Government of Ricardo Rosselló Nevares

The government of Ricardo Rosselló Nevares was formed in the weeks following the 2016 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election[1] and ended prematurely on the first week of August 2019.

Government of Ricardo Rosselló Nevares

18th Constitutional Government of Puerto Rico
2017-2019
Governor Rosselló Nevares at the World Travel & Tourism Council closing ceremony, on 4 April 2019.
Date formed2 January 2017
Date dissolved7 August 2019[lower-alpha 1]
People and organisations
President of the United States of AmericaBarack H. Obama
Donald J. Trump
GovernorRicardo Rosselló Nevares
Secretary of StateLuis G. Rivera Marín (2017-2019)
Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia (2019)
Total no. of members16 Secretaries[lower-alpha 2]
23 Cabinet Members [lower-alpha 3]
Member party  PNP
  Ind.
Status in legislatureMajority party in both chambers
Senate
21 / 30 (70%)

House of Representatives
34 / 51 (67%)
Opposition party  PPD (largest)
  PIP
  MVC
  Ind.
Opposition leaderHéctor J. Ferrer Ríos (2017-2018)
Aníbal José Torres(2018-2020)
History
Election(s)2016 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election
2016 Puerto Rico Senate election
2016 Puerto Rico House of Representatives election
Outgoing election2020 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election
Legislature term(s)18th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
Budget(s)2017 Puerto Rico Budget
2018 Puerto Rico Budget
2019 Puerto Rico Budget
Advice and consentSenate of Puerto Rico
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico [lower-alpha 4]
Incoming formation2016 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election
Outgoing formationResignation of Ricardo Rosselló Nevares and several cabinet members as a result of Telegramgate.
PredecessorGovernment of Alejandro García Padilla
SuccessorGovernment of Wanda Vázquez Garced

This government has the distinction of being the only constitutional government in Puerto Rico that ended before its four-year term expired, as Rosselló Nevares resigned on 2 August 2019 as a result of the massive protests stemming from the Telegramgate scandal. There was a period of five days between 2 August and 7 August 2019 where the designated Secretary of State Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia acted as governor, but the Puerto Rico Supreme Court vacated the office from after determining he was an invalid occupant and determined his actions during the period were null and void.

This led to the new government of Wanda Vázquez Garced as the 13th Constitutional Governor of Puerto Rico, along with her own cabinet.[2]

Party breakdown

Party breakdown of cabinet members, not including the governor:

20
3

The cabinet was composed of members of the PNP and at the highest point, three concurrent independents or technical positions (or people whose membership in a party was not clearly ascertained from any available media).

Members of the Cabinet

The Puerto Rican Cabinet is led by the Governor, along with, starting in 1986.,[3][4] 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[5][6]

Office Name Party Term

Governor

Governor of Puerto Rico
Gobernación de Puerto Rico		Ricardo Rosselló NevaresPNP2 January 2017 – 2 August 2019
Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia[lower-alpha 1]PNP2 August 2019 – 7 August 2019

Office of the Governor

Secretariat of Governance
Secretaría de la Gobernación		William E. Villafañe Ramos[1]PNP2 January 2017 - 2 May 2018
Raúl Maldonado Gautier[7]PNP31 July 2018 – 29 January 2019
Ricardo J. Llerandi Cruz[8]PNP30 January 2019 – 2 August 2019
President of the Puerto Rico Planning Board
Presidencia de la Junta de Planificación		María del Carmen Gordillo Pérez[9]PNP2 January 2017 – 2 January 2021
Executive Director for Federal Affairs
Directoría Ejecutiva de PRFAA		Carlos R. Mercader Pérez[1][10]PNP2 January 2017 – 30 April 2019
Jennifer Storipan [11]PNP1 August 2019 – 15 January 2021

Council of Secretaries

Secretary of State
Secretaría de Estado		Luis Rivera Marín[1]PNP2 January 2017- 16 July 2019
Pedro Pierluisi UrrutiaPNP31 July 2019 - 2 August 2019
Secretary of Justice
Secretaría de Justicia		Wanda Vázquez Garced[1]PNP2 January 2017 – 7 August 2020
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretaría de Hacienda		Raúl Maldonado Gautier[1][12][13]PNP2 January 2017 – 31 July 2018
Teresa «Teresita» Fuentes Marimón[14][12]PNP31 July 2018 - 27 January 2019
Raúl Maldonado Gautier[15][12]PNP29 January 2019 - 24 June 2019
Francisco Parés Alicea[16][17][12]Ind.24 June 2019 – Present
Secretary of Education
Secretaría de Educación		Julia Beatrice Keleher[1][18]Ind.2 January 2017 - 1 April 2019
Eligio Hernández Perez[19][20]Ind.8 April 2019 – 31 December 2020[21]
Secretary of Labor and Human Resources
Secretaría del Trabajo y Recursos Humanos		Carlos José Saavedra Gutiérrez[1]PNP2 January 2017 - 8 May 2019
Briseida Torres Reyes[22]PNP8 May 2019 – 9 June 2020
Secretary of Transportation and Public Works
Secretaría de Transportación y Obras Públicas		Carlos Contreras Aponte[23][24]PNP2 January 2017 - 1 January 2021
Secretary of Economic Development and Commerce
Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico y Comercio		Manuel Laboy Rivera[1][25]PNP2 January 2017 – 1 January 2021
Secretary of Health
Secretaría de Salud		Rafael Rodríguez MercadoPNP2 January 2017 – 13 March 2020
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretaría de Agricultura		Carlos Alberto Flores Ortega[26]PNP2 January 2017 – 1 January 2021
Secretary of Consumer Affairs
Secretaría de Asuntos del Consumidor		Michael Pierluisi Rojo[1][27]PNP2 January 2017 – 7 June 2019
Carmen Salgado Rodríguez[28][29]PNP9 June 2019 – 1 January 2021
Secretary of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Secretaría de Corrección y Rehabilitación		Erik Rolón Suárez[1][30]PNP2 January 2017 –14 September 2019
Secretary of Family Affairs
Secretaría de la Familia		Glorimar Andújar Matos[1][31][32]PNP2 January 2017 – 19 January 2020
Secretary of Housing
Secretaría de Vivienda		Fernando Gil Enseñat[1][32]PNP2 January 2017 – 19 January 2020
Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources
Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales		Tania Vázquez Rivera[33]PNP2 January 2017 – 7 November 2019 [34]
Commissioner of Safety and Public Protection
Comisaría de Seguridad y Protección Pública		Héctor Pesquera[1][35]Ind.9 April 2012 - 10 April 2017
Secretary of Public Safety
Secretaría de Seguridad Pública		Héctor Pesquera[36]Ind.10 April 2017 - 2 April 2019
Elmer Román[37]PNP2 April 2019-December 2019
Secretary of Sports and Recreation
Secretaría de Deportes y Recreación		Andrés Waldemar Volmar Méndez[1][38]PNP2 January 2017 – 12 January 2018
Adriana Sánchez Parés[39]PNP15 January 2018 – 1 January 2021

Other Cabinet-level officers

Inspector General
Inspectoría General		Ivelisse Torres Rivera[40]PNP16 January 2019 – Present
President of the Puerto Rico Government Development Bank
Presidencia del Banco Gubernamental de Fomento		Christian Sobrino Vega[1][41]PNP2 January 2017 – 13 July 2019
Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority
Directoría Ejecutiva de la Autoridad de Asesoría Financiera y Agencia Fiscal de Puerto Rico		Gerardo José Portela Franco[1][42]PNP2 January 2017 – 31 July 2018
Christian Sobrino Vega[42][41]PNP1 August 2018 – 13 July 2019
Omar J. Marrero Díaz[43]PNP31 July 2019 – Present

Succession controversy

While the Secretary of State, Luis G. Rivera Marín, would have been the successor to Rosselló Nevares, his involvement in the Telegramgate scandal forced his resignation earlier in July 2019. Rosselló Nevares attempted to name a successor in Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia by nominating him for the Secretary of State, but his confirmation was stalled in the 18th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, specifically, the Senate.

The situation led to confusion as Rosselló resigned without a confirmed Secretary of State, who at the same time swore in on his own ceremony, becoming de facto governor. After less than a week, the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico decided in Senado de Puerto Rico v. Gobierno de Puerto Rico, 2019 TSPR 138 CT-2019-4 (Supreme Court of Puerto Rico 2019) that the clear successor was the Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico, annulled any recognition or vestiges of legitimacy in the week-long Pierluisi government.[2]

Pierluisi vacated the Palace of Santa Catalina at noon of 7 August 2019, and Wanda Vázquez Garced was sworn that day at 5pm as the 13th Constitutional Governor of Puerto Rico. Her New Progressive Party (PNP) had majorities on both chambers of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico and she inherited several cabinet members from the previous government.

Notes
  1. While Rosselló Nevares resigned on 2 August 2019, he left Pierluisi Urrutia as de facto governor, having named him to the Secretary of State position. However, Pierluisi did not receive the consent of the Senate on time, and thus was only acting Secretary of State. Pierluisi swore in as governor on the 2nd of August, but his acting governorship was deemed unconstitutional on the 7th, and he was ordered to vacate the Palace of Santa Catalina that day, as Wanda Vázquez Garced was recognized as the rightful successor to governor Rosselló Nevares.
  2. Does not include the Governor or the Secretariat of Governance. Total number is 17 different positions, with one (Commissioner of Public Safety) being substituted by a new Secretary position.
  3. Does not include the Governor or the Secretariat of Governance. Includes all other cabinet-level positions.
  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)

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