Executive Departments of the Government of Puerto Rico

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The Executive Branch of the Government of Puerto Rico comprises various Departments which provide public services to the citizens of Puerto Rico. Currently, there are 16 main departments, each with their own sub-agencies and divisions. Each Department is run by a Secretary, who is named by the Governor of Puerto Rico and confirmed by the Puerto Rico Senate, except for the Secretary of State who is also confirmed by the Puerto Rico House of Representatives. They are the equivalent of Ministries.

[edit] Executive Departments

• Puerto Rico Department of State
  • Secretary of State Kenneth McClintock
• Department of Justice of Puerto Rico
  • Attorney General Antonio Sagardía
• Department of the Treasury of Puerto Rico
  • Secretary Juan Carlos Puig
• Department of Education of Puerto Rico
  • Secretary Carlos Chardón
• Department of Transportation and Public Works of Puerto Rico
  • Secretary Rubén Hernández
• Department of Housing of Puerto Rico
  • Secretary Jessef Cordero
• Department of the Family of Puerto Rico
• Department of Consumer Affairs of Puerto Rico
  • Secretary Luis Gerardo Rivera
• Puerto Rico Department of Economic Development and Commerce
  • Secretary José Pérez Riera
• Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico
  • Secretary Javier Rivera Aquino
• Department of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico
• Department of Sports and Recreation of Puerto Rico
  • Secretary Henry Neumann
• Department of Health of Puerto Rico
• Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation of Puerto Rico
  • Secretary Carlos Molina
• Commission of Security and Public Protection of Puerto Rico
  • Puerto Rico Police Department
    • Superintendent José Figueroa Sancha
  • Puerto Rico Fire Department
    • Fire Chief Benjamín Rodríguez

[edit] See also

• Public Corporations of the Government of Puerto Rico

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Government of Puerto Rico Organizational chart
• Puerto Rico Department of Education
• Department of Natural Resources of Puerto Rico