List of Secretaries of State of Puerto Rico

Twenty-three people have served as Secretary of State since the adoption of the Constitution of Puerto Rico in 1952.

# Image Name Assumed office Left office Party Affiliation
1 Roberto Sánchez Vilella 1952 1964 PPD Democrat
2 Carlos J. Lastra 1965 1966 PPD Democrat
3 Guillermo Irizarry 1966 1969 PPD Democrat
4 Carlos Fernando Chardón 1969 1973 PNP Republican
5 Victor M. Pons 1973 1974 PPD Democrat
6 Juan A. Albors 1975 1977 PPD Democrat
7 Reinaldo Paniagua Diez 1977 1979 PNP Democrat
8 Pedro R. Vazquez 1979 1981 PNP Democrat
9 Carlos Quiros 1981 1985 PNP Republican
10 Héctor Luis Acevedo 1985 1988 PPD Democrat
11 Alfonso Lopez Char 1988 1988 PPD Democrat
12 Sila M. Calderon 1988 1990 PPD Democrat
13 Antonio J. Colorado 1990 1992 PPD Democrat
14 Salvador M. Padilla Escabi 1992 1992 PPD Democrat
15 Baltasar Corrada del Rio 1993 1995 PNP Republican
16 Norma Burgos 1995 1999 PNP Republican
17 Angel Morey 1999 2001 PNP Democrat
18 Ferdinand Mercado 2001 2004 PPD Democrat
19 Jose Izquierdo Encarnacion 2004 2 January 2005 PPD Democrat
20 Marisara Pont Marchese 2 January 2005 1 March 2005 PPD Democrat
21 Fernando J. Bonilla March 2005 2 January 2009 PPD Democrat
22 Kenneth D. McClintock 2 January 2009 2 January 2013 PNP Democrat
23 David Bernier 2 January 2013 30 October 2015 PPD Democrat
24 Víctor Suárez Meléndez[lower-alpha 1] 9 December 2015 Incumbent PPD Democrat

Notes

  1. ↑ Javier González served as acting secretary of state after Bernie's resignation and until Suárez' appointment.

References

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