Executive Departments of the Government of Puerto Rico
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Government of Puerto Rico
The Government of Puerto Rico is a republican form of government subject to U.S. jurisdiction and sovereignty. Its current powers are all delegated by the United States Congress and lack full protection under the United States Constitution...
comprises various Departments which provide public services to the citizens of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. Currently, there are 16 main departments, each with their own sub-agencies and divisions. Each Department is run by a Secretary, who is named by the Governor of Puerto Rico
Governor of Puerto Rico
The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Since 1948, the Governor has been elected by the people of Puerto Rico...
and confirmed by the Puerto Rico Senate, except for the Secretary of State
Secretary of State
Secretary of State or State Secretary is a commonly used title for a senior or mid-level post in governments around the world. The role varies between countries, and in some cases there are multiple Secretaries of State in the Government....
who is also confirmed by the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico is the lower house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico...
. They are the equivalent of Ministries
Ministry (government department)
A ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of government public administration, sometimes led by a minister or a senior public servant, that can have responsibility for one or more departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions or other smaller executive, advisory, managerial or...
.
Executive Departments
| Department | Office | Head | Link |
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| Department of State | Secretary | Kenneth McClintock Kenneth McClintock Kenneth D. McClintock-Hernández is the current Secretary of State of Puerto Rico. Mr. McClintock served as co-chair of Hillary Clinton presidential campaign's National Hispanic Leadership Council in 2008, co-chaired Clinton's successful Puerto Rico primary campaign that year and served as the... |
Department of State |
| Department of Justice Puerto Rico Department of Justice The Puerto Rico Department of Justice, headed by the Attorney General, has been in existence, in one form or another since Puerto Rico was a Spanish colony... |
Secretary | Guillermo Somoza Guillermo Somoza Guillermo Somoza currently serves as Puerto Rico's Attorney General, having been appointed by Governor Luis Fortuño after the resignation of Antonio Sagardía and confirmed by the Puerto Rico Senate in May, 2010. As such, he serves as Acting Governor when both Gov. Fortuño and Secretary of State... |
Department of Justice |
| Department of the Treasury | Secretary | Juan Carlos Puig Juan Carlos Puig Juan Carlos Puig was Governor Luis Fortuño's first Secretary of the Treasury of Puerto Rico, sworn in on January 2, 2009 by Secretary of State Kenneth McClintock. As such, Puig was second-in-line of succession of the governorship, should Fortuño, McClintock and the Attorney General not be... |
Department of the Treasury |
| Department of Education Puerto Rico Department of Education The Puerto Rico Department of Education is the department of Puerto Rico's government which manages state-operated schools in the United States commonwealth. The department is the equivalent of a state department of education and only one of two composed of a single school district... |
Secretary | Rubén Hernández Gregorat | Department of Education |
| Department of Transportation and Public Works Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works The Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works is a government agency of Puerto Rico regulating transportation and public works. The agency's headquarters are located in San Juan.-External links:*... |
Secretary | Jesús Rivera | Department of Transportation and Public Works |
| Department of Housing | Secretary | Miguel Hernandez Vivoni | Department of Housing |
| Department of the Family | Secretary | Yanitsia Irizarry Méndez | Department of the Family |
| Department of Consumer Affairs Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs The Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs, was created by Law 5 of April 23, 1973 as a Cabinet-level successor to ASERCO, or Administration for Services to Consumers... |
Secretary | Luis Gerardo Rivera | Department of Consumer Affairs |
| Department of Economic Development and Commerce Puerto Rico Department of Economic Development and Commerce The Puerto Rico Department of Economic Development and Commerce was created by Governor Pedro Rosselló in 1994 as an "umbrella" under which several economic development agencies would operate in a more coordinated fashion... |
Secretary | José Pérez Riera | Department of Economic Development and Commerce |
| Department of Agriculture Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture The Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture is one of the few Cabinet-level government agencies explicitly created by the Constitution of Puerto Rico as the Department of "Agriculture and Commerce", most of the commerce at the time of its enactment being agriculture-based... |
Secretary | Javier Rivera Aquino Javier Rivera Aquino Javier Rivera Aquino, an agronomist and farmer is the Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico, appointed by Governor Luis Fortuño and sworn in by Secretary of State Kenneth McClintock on January 2, 2009.... |
Department of Agriculture |
| Department of Labor and Human Resources Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources The Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources is an executive department of the Government of Puerto Rico, it was created by the Law 15 of 1931, and then its existence was recognized at the moment of the approval of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in 1952... |
Secretary | Miguel Romero Miguel Romero Miguel Alberto Romero is the 19th and current Puerto Rico Secretary of Labor, serving in the Governor Luis Fortuño Administration.-Early Life and education:... |
Department of Labor and Human Resources |
| Department of Natural and Environmental Resources Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources The Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources was created by Law 23 of June 20, 1972, during the governorship of Luis A. Ferré. In 1973, as a gesture of bipartisanship, Ferré's successor, Gov. Rafael Hernández Colón appointed his predecessor's Puerto Rico Environmental Quality... |
Secretary | Daniel Galán Kercado | Department of Natural Resources |
| Department of Sports and Recreation | Secretary | Henry Neumann Henry Neumann Henry Neumann, a sportsman and attorney in Puerto Rico, is the current Secretary of the Department of Sports and Recreation of Puerto Rico.A former basketball player, he served for many years as president of Puerto Rico's National Superior Basketball league.... |
Department of Sports and Recreation |
| Department of Health Puerto Rico Department of Health The Puerto Rico Department of Health is one of the Cabinet-level agencies directly created by Article 4, Section 6 of the Constitution of Puerto Rico. It is headed by a Secretary of Health, appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico and requiring the advise and consent of the Senate of Puerto Rico... |
Secretary | Lorenzo González | Department of Health |
| Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation The Department of Correction and Rehabilitation of Puerto Rico is an executive department of the government of Puerto Rico, headquartered in San Juan... |
Secretary | Carlos Molina Carlos Molina Carlos Molina is an undefeated Mexican-American professional boxer in the Lightweight division. He's also the brother of two Olympic Boxers Javier for the U.S... |
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
| Puerto Rico Police Department | Superintendent | José Figueroa Sancha José Figueroa Sancha José Figueroa Sancha is a former Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police Department and former Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations in Puerto Rico... |
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| Puerto Rico Fire Department Puerto Rico Fire Department The Puerto Rico Fire Department is the fire department for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and provides fire protection, rescue and other hazards. It was established in 1942 under the Puerto Rico Fire Services... |
Fire Chief | Carmen I. Rodriguez Diaz | |
| Emergency Management Agency and Disaster Administration | Secretary | Heriberto Sauri | |
| Office of the Solicitor General | Solicitor General | Maite D. Oronoz Rodríguez | Office of the Solicitor General |
| Office of Management and Budget | Director | Juan C. Pavía | Office of Management and Budget |
| Federal Affairs Administration Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration The Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration represents the Government of Puerto Rico before federal, state, and local governments, promotes the Governor of Puerto Rico's economic and public policy initiatives to achieve a better quality of life for the four million U.S... |
Executive Director | Nicole Guillemard | Federal Affairs Administration |
See also
- Public Corporations of the Government of Puerto RicoPublic corporations of the Government of Puerto RicoIn Puerto Rico, Public corporations are separate legal entities owned, either entirely or in a large majority, by the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. These corporations are created to serve a public service, such as electricity, water, public financing, education, transportation, or...