List of Secretaries of State of Puerto Rico
Twenty-five people have served as Secretary of State of Puerto Rico since the adoption of the Constitution of Puerto Rico in 1952.
# | Image | Name | Assumed office | Left office | Party | Affiliation |
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Roberto Sánchez Vilella | 1952 | 1964 | PPD | Democrat |
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Carlos J. Lastra | 1965 | 1966 | PPD | Democrat |
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Guillermo Irizarry | 1966 | 1969 | PPD | Democrat |
4 | Carlos Fernando Chardón | 1969 | 1973 | PNP | Republican | |
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Víctor Pons | 1973 | 1974 | PPD | Democrat |
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Juan A. Albors | 1975 | 1977 | PPD | Democrat |
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Reinaldo Paniagua Diez | 1977 | 1979 | PNP | Democrat |
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Pedro R. Vazquez | 1979 | 1981 | PNP | Democrat |
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Carlos S. Quirós | 1981 | 1985 | PNP | Republican |
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Héctor Luis Acevedo | 1985 | 1988 | PPD | Democrat |
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Alfonso Lopez Char | 1988 | 1988 | PPD | Democrat |
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Sila M. Calderon | 1988 | 1990 | PPD | Democrat |
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Antonio J. Colorado | 1990 | 1992 | PPD | Democrat |
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Salvador M. Padilla Escabi | 1992 | 1992 | PPD | Democrat |
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Baltasar Corrada del Rio | 1993 | 1995 | PNP | Republican |
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Norma Burgos | 1995 | 1999 | PNP | Republican |
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Angel Morey | 1999 | 2001 | PNP | Democrat |
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Ferdinand Mercado | 2001 | 2004 | PPD | Democrat |
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Jose Izquierdo Encarnacion | 2004 | January 2, 2005 | PPD | Democrat |
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Marisara Pont Marchese | January 2, 2005 | March 1, 2005 | PPD | Democrat |
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Fernando J. Bonilla | March 2005 | January 2, 2009 | PPD | Democrat |
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Kenneth D. McClintock | January 2, 2009 | January 2, 2013 | PNP | Democrat |
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David Bernier | January 2, 2013 | October 30, 2015 | PPD | Democrat |
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Víctor Suárez Meléndez[lower-alpha 1] | December 9, 2015 | January 2, 2017 | PPD | Democrat |
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Luis G. Rivera Marín | January 2, 2017 | July 16, 2019 | PNP | Republican |
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Pedro Pierluisi Acting |
July 31, 2019 | August 2, 2019 | PNP | Democratic |
Notes
- Javier González served as acting secretary of state after Bernie's resignation and until Suárez' appointment.
References
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