Chief of Staff of Puerto Rico

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Chief of Staff of Puerto Rico
Incumbent
Antonio Pabòn
since December 20, 2019
Secretariat of Governance
AppointerGovernor of Puerto Rico
Term lengthAt the governor's pleasure
FormationExecutive order proclaimed in virtue of Act No. 104 of 1956
Salary$137,592 USD[1]

The Chief of Staff of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Secretario de la Gobernación de Puerto Rico) is the highest-ranking officer in the executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico after the governor and the secretary of state. The Chief of Staff leads the Secretariat of Governance and is charged with managing and overseeing almost all executive agencies while assisting and advising the governor.

Duties and responsibilities

The duties of the chief of staff vary greatly from one administration to another, and in fact, there is no legal requirement that the governor even fill or create the position. Nevertheless, one of the first acts undertaken by a new governor once he is sworn in, is to issue an

Article IV of the Constitution and Law No. 104 of 1956, which include the faculty to appoint officers and to delegate functions.[2][3][4]

The duties and responsibilities are both managerial and advisory and typically include the following:

  • Manage and supervise the
    executive departments of the government of Puerto Rico
  • Manage the flow of information between the Governor and the executive departments
  • Advise the Governor on various issues

Agencies overseen

Both the

executive powers vested upon the Governor by Law No. 104 of 1956
which include the faculty to delegate functions.

The agencies overseen by the Chief of Staff include all the

executive departments of the government of Puerto Rico and almost all executive offices created either through an executive order or by law. The Office of Management and Budget and the Planning Board are the only executives offices not ascribed to the Secretariat—both report directly to the Governor.[why?
]

In view of the fact that the Department of State is led by the Secretary of State, who is of a higher constitutional hierarchy than the Chief of Staff as well as Acting Governor on numerous occasions, as a matter of courtesy Chiefs of Staffs usually do not exercise oversight regarding that Department as they exert over others.

The agencies overseen by the Chief of Staff include the following:

Chiefs of Staff

  
PNP
# Portrait Name Date took office Date left office Political party Appointed by Affiliation
1 Sila M. Calderón
Sila M. Calderón
 1986 1987
PPD
 Rafael Hernández Colón Democrat
2 Álvaro C. Cifuentes 1993 2001
PNP
 Pedro Rosselló Democrat
3 César Miranda 2001 2005
PPD
 Sila María Calderón Democrat
Aníbal José Torres 2005 2006 PPD Aníbal Acevedo Vilá Democrat
4 Jorge Silva Puras 2006 2009
PPD
 Aníbal Acevedo Vilá Democrat
5 Juan Carlos Blanco Urrutia 2009 2009
PNP
 Luis Fortuño Democrat
6 Marcos Rodriguez Ema 2009 2012
PNP
 Luis Fortuño Democrat
7 Miguel Romero Miguel Romero 2012 2013
PNP
 Luis Fortuño Democrat
8 pic Ingrid Vila Biaggi 2013 2014 unaffiliated Alejandro García Padilla
9 pic Víctor Suárez 2014 2015
PPD
 Alejandro García Padilla Democrat
10 pic Grace Santana Balado 2015 2017
PPD
 Alejandro García Padilla Democrat
11 pic William Villafañe 2017 2018
PNP
Ricky Rosselló
12 pic Raúl Maldonado 2018 2019
PNP
Ricky Rosselló

References

  1. ^ "Table" (PDF) (in Spanish). Pr.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  2. ^ "Orden Ejecutiva" (PDF) (in Spanish). Presupestogobierno.pr. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  3. ^ "Orden Ejecutiva" (PDF) (in Spanish). App.estado.gobierno.pr. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  4. ^ "Delegacion del Gobernador de Ciertas Funciones y Deberes" (PDF) (in Spanish). Pr.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
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