "melón", a term meaning a person who advocates publicly for independence and aligns with the PIP, but votes or incites others to vote for the pro-status quo PPD.[4]
- ^ The House provides advice and consent for the Secretary of State, as he is first in line in the Puerto Rico governor' order of succession as established in Article IV, Section 5 of the Constitution of Puerto Rico (1952)
References
[edit]- ^ "Vance Thomas pide el voto por García Padilla". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 7 October 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Senado confirma a Vance Thomas como Secretario del Trabajo". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 11 April 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "María de Lourdes no apoya a Vance Thomas". Telemundo Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Vance Thomas reafirma que no es ningún 'melón'". www.noticel.com. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Ortega Marrero, Melisa (29 November 2012). "Alejandro García Padilla revela nuevos nombramientos en su gabinete" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Atrás García Padilla con su gabinete". Metro Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Gabinete constitucional de Alejandro García Padilla". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ Hernández Colón, Rafael (6 May 1986). "Boletín Administrativo 4669" (PDF). Presupuestos Anteriores, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto (in Spanish). Office of Budget and Management.
- ^ "Ley 104 de 1956 Ley para Facultar al Gobernador la Delegación de Ciertas Funciones y Deberes" (PDF). Biblioteca Virtual. PR.gov.
- ^ "Organigrama del Gobierno de Puerto Rico (2021)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Office of Management and Budget. June 2021.
- ^ "Organigrama del Gobierno de Puerto Rico (2012)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Office of Management and Budget. April 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "ESTRUCTURA FUNCIONAL DEL GOBIERNO DEL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO" (PDF). May 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Gobernador designa a Víctor Suárez Meléndez como secretario de la Gobernación | La Fortaleza". La Fortaleza (in Spanish). 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Gobernador designa a Víctor Suárez Meléndez como secretario de Estado | La Fortaleza". La Fortaleza (in Spanish). 20 November 2015. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Gobernador anuncia cambios en su equipo económico | Departamento de Hacienda de Puerto Rico". hacienda.pr.gov.
- ^ "Senado confirma al Presidente de la Junta de Planificación". Sin Comillas (in Spanish). 16 April 2013.
- ^ "García Padilla anuncia nuevos nombramientos". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 1 January 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Dos bajas en el gabinete de Alejandro García Padilla". Periódico Presencia (in Spanish). 9 January 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Nuevo secretario de Justicia: Luis Sánchez Betances". www.elnuevodia.com. December 5, 2012.
- ^ "Puerto Rican Official Resigns Amid Scandal". Hispanically Speaking News. December 12, 2013. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "César Miranda: "Volver al Departamento Justicia es como volver a mi casa"". elnuevodia.com (in Spanish). January 13, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ^ a b "Trasfondo Histórico y Secretarios del Departamento de Hacienda | Departamento de Hacienda de Puerto Rico". hacienda.pr.gov.
- ^ "Confirman a Rafael Román como secretario de Educación". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 25 April 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Manual de Normas y Procedimientos de Registraduría del Negociado de Reclutamiento, Registro y Colocaciones" (PDF). Transición2016. Comité de Transición 2016. 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "García Padilla anuncia nombramientos al gabinete". 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Miguel Torres: "Yo sé lo que son las dificultades, lo que es perder la casa"-VÍDEO". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 2 March 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Designados secretarios de Agricultura, Vivienda y Recursos Naturales". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 28 December 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "García Padilla nombra a juez Negrón Hernández como secretario de Corrección". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 1 January 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Senado confirma a Ramón Orta como Secretario de Recreación y Deportes". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 21 March 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Puerto Rico Names New Head of Police Department Amid Crime Wave, Scandals | Fox News Latino". web.archive.org. 31 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Alberto Bacó designado presidente interino del BGF". Sin Comillas. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2022.