Government of Alejandro García Padilla

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Government of Ricardo Rosselló Nevares

17th Constitutional Government of Puerto Rico
2013-2017
Official portrait of Governor García Padilla (2013-2017).
Date formed2 January 2013
Date dissolved2 January 2017
People and organisations
President of the United States of AmericaBarack H. Obama
GovernorAlejandro García Padilla
Secretary of StateDavid Bernier Rivera
Total no. of members15 Secretaries[a]
20 Cabinet Members [b]
Member party  PPD
  PIP[c]
  Ind.
Status in legislatureMajority party in both chambers
Senate
18 / 27 (67%)

House of Representatives
28 / 51 (55%)
Opposition party  PNP (largest)
  PIP
Opposition leaderPedro Pierluisi Urrutia (2013-2016)
Ricky Rosselló Nevares (2016-2017)
History
Election(s)2012 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election
2012 Puerto Rico Senate election
2012 Puerto Rico House of Representatives election
Outgoing election2016 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election
Legislature term(s)17th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
Budget(s)2013 Puerto Rico Budget
2014 Puerto Rico Budget
2015 Puerto Rico Budget
2016 Puerto Rico Budget
Advice and consentSenate of Puerto Rico
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico [d]
Incoming formation2012 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election
Outgoing formation2016 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election
PredecessorGovernment of Luis Fortuño Burset
SuccessorGovernment of Ricardo Rosselló Nevares

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 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

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]

  1. ^ Does not include the Governor or the Secretariat of Governance.
  2. ^ Does not include the Governor or the Secretariat of Governance. Includes all other cabinet-level positions.
  3. ^ 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]
  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]

  1. ^ "Vance Thomas pide el voto por García Padilla". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 7 October 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Senado confirma a Vance Thomas como Secretario del Trabajo". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 11 April 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  3. ^ "María de Lourdes no apoya a Vance Thomas". Telemundo Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Vance Thomas reafirma que no es ningún 'melón'". www.noticel.com. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Atrás García Padilla con su gabinete". Metro Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Gabinete constitucional de Alejandro García Padilla". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  8. ^ Hernández Colón, Rafael (6 May 1986). "Boletín Administrativo 4669" (PDF). Presupuestos Anteriores, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto (in Spanish). Office of Budget and Management.
  9. ^ "Ley 104 de 1956 Ley para Facultar al Gobernador la Delegación de Ciertas Funciones y Deberes" (PDF). Biblioteca Virtual. PR.gov.
  10. ^ "Organigrama del Gobierno de Puerto Rico (2021)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Office of Management and Budget. June 2021.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "ESTRUCTURA FUNCIONAL DEL GOBIERNO DEL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO" (PDF). May 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "Gobernador anuncia cambios en su equipo económico | Departamento de Hacienda de Puerto Rico". hacienda.pr.gov.
  16. ^ "Senado confirma al Presidente de la Junta de Planificación". Sin Comillas (in Spanish). 16 April 2013.
  17. ^ "García Padilla anuncia nuevos nombramientos". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 1 January 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Dos bajas en el gabinete de Alejandro García Padilla". Periódico Presencia (in Spanish). 9 January 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  19. ^ "Nuevo secretario de Justicia: Luis Sánchez Betances". www.elnuevodia.com. December 5, 2012.
  20. ^ "Puerto Rican Official Resigns Amid Scandal". Hispanically Speaking News. December 12, 2013. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  21. ^ "César Miranda: "Volver al Departamento Justicia es como volver a mi casa"". elnuevodia.com (in Spanish). January 13, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  22. ^ a b "Trasfondo Histórico y Secretarios del Departamento de Hacienda | Departamento de Hacienda de Puerto Rico". hacienda.pr.gov.
  23. ^ "Confirman a Rafael Román como secretario de Educación". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 25 April 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  24. ^ "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.
  25. ^ "García Padilla anuncia nombramientos al gabinete". 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  26. ^ "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.
  27. ^ a b c "Designados secretarios de Agricultura, Vivienda y Recursos Naturales". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 28 December 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  28. ^ "García Padilla nombra a juez Negrón Hernández como secretario de Corrección". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 1 January 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  29. ^ "Senado confirma a Ramón Orta como Secretario de Recreación y Deportes". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 21 March 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  30. ^ "Puerto Rico Names New Head of Police Department Amid Crime Wave, Scandals | Fox News Latino". 31 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  31. ^ "Alberto Bacó designado presidente interino del BGF". Sin Comillas. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
Preceded by Government of Puerto Rico
2013–2017 		Succeeded by
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