User:Rashido16/Government of Ricardo Rosselló Nevares

The government of Ricardo Rosselló Nevares was formed in the weeks following the 2016 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election and ended prematurely on the first week of August 2019.

This government has the distinction of being the only constitutional government in Puerto Rico that ended before its four year term expired, as Rosselló Nevares resigned on 2 August 2019 as a result of the massive protests stemming from the Telegramgate scandal. There was a period of five days between 2 August and 7 August 2019 where the designated Secretary of State Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia acted as governor, but the Puerto Rico Supreme Court vacated the office from after determining he was an invalid occupant and determined his actions during the period were null and void.

This led to the new government of Wanda Vázquez Garced as the 19th Constitutional Governor of Puerto Rico.

Party breakdown
Party breakdown of cabinet members, not including the governor:

The cabinet was composed of members of the PNP and at the highest point, three concurrent independents or technical positions (or people whose membership in a party was not clearly ascertained from any available media).

Members of the Cabinet
The Puerto Rican Cabinet is led by the Governor, along with, starting in 1986., the Secretary of Governance. The Cabinet is composed of all members of the Constitutional Council of Secretaries, who are the heads of the executive departments, along with other Cabinet-level officers who report directly to the Governor of Puerto Rico or to the Secretary of Governance, but who are not heads nor members of  an executive office. All the Cabinet-level officers are at the same bureaucratic level as of the Secretaries

{| class="wikitable" border="1" ! Office ! Name ! colspan="2" | Party ! Term ! colspan="9"|
 * - bgcolor="#ececec"

Governor
Gobernación de Puerto Rico || Ricardo Rosselló Nevares || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP|| 2 January 2017 – 2 August 2019 ! colspan="9"|
 * rowspan="2" | Governor of Puerto Rico
 * rowspan="2" | Governor of Puerto Rico
 * Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP|| 2 August 2019 – 7 August 2019
 * Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP|| 2 August 2019 – 7 August 2019

Office of the Governor
Secretaría de la Gobernación || William E. Villafañe Ramos || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP|| 2 January 2017 - 2 May 2018 Presidencia de la Junta de Planificación || María del Carmen Gordillo Pérez || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP|| 2 January 2017 – 2 January 2021 Directoría Ejecutiva de PRFAA ||  Carlos R. Mercader Pérez || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP || 2 January 2017 – 30 April 2019 ! colspan="9"|
 * rowspan="3" | Secretariat of Governance
 * rowspan="3" | Secretariat of Governance
 * rowspan="3" | Secretariat of Governance
 * Raúl Maldonado Gautier || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP|| 31 July 2018 – 29 January 2019
 * Ricardo J. Llerandi Cruz || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP|| 30 January 2019 – 2 August 2019
 * rowspan="1" | President of the Puerto Rico Planning Board
 * Ricardo J. Llerandi Cruz || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP|| 30 January 2019 – 2 August 2019
 * rowspan="1" | President of the Puerto Rico Planning Board
 * rowspan="1" | President of the Puerto Rico Planning Board
 * rowspan="2" |Executive Director for Federal Affairs
 * rowspan="2" |Executive Director for Federal Affairs
 * Jennifer Storipan || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP || 1 August 2019 – 15 January 2021
 * Jennifer Storipan || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP || 1 August 2019 – 15 January 2021

Council of Secretaries
Secretaría de Estado || Luis Rivera Marín || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP|| 2 January 2017- 16 July 2019 Secretaría de Justicia || Wanda Vázquez Garced || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP|| 18 August 2019 – 7 July 2020 Secretaría de Hacienda || Raúl Maldonado Gautier || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP || 2 January 2017 – Present Secretaría de Educación || Julia Beatrice Keleher || style="background-color:#DDDDDD"| || Ind. || 2 January 2017 - 1 April  2019 Secretaría del Trabajo y Recursos Humanos || Carlos José Saavedra Gutiérrez || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP || 2 January 2017 - 8 May 2019 Secretaría de Transportación y Obras Públicas || Carlos Contreras Aponte || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP || 2 January 2017 - 1 January 2021 Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico y Comercio || Manuel Laboy Rivera  || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP || 2 January  2017 – 1 January 2021 Secretaría de Salud || Rafael Rodríguez Mercado || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP || 2 January  2017 – 13 March 2020 Secretaría de Agricultura || Carlos Alberto Flores Ortega || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP || 2 January  2017 – 1 January 2021 Secretaría de Asuntos del Consumidor || Michael Pierluisi Rojo || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP || 2 January 2017 – 7 June 2019 Secretaría de Corrección y Rehabilitación || Erik Rolón Suárez || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP || 2 January 2017 –14 September 2019 Secretaría de la Familia || Glorimar Andújar Matos || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP || 2 January 2017 – 19 January 2020 Secretaría de Vivienda || Fernando Gil Enseñat  || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP || 2 January  2017 – 19 January 2020 Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales ||  Tania Vázquez Rivera || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP || 2 January 2017 – 7 November 2019 Comisaría de Seguridad y Protección Pública || Héctor Pesquera ||  style="background-color:#DDDDDD"| || Ind. || 9 April 2012 - 10 April 2017 Secretaría de Seguridad Pública || Héctor Pesquera ||  style="background-color:#DDDDDD"| || Ind. || 10 April 2017 - 2 April 2019 Secretaría de Deportes y Recreación || Andrés Waldemar Volmar Méndez || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP || 2 January 2017 – 12 January 2018 ! colspan="9"|
 * rowspan="2" | Secretary of State
 * rowspan="2" | Secretary of State
 * Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP|| 31 July 2019 - 2 August 2019
 * rowspan="1" | Secretary of Justice
 * rowspan="1" | Secretary of Justice
 * rowspan="1" | Secretary of Justice
 * rowspan="4" | Secretary of the Treasury
 * rowspan="4" | Secretary of the Treasury
 * Teresa «Teresita» Fuentes Marimón || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP|| 31 July 2019 - 27 January 2019
 * Raúl Maldonado Gautier || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP|| 29 January 2019 - 24 June 2019
 * Francisco Parés Alicea || style="background-color:#DDDDDD"| || Ind. || 24 June 2019 – Present
 * rowspan="2" | Secretary of Education
 * Francisco Parés Alicea || style="background-color:#DDDDDD"| || Ind. || 24 June 2019 – Present
 * rowspan="2" | Secretary of Education
 * rowspan="2" | Secretary of Education
 * rowspan="2" | Secretary of Education
 * Eligio Hernández Perez || style="background-color:#DDDDDD"| || Ind. || 8 April  2019 – 31 December 2020
 * rowspan="2" | Secretary of Labor and Human Resources
 * rowspan="2" | Secretary of Labor and Human Resources
 * rowspan="2" | Secretary of Labor and Human Resources
 * Briseida Torres Reyes || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP || 8 May 2019 – 9 June 2020
 * Secretary of Transportation and Public Works
 * Secretary of Transportation and Public Works
 * Secretary of Transportation and Public Works
 * Secretary of Economic Development and Commerce
 * Secretary of Economic Development and Commerce
 * rowspan="1" |Secretary of Health
 * rowspan="1" |Secretary of Health
 * Secretary of Agriculture
 * Secretary of Agriculture
 * rowspan="2" | Secretary of Consumer Affairs
 * rowspan="2" | Secretary of Consumer Affairs
 * Carmen Salgado Rodríguez || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP || 9 June 2019 – 1 January 2021
 * Secretary of Corrections and Rehabilitation
 * Secretary of Corrections and Rehabilitation
 * Secretary of Corrections and Rehabilitation
 * rowspan="1"| Secretary of Family Affairs
 * rowspan="1"| Secretary of Family Affairs
 * rowspan="1"| Secretary of Housing
 * rowspan="1"| Secretary of Housing
 * rowspan="1"| Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources
 * rowspan="1"| Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources
 * rowspan="1"| Commissioner of Safety and Public Protection
 * rowspan="1"| Commissioner of Safety and Public Protection
 * rowspan="1"| Commissioner of Safety and Public Protection
 * rowspan="2"| Secretary of Public Safety
 * rowspan="2"| Secretary of Public Safety
 * Elmer Román || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP || 2 April 2019-December 2019
 * rowspan="2"| Secretary of Sports and Recreation
 * rowspan="2"| Secretary of Sports and Recreation
 * rowspan="2"| Secretary of Sports and Recreation
 * Adriana Sánchez Parés || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP || 15 January 2018 – 1 January 2021
 * Adriana Sánchez Parés || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP || 15 January 2018 – 1 January 2021

Other Cabinet-level officers
Inspectoría General || Ivelisse Torres Rivera || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP || 16 January 2019 – Present Presidencia del Banco Gubernamental de Fomento || Christian Sobrino Vega || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP || 2 January 2017 – 13 July 2019 Directoría Ejecutiva de la Autoridad de Asesoría Financiera y Agencia Fiscal de Puerto Rico || Gerardo José Portela Franco || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP || 2 January 2017 – 31 July 2018
 * Inspector General
 * Inspector General
 * President of the Puerto Rico Government Development Bank
 * President of the Puerto Rico Government Development Bank
 * rowspan="3"| Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority
 * rowspan="3"| Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority
 * Christian Sobrino Vega || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP || 1 August 2018 – 13 July 2019
 * Omar J. Marrero Díaz || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP || 31 July 2019 – Present
 * }
 * Omar J. Marrero Díaz || style="background-color:#161686" | || PNP || 31 July 2019 – Present
 * }
 * }

Succession controversy
While the Secretary of State, Luis G. Rivera Marín, would have been the successor to Rosselló Nevares, his involvement in the Telegramgate scandal forced his resignation earlier in July 2019. Rosselló Nevares attempted to name a successor in Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia by nominating him for the Secretary of State, but his confirmation was stalled in the 18th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, specifically, the Senate.

The situation led to confusion as Rosselló resigned without a confirmed Secretary of State, who at the same time swore in on his own ceremony, becoming de facto governor. After less than a week, the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico decided in that the clear successor was the Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico, annulled any recognition or vestiges of legitimacy in the week-long Pierluisi government.

Pierluisi vacated the Palace of Santa Catalina at noon of 7 August 2019, and Wanda Vázquez Garced was sworn that day at 5pm as the 13th Constitutional Governor of Puerto Rico. Her New Progressive Party (PNP) had majorities on both chambers of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico and she inherited several cabinet members from the previous government.