17th Cabinet of Puerto Rico

The 17th Cabinet of Puerto Rico is the cabinet that currently serves under the governorship of Wanda Vázquez Garced.

Vázquez Cabinet
17th Cabinet of Puerto Rico
Date formedJanuary 2, 2017
People and organisations
Head of stateDonald Trump
Head of governmentWanda Vázquez Garced
Member partyPNP
History
Advice and consent26th Senate
30th House of Representatives
for the Secretary of State only
Predecessor16th
Successor18th

Secretaries

The Secretaries are the heads of the executive departments of the government of Puerto Rico.

Name Post Agency Date assumed office Date vacated office
VACANT Secretary of State Department of State
Dennise Longo[1] Secretary of Justice Department of Justice August 18, 2019
Francisco Parés Secretary of Treasury Department of Treasury July 1, 2019
Eligio Hernández Secretary of Education Department of Education July 24, 2019
Manuel A. Laboy Secretary of Economic Development and Commerce Department of Economic Development and Commerce January 2, 2017
VACANT Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
Rafael Rodríguez Mercado Secretary of Health Department of Health January 2, 2017
Glorimar Andujar Secretary of Family Affairs Department of Family Affairs January 2, 2017
Erik Rolon Secretary of Corrections and Rehabilitation Department of Family Affairs January 2, 2017
Carlos Contreras Aponte Secretary of Transportation and Public Works Department of Transportation and Public Works January 2, 2017
Carlos Alberto Flores Ortega Secretary of Agriculture Department of Agriculture January 2, 2017
VACANT Secretary of Consumer Affairs Department of Consumer Affairs
Adriana Sánchez Secretary of Sports and Recreation Department of Sports and Recreation January 22, 2018
Fernando Gil Secretary of Housing Department of Housing January 2, 2017
Briseida Torres Reyes Secretary of Labor and Human Resources Department of Labor and Human Resources May 20, 2019

Cabinet-level officers
See also: List 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[2][lower-alpha 1] 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
  1. 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.

References
  1. "Gobernadora nombra secretaria de Justicia y director de Ética Gubernamental en receso". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 18 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  2. Rosselló Makes Two Appointments
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