List of Cabinets of Puerto Rico by session
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List of Cabinets of Puerto Rico by session contains the various cabinet-level officeholders of Puerto Rico organized by legislative session.
| Session | Governor | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15th | Luis Fortuño | January 12, 2009 | January 13, 2013 |
| 16th | Alejandro GarcÃa Padilla | January 14, 2013 | January 8, 2017 |
15th Cabinet
Secretaries
| Name | Office | Department | Term of Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth D. McClintock | Secretary of State | Department of State | 2009-2013 |
| Miguel Romero | Chief of Staff | Office of the Governor | August 1, 2012 â 2013 |
Former Secretaries
| Name | Office | Department | Started office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio SagardÃa | Attorney General | Department of Justice | January 12, 2009 | December 23, 2009 |
| Marcos RodrÃguez Ema | Chief of Staff | Office of the Governor | January 12, 2009 | July 31, 2012 |
16th Cabinet
Secretaries
Cabinet-level officers
| Name | Post | Agency | Date assumed office | Date vacated office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Rivas[8] | Director | Office of Management and Budget | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
| Ingrid Vila Biaggi[11] | Chief of Staff | Secretariat of Governance | January 2, 2013 | September 19, 2013 |
| Javier Ferrer[8][a] | President | Government Development Bank | January 2, 2013 | July, 2013 |
| Juan Eugenio Hernández Mayoral[12] | Director | Federal Affairs Administration | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
| Luis GarcÃa Pelatti[10] | President | Planning Board | January 9, 2003 | incumbent |
| VÃctor Suárez[13] | Chief of Staff | Secretariat of Governance | September 19, 2013 | incumbent |
Governor's Advisory Board
| Name | Post | Agency | Date assumed office | Date vacated office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arturo RÃos Escribano[9] | Labor Affairs Advisor | Secretariat of Governance | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Government-owned corporations
| Name | Post | Agency | Date it took office | Date it left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Lázaro[9] | Executive Director | Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
| Antonio L. Medina Comas[1] | President | Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
| Grace M. Santana[2] | Executive Director | Authority for the Financing of the Infrastructure of Puerto Rico | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
| Francisco Chévere[1] | Executive Director | Puerto Rico Trade and Export Company | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
| Ingrid Rivera Rocafort[1] | Executive Director | Puerto Rico Tourism Company | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
| Javier Ferrer[8] | President | Puerto Rico Government Development Bank | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
| VÃctor Suárez[14] | Executive Director | Puerto Rico Ports Authority | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Other agencies
| Name | Post | Agency | Date took office | Date left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan José Medina[6] | Adjutant General | National Guard | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
| Luis Castro[15] | Administrator | Administration of General Services | January 9, 2013 | September 23, 2016 |
| Marta Elsa Fernández[5] | Administrator | Administration for the Socioeconomic Development of the Family | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
| Miguel RÃos Torres[6] | Director | State Agency for Emergency and Disaster Management | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
| Olga Bernardy[5] | Administrator | Administration for Child Care and the Integrated Development of Childhood | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
| Rosabelle PadÃn[5] | Administrator | Administration for Child Support | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
| Salvador Santiago[16] | Administrator | Administration of Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
| Vanessa J. Pintado[5] | Administrator | Administration for Families and Children | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Resignations
- July 19, 2013: Javier Ferrer resigns as President of the Government Development Bank.[17]
- September 13, 2013: Francisco Joglar Pesquera resigns to his position as Secretary of Health amidst controversy on how he managed an outbreak of the bacteria acinetobacter baumannii at the University of Puerto Rico at Carolina hospital.[16][18]
- May 18, 2014: Carlos del Valle, executive director of the Puerto Rico National Parks, dies in a car accident while driving under the influence.[b]
- September 19, 2014: Ingrid Vila Biaggi resigns to her position as Chief of Staff. VÃctor Suárez is appointed in her stead.
17th Cabinet
Secretaries
The Secretaries are the heads of the executive departments of the government of Puerto Rico.
Cabinet-level officers
| Name | Post | Agency | Date assumed office | Date vacated office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Marrero | Director | Office of Management and Budget | ||
| Eduardo Rivera Cruz | Executive Director | Office of the Authority for the Financing of the Infrastructure | ||
| Vacant[21][c] | President | Government Development Bank | ||
| Carlos Mercader | Director | Federal Affairs Administration | ||
| President | Planning Board | |||
| Chief of Staff | Secretariat of Governance |
Other agencies
| Name | Post | Agency | Date assumed office | Date vacated office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Fraley | Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police | Police of Puerto Rico | January 2, 2017 | January 8, 2018 |
| Alberto Cruz | Fire Chief | Puerto Rico Firefighters Corps | January 14, 2017 | designated |
| Director of the Agency | Puerto Rico State Agency for Emergency and Disaster Management | January 20, 2017 | designated | |
| Luis Román Negrón | Solicitor General of Puerto Rico | Office of the Solicitor General of Puerto Rico | March 31, 2017 | designated |
Notes
- The President of the Puerto Rico Government Development Bank (GDB) is considered a Cabinet-level officer since the GDB serves as the government's fiscal agent and financial advisor even though the GDB is a government-owned corporation.
- The President of the Puerto Rico Government Development Bank (GDB) is considered a Cabinet-level officer since the GDB serves as the government's fiscal agent and financial advisor even though the GDB is a government-owned corporation.