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The Cabinet is composed by the Constitutional Cabinet, composed by the Secretaries established by the Constitution, and the Operational Cabinet, composed by the Secretaries established by extraconstitutional Puerto Rican law or appointed by the Governor. These Cabinets do not exist as agencies, but are referred as such in transcripts, records, official documents, and conversations for brevity and easiness.
All Cabinet members are nominated by the Governor and then presented to the Senate for advise and consent by a simple majority. If they are approved, they are sworn in and then begin their duties. All members receive the title of Secretary.
Members of the Cabinet serve at the pleasure of the Governor, who may dismiss them or reappoint them (to other posts) at will. |
| Cabinet Secretaries |
| Post |
Member |
| Secretary of Economic Development and Commerce |
Alberto Bacó Bagué |
| Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources |
Carmen Guerrero Pérez |
| Secretary of State |
David Bernier |
| Secretary of Health |
Francisco Joglar Pesquera |
| Secretary of Family Affairs |
Idalia Colón Rondón |
| Secretary of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
José Negrón Fernández |
| Secretary of Justice |
Luis Sánchez Betances |
| Secretary of Treasury |
Melba Acosta |
| Secretary of Transportation and Public Works |
Miguel Torres Díaz |
| Secretary of Agriculture |
Myrna Comas Pagán |
| Secretary of Consumer Affairs |
Nery Adamés Soto |
| Secretary of Sports and Recreation |
Ramón Orta |
| Secretary of Education |
Rafael Román Meléndez |
| Secretary of Housing |
Rubén Ríos Pagán |
| Secretary of Labor and Human Resources |
Vance Thomas |
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| Cabinet-Level Officers |
| Post |
Member |
| Director, Office of Management and Budget |
Carlos Rivas |
| Chief of Staff, Secretariat of Governance |
Ingrid Vila Biaggi |
| President, Government Development Bank |
Javier Ferrer |
| Director, Federal Affairs Administration |
Juan Eugenio Hernández Mayoral |
| President, Planning Board |
Luis García Pelatti |
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| As at January 2, 2013 |
| source: http://www.topuertorico.org/government.shtml |
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