Puerto Rico

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The Executive Branch of the Government of Puerto Rico is comprised of 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 Legislature. Seal of the Governor of Puerto Rico The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ... Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá (born February 13, 1962) is the eighth and current Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ... The Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico is the legislative branch of the government of Puerto Rico. ... Seal of the Senate of Puerto Rico. ... The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico is the lower house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, larger than the Senate. ... The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico is the highest court of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, having the ultimate judicial authority within Puerto Rico to interpret and decide questions of local commonwealth law. ... Political parties in Puerto Rico lists political parties in Puerto Rico. ... Politics of Puerto Rico Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Puerto Rico ... The Puerto Rico General Elections of 2004 took place on Election Day, Tuesday, November 2, 2004. ... General elections will be held in Puerto Rico on 4 November 2008. ... There are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the United States Government, but Puerto Rico has 78 municipalities at the second order. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Seal of the Governor of Puerto Rico The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ...

Executive Departments

• Department of Justice of Puerto Rico
• Department of Transportation and Public Works of Puerto Rico
• Department of Housing of Puerto Rico
• Department of Education of Puerto Rico
• Department of the Family of Puerto Rico
• Department of Consumer Affairs of Puerto Rico
• Department of Commerce and Economic Development of Puerto Rico
• Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico
• Department of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico
• Department of Sports and Recreation of Puerto Rico
• Department of the Treasury of Puerto Rico
• Department of Health of Puerto Rico
• Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation of Puerto Rico
• Department of State of Puerto Rico
• Comission of Security and Public Protection of Puerto Rico
• Puerto Rico Police Department

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See also

• Public Corporations of the Government of Puerto Rico

External links

Government of Puerto Rico Organizational chart (Spanish)