16th Cabinet of Puerto Rico
The 16th Cabinet of Puerto Rico is the cabinet expected to serve under the governance of Alejandro García Padilla.
Secretaries
Name | Post | Agency | Date assumed office | Date vacated office |
Alberto Bacó Bagué | Secretary of Economic Development and Commerce | Department of Economic Development and Commerce | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Carmen Guerrero Pérez | Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources | Department of Natural and Environmental Resources | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
David Bernier | Secretary of State | Department of State | January 2, 2013 | October 30, 2015 |
Ana Rius | Secretary of Health | Department of Health | September 19, 2013 | incumbent |
Idalia Colón Rondón | Secretary of Family Affairs | Department of Family Affairs | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
José Negrón Fernández | Secretary of Corrections and Rehabilitation | Department of Family Affairs | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
César Miranda | Secretary of Justice | Department of Justice | January 1, 2014 | - |
Melba Acosta | Secretary of Treasury | Department of Treasury | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Miguel Torres Díaz | Secretary of Transportation and Public Works | Department of Transportation and Public Works | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Myrna Comas Pagán | Secretary of Agriculture | Department of Agriculture | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Nery Adamés Soto | Secretary of Consumer Affairs | Department of Consumer Affairs | January 9, 2013 | incumbent |
Ramón Orta | Secretary of Sports and Recreation | Department of Sports and Recreation | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Rafael Román Meléndez | Secretary of Education | Department of Education | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Rubén Ríos Pagán | Secretary of Housing | Department of Housing | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Vance Thomas | Secretary of Labor and Human Resources | Department of Labor and Human Resources | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Cabinet-level officers
Name | Post | Agency | Date assumed office | Date vacated office |
Carlos Rivas | Director | Office of Management and Budget | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Ingrid Vila Biaggi | Chief of Staff | Secretariat of Governance | January 2, 2013 | September 19, 2013 |
Javier Ferrer | President | Government Development Bank | January 2, 2013 | July, 2013 |
Juan Eugenio Hernández Mayoral | Director | Federal Affairs Administration | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Luis García Pelatti | President | Planning Board | January 9, 2003 | incumbent |
Víctor Suárez | Chief of Staff | Secretariat of Governance | September 19, 2013 | incumbent |
Governor's Advisory Board
Name | Post | Agency | Date assumed office | Date vacated office |
Arturo Ríos Escribano | Labor Affairs Advisor | Secretariat of Governance | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Government-owned corporations
Name | Post | Agency | Date it took office | Date it left office |
Alberto Lázaro | Executive Director | Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Antonio L. Medina Comas | President | Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Grace M. Santana | Executive Director | Authority for the Financing of the Infrastructure of Puerto Rico | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Francisco Chévere | Executive Director | Puerto Rico Trade and Export Company | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Ingrid Rivera Rocafort | Executive Director | Puerto Rico Tourism Company | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Javier Ferrer | President | Puerto Rico Government Development Bank | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Víctor Suárez | Executive Director | Puerto Rico Ports Authority | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Other agencies
Name | Post | Agency | Date took office | Date left office |
Juan José Medina | Adjutant General | National Guard | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Luis Castro | Administrator | Administration of General Services | January 9, 2013 | September 23, 2016 |
Marta Elsa Fernández | Administrator | Administration for the Socioeconomic Development of the Family | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Miguel Ríos Torres | Director | State Agency for Emergency and Disaster Management | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Olga Bernardy | Administrator | Administration for Child Care and the Integrated Development of Childhood | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Rosabelle Padín | Administrator | Administration for Child Support | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Salvador Santiago | Administrator | Administration of Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Vanessa J. Pintado | Administrator | Administration for Families and Children | January 2, 2013 | incumbent |
Resignations
- July 19, 2013: Javier Ferrer resigns as President of the Government Development Bank.
- September 13, 2013: Francisco Joglar Pesquera resigns to his position as Secretary of Health amidst controversy on how he managed an outbreak of the bacteria acinetobacter baumannii at the University of Puerto Rico at Carolina hospital.
- May 18, 2014: Carlos del Valle, executive director of the Puerto Rico National Parks, dies in a car accident while driving under the influence.
- September 19, 2014: Ingrid Vila Biaggi resigns to her position as Chief of Staff. Víctor Suárez is appointed in her stead.