title: List of Cabinets of Puerto Rico by session
text: # List of Cabinets of Puerto Rico by session
  
  | Session | Governor | Start | End |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 15th | Luis Fortuño | January 12, 2009 | January 13, 2013 |
  | 16th | Alejandro García Padilla | January 14, 2013 | January 8, 2017 |
  
  ## 15th Cabinet
  
  ### Secretaries
  
  | Name | Office | Department | Term of Office |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Kenneth D. McClintock | Secretary of State | Department of State | 2009-2013 |
  | Miguel Romero | Chief of Staff | Office of the Governor | August 1, 2012-2013 |
  
  ### Former Secretaries
  
  | Name | Office | Department | Started office | Left office |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Antonio Sagardía | Attorney General | Department of Justice | January 12, 2009 | December 23, 2009 |
  | Marcos Rodríguez Ema | Chief of Staff | Office of the Governor | January 12, 2009 | July 31, 2012 |
  
  ## 16th Cabinet
  
  ### 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.
  
  ## 17th Cabinet
  
  ### Secretaries
  
  The Secretaries are the heads of the executive departments of the government of Puerto Rico.
  
  | Name | Post | Agency | Date assumed office |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | VACANT | Secretary of State | Department of State | |
  | Dennise Longo | Secretary of Justice | Department of Justice | August 18, 2019 |
  | Francisco Parés | Secretary of Treasury | Department of Treasury | July 1, 2019 |
  | Eligio Hernández | Secretary of Education | Department of Education | July 24, 2019 |
  | Manuel A. Laboy | Secretary of Economic Development and Commerce | Department of Economic Development and Commerce | January 2, 2017 |
  | VACANT | Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources | Department of Natural and Environmental Resources | |
  | Rafael Rodríguez Mercado | Secretary of Health | Department of Health | January 2, 2017 |
  | Glorimar Andujar | Secretary of Family Affairs | Department of Family Affairs | January 2, 2017 |
  | Erik Rolon | Secretary of Corrections and Rehabilitation | Department of Family Affairs | January 2, 2017 |
  | Carlos Contreras Aponte | Secretary of Transportation and Public Works | Department of Transportation and Public Works | January 2, 2017 |
  | Carlos Alberto Flores Ortega | Secretary of Agriculture | Department of Agriculture | January 2, 2017 |
  | VACANT | Secretary of Consumer Affairs | Department of Consumer Affairs | |
  | Adriana Sánchez | Secretary of Sports and Recreation | Department of Sports and Recreation | January 22, 2018 |
  | Fernando Gil | Secretary of Housing | Department of Housing | January 2, 2017 |
  | Briseida Torres Reyes | Secretary of Labor and Human Resources | Department of Labor and Human Resources | May 20, 2019 |
  
  ### Cabinet-level officers
  
  | Name | Post | Agency |
  | - | - | - |
  | José Marrero | Director | Office of Management and Budget |
  | Eduardo Rivera Cruz | Executive Director | Office of the Authority for the Financing of the Infrastructure |
  | Vacant | President | Government Development Bank |
  | Carlos Mercader | Director | Federal Affairs Administration |
  | | President | Planning Board |
  | | Chief of Staff | Secretariat of Governance |
  
  ### Other agencies
  
  | Name | Post | Agency | Date assumed office | Date vacated office |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Michelle Fraley | Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police | Police of Puerto Rico | January 2, 2017 | January 8, 2018 |
  | Alberto Cruz | Fire Chief | Puerto Rico Firefighters Corps | January 14, 2017 | designated |
  | | Director of the Agency | Puerto Rico State Agency for Emergency and Disaster Management | January 20, 2017 | designated |
  | Luis Román Negrón | Solicitor General of Puerto Rico | Office of the Solicitor General of Puerto Rico | March 31, 2017 | designated |
  