Puerto Rico

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The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Since 1948, the Governor has been elected by the people of Puerto Rico. Prior to that date, the Governor of Puerto Rico was appointed by either the King of Spain (during the time of Spanish rule) or the President of the United States (1898-1946). The Executive Branch of the Government of Puerto Rico is comprised of various Departments which provide public services to the citizens of Puerto Rico. ... In Puerto Rico, Public corporations are separate legal entities who are owned, either entirely or in great majority, by the Government 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 15th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico meets from January 2, 2005, to January 1, 2009. ... 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. ... The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a nonvoting representative of the United States House of Representatives elected by Puerto Ricans every 4 years. ... There are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the United States Government, but Puerto Rico has 78 municipalities at the second order. ... 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. ... 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. ... The Head of Government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. ... The Spanish monarchy, referred to as the Crown of Spain (Corona de España) in the Spanish Constitution of 1978, is the office of the King or Queen of Spain. ... For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ...

First Native Governor

In 1946, President Harry Truman appointed Jesús T. Piñero to the governor's seat. This marked the first time in history that a native Puerto Rican held the highest office on the island. However, Piñero remained in office only until 1948, when Puerto Ricans were allowed to choose their governor for the first time. For the victim of Mt. ... Order: 1st Puerto Rican to be appointed governor by the government of the United States Term of Office: 1946–1949 Predecessor: Rexford Guy Tugwell Successor: Luis Muñoz Marín (1949) Date of Birth: April 6, 1897 Date of Death: November 16, 1952 Place of Birth: Carolina, Puerto Rico Profession...

First Democratically Elected Governor

In 1948, Luis Muñoz Marín was elected Governor of Puerto Rico. On July 25, 1952, the Constitution of Puerto Rico was approved by the United States' Congress. José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín (February 18, 1898 – April 30, 1980) was a poet, journalist and politician. ... The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is the controlling government document of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico at the Commonwealth level. ...

Requirements to Hold Office

Section Three of Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico establishes the requirements one must meet in order to become Governor. The governor must be a citizen of the United States, a resident of Puerto Rico for five consecutive years and at least 35 years old at the time of the election. The word citizen may refer to: A person with a citizenship Citizen Watch Co. ...

The Governor serves a four year term which begins on the second day of January after the year of his election and ends on the date his successor takes office. There is no limit on the number of terms a Governor can serve. His official residence and office is at La Fortaleza in San Juan, Puerto Rico. La Fortaleza (or The Fortress in English) is the current residence of the Governor of Puerto Rico. ... For other uses, see San Juan. ...

General Elections

The Governor is elected by a direct vote from the people. The Constitution states that if the margin of victory of a candidate is less than .5% of the votes a full recount of the election must take place. So far, only in the elections of 1980 and 2004 has a recount taken place.

On the same ballot as the Governor the people vote for the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico. This elected official represents Puerto Rico in the Congress of the United States. Candidates for Governor and Resident Commissioner are not paired, meaning that, unlike Presidential elections in the United States (where voters cannot choose between a President from one political party and a Vice President from another party), the people can choose and elect candidates from different parties (which has only occurred in 2004). The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a nonvoting representative of the United States House of Representatives elected by Puerto Ricans every 4 years. ... Congress in Joint Session. ...

Powers of the Governor

The Governor is head of the Government of Puerto Rico. He has the power to veto any number of projects that the Puerto Rican Legislature wishes to pass. The Governor also has the power to appoint the members of his cabinet, who in turn must be ratified by the Legislature. The Governor also has the power to appoint Justices to the Supreme Court and all the lower courts of the island. 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. ...

The Governor must address the Legislature at the beginning of each year to present a State of the Commonwealth speech. He is also the Commander in Chief of the Puerto Rico National Guard and the chief diplomat. A Commander-in-Chief is the commander of a nations military forces or significant element of those forces. ...

Oath of Office

The Oath of Office for the Governor's seat is the same as the one administered to every Federal position in the United States. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico presents the oath: The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth- or other countries with an Anglosaxon type of justice, such as the Supreme Court of the United States, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the Supreme...

I, as Governor of Puerto Rico, do solemny swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution and the Laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.

Yo, como Gobernador de Puerto Rico, juro solemnemente que mantendré y defenderé la Constitución de los Estados Unidos y la Constitución y la Leyes del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico contra cualquier enemigo interior o exterior; que prestaré fidelidad y adhesión a las mismas; Que asumo esta obligación libremente, sin reserva mental ni propósito de evadirla; que desempeñaré bien y fielmente los deberes del cargo que estoy próximo a ejercer. Que así me ayude Dios.

Succession

Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office (by impeachment and conviction) of a sitting Governor, the Secretary of State of Puerto Rico would then take the office of Governor. In case the Secretary of State is unwilling or unable to assume it, the Attorney General (or, as the position is known, the Justice Department Secretary) would assume the governorship, followed by the Secretary of Treasury. In several countries, Secretary of State is a senior government position. ...

Latest Election

Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá (born February 13, 1962) is the eighth and current Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ... PPD logo and accompanying motto: Bread, Land, Freedom. The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico, PPD) is a political party that supports the continuation of Puerto Ricos current status as a free associated state of the United States, which is also... Pedro Juan Rosselló González, M.D. [pronounced “roh-seh-yóh”] (born April 5, 1944 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican politician who was the sixth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001. ... PNP logo with motto (Statehood, Security, Progress) The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Nuevo Progresista de Puerto Rico, PNP) is a political party that campaigns for Puerto Rican statehood. ... Date of birth June 21, 1939 Place of birth Aibonito, Puerto Rico Occupation Law Professor at the University of Puerto Ricos Law School President of the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP). ... The Puerto Rican Independence Party (Spanish: Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño, PIP) is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from the United States. ...

List of Democratically Elected Governors of Puerto Rico

For a list of all the governors of Puerto Rico, including those appointed by Spain and the U.S, see List of Governors of Puerto Rico. Since 1949, the Governor of Puerto Rico is elected by the people of Puerto Rico to a four year term. ...

José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín (February 18, 1898 – April 30, 1980) was a poet, journalist and politician. ... PPD logo and accompanying motto: Bread, Land, Freedom. The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico, PPD) is a political party that supports the continuation of Puerto Ricos current status as a free associated state of the United States, which is also... Dr. Antonio Fernós-Isern (May 10, 1885 – January 19, 1974) born in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico - cardiologist. ... Roberto Sánchez Vilella (February 19, 1913-March 24, 1997) was the second democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. ... PPD logo and accompanying motto: Bread, Land, Freedom. The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico, PPD) is a political party that supports the continuation of Puerto Ricos current status as a free associated state of the United States, which is also... Don Luis Alberto Ferré Aguayo (February 17, 1904 – October 21, 2003) was an engineer, industrialist, politician, philanthropist, and a patron of the arts. ... PNP logo with motto (Statehood, Security, Progress) The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Nuevo Progresista de Puerto Rico, PNP) is a political party that campaigns for Puerto Rican statehood. ... Rafael Hernández Colón (born October 24, 1936 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican politician who was the fourth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for three non-consecutive terms (1973-1977, 1985-1993). ... PPD logo and accompanying motto: Bread, Land, Freedom. The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico, PPD) is a political party that supports the continuation of Puerto Ricos current status as a free associated state of the United States, which is also... Jaime B. Fuster Berlingeri (Born January 12, 1941) is a politician from Puerto Rico currently serving as an Associate Justice to the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. ... Antonio J. Colorado Laguna (born September 8, 1939) is a lawyer and politician from New York City, New York (USA). ... Carlos Antonio Romero Barceló(born September 4, 1932) is a Puerto Rican politician who was the fifth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the second governor to be elected from the New Progressive Party (PNP) and also Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001. ... PNP logo with motto (Statehood, Security, Progress) The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Nuevo Progresista de Puerto Rico, PNP) is a political party that campaigns for Puerto Rican statehood. ... Baltasar Corrada del Río (born April 12, 1935) is a former politician from Puerto Rico. ... Rafael Hernández Colón (born October 24, 1936 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican politician who was the fourth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for three non-consecutive terms (1973-1977, 1985-1993). ... PPD logo and accompanying motto: Bread, Land, Freedom. The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico, PPD) is a political party that supports the continuation of Puerto Ricos current status as a free associated state of the United States, which is also... Jaime B. Fuster Berlingeri (Born January 12, 1941) is a politician from Puerto Rico currently serving as an Associate Justice to the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. ... Antonio J. Colorado Laguna (born September 8, 1939) is a lawyer and politician from New York City, New York (USA). ... Order: 6th Democratically Elected Governor Term of Office: January 2, 1993– January 2, 2001 Predecessor: Rafael Hernández Colón Successor: Sila Calderón Date of Birth: Monday, April 5, 1944 Place of Birth: San Juan, Puerto Rico First Lady: Maga Nevares Profession: Pedriatician Political Party: New Progressive Party Resident... PNP logo with motto (Statehood, Security, Progress) The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Nuevo Progresista de Puerto Rico, PNP) is a political party that campaigns for Puerto Rican statehood. ... Carlos Antonio Romero Barceló(born September 4, 1932) is a Puerto Rican politician who was the fifth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the second governor to be elected from the New Progressive Party (PNP) and also Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001. ... Order: 7th Democratically Elected Governor Term of Office: January 2, 2001– January 2, 2005 Predecessor: Pedro Rosselló González Successor: Aníbal Acevedo Vilá Date of Birth: Sunday, September 23, 1942 Place of Birth: San Juan, Puerto Rico Husband: Divorced Profession: Business Woman Political Party: Popular Democratic Party Resident Commissioner... PPD logo and accompanying motto: Bread, Land, Freedom. The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico, PPD) is a political party that supports the continuation of Puerto Ricos current status as a free associated state of the United States, which is also... Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá (born February 13, 1962) is the eighth and current Governor 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. ... PPD logo and accompanying motto: Bread, Land, Freedom. The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico, PPD) is a political party that supports the continuation of Puerto Ricos current status as a free associated state of the United States, which is also... Luis Fortuño, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico Luis G. Fortuño (born October 31, 1960) is a corporate lawyer and politician from Puerto Rico affiliated with the New Progressive Party and the United States Republican Party. ...

External links

Puerto Rico Portal

• Office of the Governor of Puerto Rico