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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Pedro_R._Pierluisi_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Pedro_R._Pierluisi_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Pedro_R._Pierluisi_%28cropped%29.jpg/225px-Pedro_R._Pierluisi_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Pedro_R._Pierluisi_%28cropped%29.jpg/300px-Pedro_R._Pierluisi_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="645" data-file-height="798" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Pedro_Pierluisi" title="Pedro Pierluisi">Pedro Pierluisi</a><br /></div>since January 2, 2021</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Executive_branch_of_the_government_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico">Executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico</a><br /><a 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colonial government)<br /><a href="/wiki/Luis_Mu%C3%B1oz_Mar%C3%ADn" title="Luis Muñoz Marín">Luis Muñoz Marín</a> (<a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Constitution of Puerto Rico">Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">1508<span class="noprint">; 516 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1508</span>)</span> (Spanish colonial government)<br />1952<span class="noprint">; 72 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1952</span>)</span> (<a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Constitution of Puerto Rico">Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Salary</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US$</a>70,000 (2013)<sup id="cite_ref-1" 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title="Puerto Rico Cabinet">Cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Chief_of_Staff" class="mw-redirect" title="Puerto Rico Chief of Staff">Chief of Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_departments_of_the_government_of_Puerto_Rico" class="mw-redirect" title="Executive departments of the government of Puerto Rico">Executive departments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_fiscal_agent_and_financing" title="Puerto Rico fiscal agent and financing">Fiscal agent and financing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_government-owned_corporations_of_Puerto_Rico" title="List of government-owned corporations of Puerto Rico">Government-owned corporations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_governmental_line_of_succession" class="mw-redirect" title="Puerto Rico governmental line of succession">Line of succession</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Governor_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Office of the Governor of Puerto Rico">Office of the Governor</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Senate_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Senate of Puerto Rico">Senate</a>: <a href="/wiki/26th_Senate_of_Puerto_Rico" title="26th Senate of Puerto Rico">26th Senate of Puerto Rico</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Senate_of_Puerto_Rico" title="President of the Senate of Puerto Rico">President of the Senate</a>: <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Rivera_Schatz" title="Thomas Rivera Schatz">Thomas Rivera Schatz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_pro_tempore_of_the_Senate_of_Puerto_Rico" title="President pro tempore of the Senate of Puerto Rico">President pro tempore</a>: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Seilhamer_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Larry Seilhamer Rodríguez">Larry Seilhamer Rodríguez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_Senate_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Party leaders of the Senate of Puerto Rico">Majority Leader</a>: <a href="/wiki/Carmelo_R%C3%ADos_Santiago" title="Carmelo Ríos Santiago">Carmelo Ríos Santiago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_party_leaders_of_the_Senate_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Assistant party leaders of the Senate of Puerto Rico">Majority Whip</a>: <a href="/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Chayanne_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Ángel Chayanne Martínez">Ángel Chayanne Martínez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_Senate_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Party leaders of the Senate of Puerto Rico">Minority Leader</a>: <a href="/wiki/Eduardo_Bhatia" title="Eduardo Bhatia">Eduardo Bhatia</a>; <a href="/wiki/Juan_Dalmau" title="Juan Dalmau">Juan Dalmau</a>; <a href="/wiki/Vargas_Vidot" title="Vargas Vidot">Vargas Vidot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_party_leaders_of_the_Senate_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Assistant party leaders of the Senate of Puerto Rico">Minority Whip</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Luis_Dalmau" title="José Luis Dalmau">José Luis Dalmau</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_Puerto_Rico" title="House of Representatives of Puerto Rico">House of Representatives</a>: <a href="/wiki/30th_House_of_Representatives_of_Puerto_Rico" title="30th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico">30th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico">Speaker</a>: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_M%C3%A9ndez" class="mw-redirect" title="Johnny Méndez">Johnny Méndez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speaker_pro_tempore_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_Puerto_Rico" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico">Speaker pro tempore</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Torres_Zamora" class="mw-redirect" title="José Torres Zamora">José Torres Zamora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Party leaders of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico">Majority Leader</a>: <a href="/wiki/Gabriel_Rodr%C3%ADguez_Aguil%C3%B3" title="Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló">Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_party_leaders_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_Puerto_Rico" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant party leaders of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico">Majority Whip</a>: <a href="/wiki/Urayo%C3%A1n_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Urayoán Hernández">Urayoán Hernández</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Party leaders of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico">Minority Leader</a>: <a href="/wiki/Tatito_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Tatito Hernández">Tatito Hernández</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_party_leaders_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_Puerto_Rico" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant party leaders of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico">Minority Whip</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ram%C3%B3n_Luis_Cruz" title="Ramón Luis Cruz">Ramón Luis Cruz</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list 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of Puerto Rico">New Progressive Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Popular_Democratic_Party_(Puerto_Rico)" title="Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)">Popular Democratic Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rican_Independence_Party" title="Puerto Rican Independence Party">Puerto Rican Independence Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Movimiento_Victoria_Ciudadana" title="Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana">Citizen's Victory Movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proyecto_Dignidad" title="Proyecto Dignidad">Proyect Dignity</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_party_strength_in_Puerto_Rico" title="Political party strength in Puerto Rico">Political party strength</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Municipalities of Puerto Rico">Municipalities</a></div><div 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Rico">Resident commissioner of Puerto Rico</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jenniffer_Gonz%C3%A1lez-Col%C3%B3n" title="Jenniffer González-Colón">Jenniffer González-Colón</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Progressive_Party_of_Puerto_Rico" class="mw-redirect" title="New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico">PNP</a>, <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>)</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Insular_Cases" title="Insular Cases">Insular Cases</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Political_status_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Political status of Puerto Rico">Political status</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Political_status_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Political status of Puerto Rico">Current status</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proposed_political_status_for_Puerto_Rico" title="Proposed political status for Puerto Rico">Proposed political status</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sovereigntism_(Puerto_Rico)" title="Sovereigntism (Puerto Rico)">Sovereigntism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independence_movement_in_Puerto_Rico" title="Independence movement in Puerto Rico">Independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_statehood_movement" title="Puerto Rico statehood movement">Statehood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Status_quo_movement_in_Puerto_Rico" title="Status quo movement in Puerto Rico">Status quo</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below"> <div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_United_States" title="Politics of the United States">Politics of the United States</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:A_coloured_voting_box.svg" 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title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Politics_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Template talk:Politics of Puerto Rico"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Politics_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Politics of Puerto Rico"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>governor of Puerto Rico</b> (<a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i lang="es">gobernador de Puerto Rico</i>) is the <a href="/wiki/Head_of_government" title="Head of government">head of government</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_(U.S._insular_area)" title="Commonwealth (U.S. insular area)">Commonwealth</a> of <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Commander-in-chief" title="Commander-in-chief">commander-in-chief</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_National_Guard" title="Puerto Rico National Guard">Puerto Rico National Guard</a>. Currently, <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Pierluisi" title="Pedro Pierluisi">Pedro Pierlusi</a> is serving as the <a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Puerto_Rico#List_of_governors_of_Puerto_Rico" title="List of governors of Puerto Rico">189th governor</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Geography of Puerto Rico">archipelago and island</a>. </p><p>The governor has a duty to enforce <a href="/wiki/Law_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Law of Puerto Rico">local laws</a>, to <a href="/wiki/Convention_(meeting)" title="Convention (meeting)">convene</a> the <a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico">Legislative Assembly</a>, the power to either <a href="/wiki/Sign_into_law" class="mw-redirect" title="Sign into law">approve</a> or <a href="/wiki/Veto" title="Veto">veto</a> <a href="/wiki/Bill_(proposed_law)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill (proposed law)">bills</a> passed by the Legislative Assembly, to appoint government officers, to appoint <a href="/wiki/List_of_Justices_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_Puerto_Rico_by_court" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico by court">justices</a>, and to grant <a href="/wiki/Pardon" title="Pardon">pardons</a>. Since 1948, the governor has been elected by <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rican_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Puerto Rican people">the people of Puerto Rico</a>. Prior to that, the governor was appointed either by the <a href="/wiki/King_of_Spain" class="mw-redirect" title="King of Spain">king of Spain</a> (1510–1898) or the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">president of the United States</a> (1898–1948). </p><p><a href="/wiki/Article_Four_of_the_Constitution_of_Puerto_Rico" class="mw-redirect" title="Article Four of the Constitution of Puerto Rico">Article IV</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Constitution of Puerto Rico">Constitution of Puerto Rico</a> vests the <a href="/wiki/Executive_power" class="mw-redirect" title="Executive power">executive power</a> on the governor and empowers them with the faculty to appoint officers.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These two faculties in allow the governor to delegate most of their functions while continuing to be the chief executive and head of government. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Governor_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Special:EditPage/Governor of Puerto Rico">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">April 2018</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/History_of_Puerto_Rico" title="History of Puerto Rico">History of Puerto Rico</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cacique" title="Cacique">cacique</a>, <a href="/wiki/Conquistador" title="Conquistador">Conquistador</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Political_status_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Political status of Puerto Rico">Political status of Puerto Rico</a></div> <p>The first known and recorded <a href="/wiki/Head_of_government" title="Head of government">heads of government</a> in the <a href="/wiki/History_of_Puerto_Rico" title="History of Puerto Rico">history of Puerto Rico</a> were the <i><a href="/wiki/Cacique" title="Cacique">caciques</a></i>, the <a href="/wiki/Tribal_chief" title="Tribal chief">tribal chiefs</a> of the natives known as <i><a href="/wiki/Ta%C3%ADnos" class="mw-redirect" title="Taínos">Taínos</a></i> that inhabited the island before the arrival of Spaniards. It is believed that the <i>cacique</i> rank was apparently established through democratic means. His importance in the tribe was determined by the size of his tribe rather than his <a href="/wiki/Warlord" title="Warlord">warlord</a> skills, since the Taínos were mostly a pacifist culture. <a href="/wiki/Ag%C3%BCeyban%C3%A1_(The_Great_Sun)" class="mw-redirect" title="Agüeybaná (The Great Sun)">Agüeybaná I</a> is the most-well known cacique as he was the one governing all others when the Spaniards arrived in 1493 although <a href="/wiki/List_of_Ta%C3%ADnos" title="List of Taínos">many others existed during his period, as well as before and after him</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spanish_colonial_era">Spanish colonial era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Spanish colonial era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Empire" title="Spanish Empire">Spanish Empire</a> colonized Puerto Rico during the 16th century, the Spanish conquistador <a href="/wiki/Juan_Ponce_de_Le%C3%B3n" title="Juan Ponce de León">Juan Ponce de León</a> established himself as the island's first governor. <a href="/wiki/Vicente_Y%C3%A1%C3%B1ez_Pinz%C3%B3n" title="Vicente Yáñez Pinzón">Vicente Yáñez Pinzón</a> had been appointed to take the position of <a href="/wiki/Captain_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain General">Captain General</a> of the City of Puerto Rico prior to the island's colonization, but he never performed this function.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As part of the Spanish Empire, the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_monarchy" class="mw-redirect" title="Spanish monarchy">Spanish monarchy</a> was in charge of appointing the governor of Puerto Rico. The person selected was in charge of the island's development and wealth and was responsible for reporting the colony's status to the government in Spain. </p><p>The first native <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rican_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Puerto Rican people">Puerto Rican</a> to perform the function was <a href="/wiki/Juan_Ponce_de_Le%C3%B3n_II" title="Juan Ponce de León II">Juan Ponce de León II</a>, grandson of the conquistador, who served as interim governor in 1579. </p><p>After 1580 Puerto Rico's government was established as the <a href="/wiki/Captaincy_General_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Captaincy General of Puerto Rico">Captaincy General of Puerto Rico</a>, and subsequent governors held the office of Captain General as well. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_a_United_States_unincorporated_territory">As a United States unincorporated territory</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: As a United States unincorporated territory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On July 25, 1898, at the outbreak of the <a href="/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War" title="Spanish–American War">Spanish–American War</a>, Puerto Rico was invaded by the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. Following the conclusion of the war, Spain was forced to cede Puerto Rico, along with <a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuba</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> and <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>, to the United States under the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1898)" title="Treaty of Paris (1898)">1898 Treaty of Paris</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Puerto Rico began the twentieth century under the military rule of the United States with officials, including the governor, who were appointed by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a>. </p><p>In 1900, <a href="/wiki/William_McKinley" title="William McKinley">William McKinley</a> signed the <a href="/wiki/Foraker_Act" title="Foraker Act">Foraker Act</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Law_of_the_United_States" title="Law of the United States">United States federal law</a>, which established civilian (limited popular) government on Puerto Rico.<sup id="cite_ref-Foraker_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Foraker-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new government had a <a href="/wiki/Governor" title="Governor">governor</a> and an executive council appointed by the President, a <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_Puerto_Rico" title="House of Representatives of Puerto Rico">House of Representatives</a> with 35 elected members, a judicial system with a Supreme Court, and a non-voting Resident Commissioner in Congress.<sup id="cite_ref-Foraker_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Foraker-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first civilian governor of the island under the Foraker Act was <a href="/wiki/Charles_Herbert_Allen" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles Herbert Allen">Charles Herbert Allen</a>. This system was still used after the approval of the <a href="/wiki/Jones%E2%80%93Shafroth_Act" title="Jones–Shafroth Act">Jones–Shafroth Act</a>, which altered the structure of government in Puerto Rico, and was in use until 1948. </p><p>Following the approval of the federal Elective Governor Act by President <a href="/wiki/Harry_S._Truman" title="Harry S. Truman">Harry S. Truman</a> in 1947, the governor has been elected through a democratic process every four years since 1948.<sup id="cite_ref-Gobierno_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gobierno-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At that time, <a href="/wiki/Luis_Mu%C3%B1oz_Mar%C3%ADn" title="Luis Muñoz Marín">Luis Muñoz Marín</a> became the first democratically elected governor. </p><p>The current governmental structure was established under the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Constitution of Puerto Rico">Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico</a>, ratified in 1952. Sitting governor <a href="/wiki/Luis_Mu%C3%B1oz_Mar%C3%ADn" title="Luis Muñoz Marín">Luis Muñoz Marín</a> was re-elected as the first governor under the Constitution. Under Article IV of the Constitution, the governor continues to be popularly elected every four years and is the head of the Commonwealth's <a href="/wiki/Executive_(government)" title="Executive (government)">executive</a> branch.<sup id="cite_ref-Gobierno_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gobierno-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The governor-elect takes office on January 2 of the following year in a public inaugural ceremony which may be preceded by a private oath-taking ceremony. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Powers">Powers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Powers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The governor is head of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Government of Puerto Rico">government of Puerto Rico</a>. They have the power to veto legislation that the Puerto Rican legislature passes. The governor also has the power to appoint the members of their cabinet, who in turn must be ratified by the Legislature. The governor also has the power to appoint Justices to the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Supreme Court of Puerto Rico">Supreme Court</a> and all the lower courts of the island. </p><p>The governor must address the legislature at the beginning of each year to present two speeches, one is the <i>State of the Commonwealth</i> speech and another in which the governor presents the "Recommended Budget" for the next fiscal year, in which the governor proposes to the legislature a budget. They are also the <a href="/wiki/Commander-in-chief" title="Commander-in-chief">commander-in-chief</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_National_Guard" title="Puerto Rico National Guard">Puerto Rico National Guard</a> and the chief diplomat. </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:La_Fortaleza_Viejo_San_Juan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/La_Fortaleza_Viejo_San_Juan.jpg/220px-La_Fortaleza_Viejo_San_Juan.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/La_Fortaleza_Viejo_San_Juan.jpg/330px-La_Fortaleza_Viejo_San_Juan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/La_Fortaleza_Viejo_San_Juan.jpg/440px-La_Fortaleza_Viejo_San_Juan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption> <a href="/wiki/La_Fortaleza" title="La Fortaleza">La Fortaleza</a> is the oldest governor's mansion in continuous use in the Western Hemisphere</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Eligibility">Eligibility</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Eligibility"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On July 25, 1952, the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Constitution of Puerto Rico">Constitution of Puerto Rico</a> was enacted by Governor Muñoz Marín after the approval by Congress and the President of the United States. Pursuant to section Three, Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico, the governor must be a <a href="/wiki/Citizen_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Citizen of the United States">citizen of the United States</a>, a resident of Puerto Rico for five consecutive years prior and at least 35 years old at the time of the election. </p><p>The governor serves a four-year term which begins on the second day of January after the year of their election and ends on the date their successor takes office. Consecutive service is unlimited, according to the Constitution of the Island. <a href="/wiki/Luis_Mu%C3%B1oz_Mar%C3%ADn" title="Luis Muñoz Marín">Luis Muñoz Marín</a>, its first elected governor, served for four consecutive terms from 1949 to 1965, but almost all subsequent governors served either one or two terms; the Constitution of the Commonwealth was ratified by the people of Puerto Rico in 1952. Rafael Hernández Colón, however, served three non-consecutive terms: first from 1973 to 1977, and then from 1985 to 1993. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Elections">Elections</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The governor is elected by a direct vote of the people. Candidates typically represent a <a href="/wiki/Political_party" title="Political party">political party</a>, with every elected governor to date (as of 2019<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Puerto_Rico&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>) having been a member of the <a href="/wiki/New_Progressive_Party_of_Puerto_Rico" class="mw-redirect" title="New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico">New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico</a> or the <a href="/wiki/Popular_Democratic_Party_of_Puerto_Rico" class="mw-redirect" title="Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico">Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico</a>. Only a <a href="/wiki/Plurality_(voting)" title="Plurality (voting)">plurality</a> vote (more than any other candidate) is required to win election, rather than a majority (more than half the votes). </p><p>The Puerto Rico Elections Code states that if the margin of victory of a candidate is less than 0.5% of the votes, a full <a href="/wiki/Election_recount" title="Election recount">recount</a> must take place. So far, only in the gubernatorial elections of <a href="/wiki/1980_Puerto_Rican_general_election" title="1980 Puerto Rican general election">1980</a> and <a href="/wiki/2004_Puerto_Rican_general_election" title="2004 Puerto Rican general election">2004</a> has a recount occurred. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Succession">Succession</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Succession"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_governmental_line_of_succession" class="mw-redirect" title="Puerto Rico governmental line of succession">Puerto Rico governmental line of succession</a> and <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_government_transition_process" title="Puerto Rico government transition process">Puerto Rico government transition process</a></div> <p>Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office (by <a href="/wiki/Impeachment_in_the_United_States" title="Impeachment in the United States">impeachment</a> and conviction) of a sitting governor, the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of State of Puerto Rico">secretary of state</a> would then take the office of governor until the end of the four-year term. In case the secretary of state is unwilling or unable to assume it, the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Justice_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico">secretary of justice</a> would assume the governorship, followed by the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Treasury_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of Treasury of Puerto Rico">secretary of treasury</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Education_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of Education of Puerto Rico">secretary of education</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Labor_and_Human_Resources_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of Labor and Human Resources of Puerto Rico">secretary of labor and human resources</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Transportation_and_Public_Works_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of Transportation and Public Works of Puerto Rico">secretary of transportation and public works</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Economic_Development_and_Commerce_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of Economic Development and Commerce of Puerto Rico">secretary of economic development and commerce</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Health_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico">secretary of health</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Agriculture_of_Puerto_Rico" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico">secretary of agriculture</a>. If none of them is available for succession the Legislative Assembly meets to elect by majority vote of all of its members a governor for the rest of the term. Other provisions exist for the transition between an incumbent governor and a governor-elect.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Similar to some U.S. states, such as California, if the governor is temporarily away from Puerto Rico, the secretary of state, or in their absence the highest ranking <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Puerto_Rico" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabinet of Puerto Rico">Cabinet member</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Line_of_succession" class="mw-redirect" title="Line of succession">line of succession</a>, becomes <a href="/wiki/Acting_governor" title="Acting governor">acting governor</a> until the governor's return. In decades past, when off-island gubernatorial travel was infrequent, the powers of the governorship rarely devolved upon the secretary of state or other Cabinet officers. More accessible travel has made the acting governorship a much more common occurrence. During recent times, not only has the secretary of state frequently served as acting governor, but the secretary of justice, and secretary of treasury have as well. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2019_leadership_crisis">2019 leadership crisis</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2019 leadership crisis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Telegramgate" title="Telegramgate">Telegramgate</a></div> <p>On July 24, 2019, Governor <a href="/wiki/Ricardo_Rossell%C3%B3" title="Ricardo Rosselló">Ricardo Rosselló</a> announced his resignation after <a href="/wiki/Telegramgate" title="Telegramgate">two weeks of protests and demonstrations in Puerto Rico</a>. He became the first elected governor to resign. His resignation took effect on August 2, 2019, at 5 pm. Before leaving office, Rosselló nominated <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Pierluisi" title="Pedro Pierluisi">Pedro Pierluisi</a> as secretary of state, intending to make Pierluisi his successor, but his nomination was not approved by the full legislature before Rosselló's resignation took effect. Despite not having been confirmed by the <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Senate of Puerto Rico">Senate of Puerto Rico</a>, Pierluisi was sworn in as governor, which prompted a legal challenge. Less than a week later, the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Supreme Court of Puerto Rico">Supreme Court of Puerto Rico</a> declared that Pierluisi had taken office on unconstitutional grounds and removed him from office, effective 5 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Time_Zone" title="Atlantic Time Zone">AST</a> on August 7.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At that time, the next in line was then Secretary of Justice, <a href="/wiki/Wanda_V%C3%A1zquez_Garced" title="Wanda Vázquez Garced">Wanda Vázquez Garced</a>, who became governor following the original line of succession as it was on August 2 at 5 pm. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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title="Guayanilla, Puerto Rico">Guayanilla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guaynabo,_Puerto_Rico" title="Guaynabo, Puerto Rico">Guaynabo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gurabo,_Puerto_Rico" title="Gurabo, Puerto Rico">Gurabo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hatillo,_Puerto_Rico" title="Hatillo, Puerto Rico">Hatillo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hormigueros,_Puerto_Rico" title="Hormigueros, Puerto Rico">Hormigueros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humacao,_Puerto_Rico" title="Humacao, Puerto Rico">Humacao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isabela,_Puerto_Rico" title="Isabela, Puerto Rico">Isabela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayuya,_Puerto_Rico" title="Jayuya, Puerto Rico">Jayuya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juana_D%C3%ADaz,_Puerto_Rico" title="Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico">Juana Díaz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juncos,_Puerto_Rico" title="Juncos, Puerto Rico">Juncos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lajas,_Puerto_Rico" title="Lajas, Puerto Rico">Lajas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lares,_Puerto_Rico" title="Lares, Puerto Rico">Lares</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Mar%C3%ADas,_Puerto_Rico" title="Las Marías, Puerto Rico">Las Marías</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Piedras,_Puerto_Rico" title="Las Piedras, Puerto Rico">Las Piedras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lo%C3%ADza,_Puerto_Rico" title="Loíza, Puerto Rico">Loíza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luquillo,_Puerto_Rico" title="Luquillo, Puerto Rico">Luquillo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manat%C3%AD,_Puerto_Rico" title="Manatí, Puerto Rico">Manatí</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maricao,_Puerto_Rico" title="Maricao, Puerto Rico">Maricao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maunabo,_Puerto_Rico" title="Maunabo, Puerto Rico">Maunabo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayag%C3%BCez,_Puerto_Rico" title="Mayagüez, Puerto Rico">Mayagüez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moca,_Puerto_Rico" title="Moca, Puerto Rico">Moca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morovis,_Puerto_Rico" title="Morovis, Puerto Rico">Morovis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naguabo,_Puerto_Rico" title="Naguabo, Puerto Rico">Naguabo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naranjito,_Puerto_Rico" title="Naranjito, Puerto Rico">Naranjito</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orocovis,_Puerto_Rico" title="Orocovis, Puerto Rico">Orocovis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patillas,_Puerto_Rico" title="Patillas, Puerto Rico">Patillas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pe%C3%B1uelas,_Puerto_Rico" title="Peñuelas, Puerto Rico">Peñuelas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponce,_Puerto_Rico" title="Ponce, Puerto Rico">Ponce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quebradillas,_Puerto_Rico" title="Quebradillas, Puerto Rico">Quebradillas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rinc%C3%B3n,_Puerto_Rico" title="Rincón, Puerto Rico">Rincón</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%ADo_Grande,_Puerto_Rico" title="Río Grande, Puerto Rico">Río Grande</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabana_Grande,_Puerto_Rico" title="Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico">Sabana Grande</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salinas,_Puerto_Rico" title="Salinas, Puerto Rico">Salinas</a></li> <li><a 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title="Vega Baja, Puerto Rico">Vega Baja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vieques,_Puerto_Rico" title="Vieques, Puerto Rico">Vieques</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Villalba,_Puerto_Rico" title="Villalba, Puerto Rico">Villalba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yabucoa,_Puerto_Rico" title="Yabucoa, Puerto Rico">Yabucoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yauco,_Puerto_Rico" title="Yauco, Puerto Rico">Yauco</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_of_Puerto_Rico" title="List of islands of Puerto Rico">Islands</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Caja_de_Muertos_Island" title="Caja de Muertos Island">Caja de Muertos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isla_Cardona" title="Isla Cardona">Cardona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cayo_Icacos" class="mw-redirect" title="Cayo Icacos">Cayo Icacos</a></li> <li><a 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of governors of Montana">Montana</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Nebraska" title="List of governors of Nebraska">Nebraska</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Nevada" title="List of governors of Nevada">Nevada</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_Hampshire" title="Governor of New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_New_Hampshire" title="List of governors of New Hampshire">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Governor of New Jersey">New Jersey</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_New_Jersey" title="List of governors of New Jersey">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_Mexico" title="Governor of New Mexico">New Mexico</a></span> <ul><li><span 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Island">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_South_Carolina" title="Governor of South Carolina">South Carolina</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_South_Carolina" title="List of governors of South Carolina">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_South_Dakota" title="Governor of South Dakota">South Dakota</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_South_Dakota" title="List of governors of South Dakota">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tennessee" title="Governor of Tennessee">Tennessee</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Tennessee" title="List of governors of Tennessee">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Texas" title="Governor of Texas">Texas</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a 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Virginia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Wisconsin" title="Governor of Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Wisconsin" title="List of governors of Wisconsin">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Wyoming" title="List of governors of Wyoming">Wyoming</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Lists_of_governors_of_insular_areas_of_the_United_States" title="Category:Lists of governors of insular areas of the United States">Territorial</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/List_of_current_United_States_governors#Territory_governors" title="List of current United States governors">current list</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a 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Islands</a> (until 1935)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/High_Commissioner_to_the_Philippines" title="High Commissioner to the Philippines">Philippine Commonwealth</a> (until 1946)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/High_Commissioner_of_the_Trust_Territory_of_the_Pacific_Islands" title="High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands">Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_Dominican_Republic#Foreign_governors_and_military_commanders_since_1903" title="List of presidents of the Dominican Republic">Santo Domingo</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output 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(R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Arizona" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Arizona">AZ</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Katie_Hobbs" title="Katie Hobbs">Hobbs</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Arkansas" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Arkansas">AR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Huckabee_Sanders" title="Sarah Huckabee Sanders">Huckabee Sanders</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_California" title="Governor of California">CA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gavin_Newsom" title="Gavin Newsom">Newsom</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div 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B. Pritzker">Pritzker</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Indiana" title="Governor of Indiana">IN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eric_Holcomb" title="Eric Holcomb">Holcomb</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Iowa">IA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kim_Reynolds" title="Kim Reynolds">Reynolds</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Kansas" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Kansas">KS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Laura_Kelly" title="Laura Kelly">Kelly</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; 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title="Tim Walz">Walz</a> (DFL)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Mississippi" title="Governor of Mississippi">MS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tate_Reeves" title="Tate Reeves">Reeves</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Missouri">MO</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Parson" title="Mike Parson">Parson</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Montana">MT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Greg_Gianforte" title="Greg Gianforte">Gianforte</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Nebraska" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Nebraska">NE</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jim_Pillen" title="Jim Pillen">Pillen</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Nevada">NV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Lombardo" title="Joe Lombardo">Lombardo</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_Hampshire" title="Governor of New Hampshire">NH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chris_Sununu" title="Chris Sununu">Sununu</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Governor of New Jersey">NJ</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Phil_Murphy" title="Phil Murphy">Murphy</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_Mexico" title="Governor of New Mexico">NM</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Lujan_Grisham" title="Michelle Lujan Grisham">Lujan Grisham</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_York_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of New York (state)">NY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kathy_Hochul" title="Kathy Hochul">Hochul</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_North_Carolina" title="Governor of North Carolina">NC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Roy_Cooper" title="Roy Cooper">Cooper</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_North_Dakota" title="Governor of North Dakota">ND</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Doug_Burgum" title="Doug Burgum">Burgum</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Ohio">OH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_DeWine" title="Mike DeWine">DeWine</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Oklahoma" title="Governor of Oklahoma">OK</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Stitt" title="Kevin Stitt">Stitt</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Oregon" title="Governor of Oregon">OR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tina_Kotek" title="Tina Kotek">Kotek</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Pennsylvania">PA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Josh_Shapiro" title="Josh Shapiro">Shapiro</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Rhode_Island" title="Governor of Rhode Island">RI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dan_McKee" title="Dan McKee">McKee</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_South_Carolina" title="Governor of South Carolina">SC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Henry_McMaster" title="Henry McMaster">McMaster</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_South_Dakota" title="Governor of South Dakota">SD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kristi_Noem" title="Kristi Noem">Noem</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tennessee" title="Governor of Tennessee">TN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_Lee_(Tennessee_politician)" title="Bill Lee (Tennessee politician)">Lee</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; 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style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Youngkin" title="Glenn Youngkin">Youngkin</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Washington_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Washington (state)">WA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jay_Inslee" title="Jay Inslee">Inslee</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of West Virginia">WV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jim_Justice" title="Jim Justice">Justice</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Wisconsin" title="Governor of Wisconsin">WI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span 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href="/wiki/Governor_of_American_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of American Samoa">AS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lemanu_Peleti_Mauga" title="Lemanu Peleti Mauga">Mauga</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Guam" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Guam">GU</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lou_Leon_Guerrero" title="Lou Leon Guerrero">Guerrero</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Northern_Mariana_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Northern Mariana Islands">MP</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#DDDDBB;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Arnold_Palacios" title="Arnold Palacios">Palacios</a> (I)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">PR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#161687;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pedro_Pierluisi" title="Pedro Pierluisi">Pierluisi</a> (PNP/D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_United_States_Virgin_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of United States Virgin Islands">VI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Albert_Bryan_Jr." title="Albert Bryan Jr.">Bryan</a> (D)</div></div></div> </div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>: 27 (27 states)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>: 28 (23 states, 4 territories, 1 district)</li> <li><span style="color:#DCDCDC;">▌</span>Independent: 1 (1 territory)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Government_of_Puerto_Rico" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Government_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Template:Government of Puerto Rico"><abbr 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style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Governor" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Governor</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Secretariat_of_Governance" title="Puerto Rico Secretariat of Governance">Secretariat<br />of Governance</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Governor_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Office of the Governor of Puerto Rico">Office of the Governor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Chief of Staff of Puerto Rico">Chief of Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Governor%27s_Advisory_Board" title="Puerto Rico Governor's Advisory Board">Advisory Board</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Council_of_Secretaries" title="Puerto Rico Council of Secretaries">Council of<br />Secretaries</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_governmental_line_of_succession" class="mw-redirect" title="Puerto Rico governmental line of succession">In the line<br />of succession</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of State of Puerto Rico">State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Justice_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico">Justice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Treasury_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of Treasury of Puerto Rico">Treasury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Education_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of Education of Puerto Rico">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Labor_and_Human_Resources_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of Labor and Human Resources of Puerto Rico">Labor and Human Resources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Transportation_and_Public_Works_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of Transportation and Public Works of Puerto Rico">Transportation and Public Works</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Economic_Development_and_Commerce_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of Economic Development and Commerce of Puerto Rico">Economic Development and Commerce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Health_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico">Health</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other executive<br />departments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Agriculture_of_Puerto_Rico" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico">Agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Consumer_Affairs_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of Consumer Affairs of Puerto Rico">Consumer Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Corrections_and_Rehabilitation_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of Corrections and Rehabilitation of Puerto Rico">Corrections and Rehabilitation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Family_Affairs_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of Family Affairs of Puerto Rico">Family Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Housing_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of Housing of Puerto Rico">Housing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Natural_and_Environmental_Resources_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico">Natural and Environmental Resources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Department_of_Public_Safety" title="Puerto Rico Department of Public Safety">Public Safety</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Sports_and_Recreation_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of Sports and Recreation of Puerto Rico">Sports and Recreation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Puerto_Rico_Cabinet-level_officers" title="List of Puerto Rico Cabinet-level officers">Cabinet-level<br />officers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Chief of Staff of Puerto Rico">Chief of Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_directors_of_the_Puerto_Rico_Office_of_Management_and_Budget" title="List of directors of the Puerto Rico Office of Management and Budget">Management and Budget</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_directors_of_the_Puerto_Rico_Federal_Affairs_Administration" title="List of directors of the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration">Federal Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inspector_General_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Inspector General of Puerto Rico">Inspector General of Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_Puerto_Rico_Planning_Board" title="List of presidents of the Puerto Rico Planning Board">Puerto Rico Planning Board President</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Commissioner_of_Safety_and_Public_Protection" title="Puerto Rico Commissioner of Safety and Public Protection">Commissioner of Safety and Public Protection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Government_Development_Bank" title="Puerto Rico Government Development Bank">Puerto Rico Government Development Bank</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="6" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Puerto_Rico.svg/90px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Puerto_Rico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Puerto_Rico.svg/135px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Puerto_Rico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Puerto_Rico.svg/180px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Puerto_Rico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="993" data-file-height="1239" /></span></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Legislative_branch_of_the_government_of_Puerto_Rico" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislative branch of the government of Puerto Rico">Legislative</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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