Secretary of Education of Puerto Rico
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Secretary of Education of Puerto Rico | |
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Incumbent Elba Aponte Santos since January 1, 2021 | |
Department of Education | |
Nominator | Governor |
Appointer | Governor with advise and consent from the Senate |
Term length | 4 years |
Formation | Established by Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico |
Succession | Fourth |
Salary | $80,000 USD[1] |
Website | www.de.gobierno.pr |
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The secretary of education of Puerto Rico is responsible for the development and management of all educational matters in the government of Puerto Rico and heads the Department of Education.[2]
There have been three types of secretaries in the history of Puerto Rico. The first were the education commissioners established in 1899 after Puerto Rico was succeeded to the United States from Spain. The second were the secretaries of public instruction after the predecessor of the Department of Education —the Department of Public Instruction— was formally established by law. Today Puerto Rico has secretaries of education after the Department of Public Instruction was reorganized and renamed as the Department of Education.[3]
List of former and current secretaries[]
Education Commissioners[]
# | Portrait | Name | Date it took office | Date it left office | Political party | Appointed by |
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1 | Martin G. Brumbaugh | 1900 | 1902 | Republican | William McKinley | |
2 | 1902 | 1904 | Republican | Theodore Roosevelt | ||
3 | 1904 | 1907 | Republican | Theodore Roosevelt | ||
4 | 1907 | 1912 | Republican | William Howard Taft | ||
5 | 1912 | 1915 | Democrat | Woodrow Wilson | ||
6 | 1915 | 1921 | Democrat | Woodrow Wilson | ||
7 | Juan B. Huyke | 1921 | 1929 | Republican | Warren G. Harding | |
8 | 1930 | 1936 | Republican | Herbert Hoover | ||
9 | 1937 | 1937 | Democrat | Franklin D. Roosevelt | ||
10 | 1937 | 1945 | Democrat | Franklin D. Roosevelt | ||
11 | Mariano Villaronga Toro | 1946 | 1947 | Democrat | Harry S. Truman | |
12 | 1947 | 1948 | Democrat | Harry S. Truman |
Secretaries of Public Instruction[]
# | Portrait | Name | Date it took office | Date it left office | Political party | Appointed by | Affiliation |
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1 | Mariano Villaronga Toro | 1949 | 1957 | PPD | Luis Muñoz Marín | Democrat | |
2 | 1957 | 1960 | PPD | Luis Muñoz Marín | Democrat | ||
3 | 1960 | 1964 | PPD | Luis Muñoz Marín | Democrat | ||
4 | 1965 | 1968 | PPD | Roberto Sanchez Vilella | Democrat | ||
5 | Ramón Mellado Parsons | 1969 | 1971 | PNP | Luis A. Ferre | Republican | |
6 | Tania Viera | 1972 | 1972 | PNP | Luis A. Ferre | Republican | |
7 | 1973 | 1973 | PPD | Rafael Hernandez Colon | Democrat | ||
8 | 1973 | 1976 | PPD | Rafael Hernandez Colon | Democrat | ||
9 | 1977 | 1977 | PNP | Carlos Romero Barcelo | Democrat | ||
10 | Carlos A. Chardón | 1977 | 1980 | PNP | Carlos Romero Barcelo | Democrat | |
11 | 1980 | 1984 | PNP | Carlos Romero Barcelo | Democrat | ||
12 | 1985 | 1988 | PPD | Rafael Hernandez Colon | Democrat | ||
13 | 1989 | 1989 | PPD | Rafael Hernandez Colon | Democrat |
Secretaries of Education[]
PDP NPP
# | Name | Date it took office | Date it left office | Political party in Puerto Rico |
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1 | 1989 | 1991 | PDP | |
2 | 1991 | 1992 | PDP | |
3 | 1993 | 1993 | NPP | |
4 | 1993 | 1994 | NPP | |
5 | 1994 | 2000 | NPP | |
6 | 2001 | 2004 | PDP | |
7 | 2005 | 2008 | PDP | |
8 | Carlos A. Chardón | 2009 | 2009 | NPP |
9 | Odette Piñeiro Caballero | 2009 | 2010 | NPP |
10 | Jesús Rivera Sánchez | 2010 | 2011 | NPP |
11 | Edward Moreno | 2011 | 2012 | NPP |
12 | Rafael Román Meléndez | 2013 | 2017 | PDP |
13 | Julia Keleher | 2017 | 2019 | NPP |
14 | 2019 | 2020 | NPP | |
15 | 2021 | 2021 | NPP | |
16 | 2021 | 2021 | NPP | |
17 | 2021 | Present | NPP |
References[]
- ^ "Sueldos - Funcionarios de Gobierno" (PDF). Pr.gov. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ^ "Oficina del Secretario de Educación | Departamento de Educación de Puerto Rico". De.gobierno.pr. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ^ Juan Torres. "Comisionados de Educación, Secretarios de Instrucción Pública Y Secretarios de Educación de Puerto Rico". Puertadetierra.info. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
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- Council of Secretaries of Puerto Rico
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