Third government of Luis Muñoz Marín

Third cabinet of the Puerto Rican government
  PPD
  Ind.Status in legislatureSupermajority in both chambers
Senate
23 / 32 (72%)

House of Representatives
47 / 64 (73%)
Opposition parties  PER
  PIPOpposition leadersMiguel A. García Méndez and Luis A. Ferré Aguayo(PER)
Gilberto Concepción de Gracia (PIP)HistoryElection(s)1956 Puerto Rican general electionOutgoing election1960 Puerto Rican general electionLegislature term(s)3rd Legislative Assembly of Puerto RicoBudget(s)1957 Puerto Rico Budget
1958 Puerto Rico Budget
1959 Puerto Rico Budget
1960 Puerto Rico BudgetAdvice and consentSenate of Puerto Rico
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico [b]Incoming formation1956 Puerto Rican general electionPredecessorSecond government of Luis Muñoz MarínSuccessorFourth government of Luis Muñoz Marín

This third government of Luis Muñoz Marín followed his second reelection.[1][2] In many ways it was a continuation of the previous government, with some changes in positions such as the Secretary of Justice,[3] Agriculture, and the same amount of supermajoritarian control[4] of the Senate of Puerto Rico and House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, while the opposition composition shifted from being led by the Puerto Rican Independence Party to the Partido Estadista Republicano, their presence bolstered by virtue of the effects of Article III, Section 7 of the Constitution of Puerto Rico (1952).

Party breakdown

Party breakdown of cabinet members, not including the governor:

  • Popular Democratic Party
5
  • Independents
2

The cabinet was composed of members of the PPD and two 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 was led by the Governor alone in this period. The Cabinet was composed of all the Secretaries of the executive departments of the Commonwealth government, which at this time was limited to a small number of offices as delineated initially in the Constitution.

Office Name Party Term

Governor

Governor of Puerto Rico
Gobernación de Puerto Rico		 Luis Muñoz Marín Popular Democratic Party 24 July 1952 – 2 January 1965

Council of Secretaries

Secretary of State
Secretaría de Estado		 Roberto Sánchez Vilella Popular Democratic Party 25 July 1952 - 2 January 1965
Secretary of Agriculture, Commerce, and Public Works
Secretaría de Agricultura y Comercio y Obras Públicas		 Luis Rivera Santos [5][6][7][8][9] Popular Democratic Party 2 January 1957 - 2 January 1965
Secretary of Justice
Secretaría de Justicia		 Juan B. Fernández Badillo[3] Popular Democratic Party 14 January 1957 - 17 December 1958
Hiram R. Cancio Vilella[3] Popular Democratic Party 29 January 1958 - 31 August 1965
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretaría de Hacienda		 José R. Nogueras [10] Popular Democratic Party 1958 - 1963
Secretary of Public Instruction
Secretaría de Instrucción Pública		 Efraín Sánchez Hidalgo Ind. 1957 - 1960
Cándido Oliveras[9] Popular Democratic Party 31 October 1960 - 2 January 1965
Secretary of Health
Secretaría de Salud		 Guillermo Arbona Irizarry[11][12] Ind. 25 July 1957 - 2 January 1966
Secretary of Labor
Secretaría del Trabajo		 Fernando Sierra Berdecía[13][14] Popular Democratic Party 25 July 1952 - 1962

Notes

  1. ^ a b Does not include the Governor.
  2. ^ The House provides advice and consent for the Secretary of State, as he is first in line in the Puerto Rico governor' order of succession as established in Article IV, Section 5 of the Constitution of Puerto Rico (1952)

References

  1. ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p552 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ "Consulta de Resultados: Elecciones Generales del 6 de noviembre de 1956". Comisión Estatal de Elecciones. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Secretarios del Departamento de Justicia de Puerto Rico". Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  4. ^ Nolla-Acosta,JD, Juan Jose (2013). Puerto Rico Election Results, 1899-2012. Lulu.com. pp. 108–110. ISBN 9781300671411. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Informe anual 1957-58 Departamento de Agricultura y Comercio by La Colección Puertorriqueña - Issuu". issuu.com.
  6. ^ Luis Rivera Santos (6 November 1959). "Reglamento Gastos de Viaje - Departamento de Agricultura y Comercio," (PDF). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Pons v. Rivera Santos, 85 P.R. Dec. 524 (1962)". cite.case.law. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Reglamento para regir el programa de Incentivos para siembres nuevas de Caña Gran Cultura, 1964" (PDF). 10 March 1964. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  9. ^ a b Acevedo Pérez, Héctor Luis. "Luis Negrón López Rescatado por la historia" (PDF) (in Spanish). pp. 46–47. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Trasfondo Histórico y Secretarios del Departamento de Hacienda | Departamento de Hacienda de Puerto Rico". hacienda.pr.gov.
  11. ^ "Guillermo Arbona". EnciclopediaPR. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Historia de los servicios de salud pública". Revista Galenus (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Sierra Berdecía v. Llamas, 73 P.R. Dec. 908 (1952)". cite.case.law. Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Sierra Berdecía v. Pedro A. Pizá, Inc., 82 P.R. 294 (1961)". cite.case.law. Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.
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